Rio Grande Carriers Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
20 years (granted 2005)
Liability filing
$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
58 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Rio Grande Carriers Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
8800 San Mateo Drive, Laredo, TX 78045
Phone
(956) 722-4855
Power units
17
Drivers
23
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC543429
Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
8.6%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 58 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
27.6%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 58 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
mike@riograndecartage.com — company domain
Domain age
riograndecartage.com registered 2004-09-01 (22 years)
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: VA 11/2023 · IA 08/2022 · TX 02/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | US | Level I — Full |
| May 19, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 12, 2026 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Apr 8, 2026 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Mar 28, 2026 | US | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 23, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 13, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 28, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 14, 2026 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Jan 8, 2026 | LA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 8, 2026 | NJ | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 7, 2026 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Dec 21, 2025 | LA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 10, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 10, 2025 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 10, 2025 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Nov 2, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 29, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 7, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 7, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 7, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 22, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 8, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 3, 2025 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 3, 2025 | US | Level I — Full |
| Jul 29, 2025 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Jul 28, 2025 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Jul 8, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 8, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 7, 2025 | AL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 28, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 9, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 29, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 30, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 30, 2025 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 12, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 4, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 31, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 19, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 8, 2025 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 6, 2025 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Oct 22, 2024 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Oct 7, 2024 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Sep 25, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 7, 2024 | MS | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 4, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 12, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 12, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 12, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 14, 2024 | FL | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 27, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 15, 2024 | US | Level I — Full |
| Mar 15, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 12, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 10, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 25, 2023 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 5, 2023 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 18, 2023 | TX | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 58 of 58 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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