Railroad — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
1 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Rio Valley Switching Company
DBA
Railroad
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
101 North 21st Street, Mcallen, TX 78501
Phone
(956) 971-9111
Power units
2
Drivers
2
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 1 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 1 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
patrick@riovalleyswitching.com — company domain
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
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
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 1 of 1 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
BNSF plans North Texas logistics center to boost freight business - Fort Worth Report
Fort Worth Report · 3/16/2026
Laredo secures $58M rail grant to speed up Texas border freight - FreightWaves
FreightWaves · 3/3/2026
Cargo train derails in downtown Austin, causing road closures; no injuries reported - KEYE
KEYE · 4/23/2026
New Texas Rail Bypass Authorized to Reroute UP and BNSF Border Traffic - Railway Supply
Railway Supply · 4/24/2026
Trump floated the idea of a 15% government stake in a massive railroad merger - Fortune
Fortune · 5/29/2026
Woman and two dogs expected to be OK after Union Pacific freight train clips car near downtown Houston on Sampson Street, HPD says - ABC13 Houston
ABC13 Houston · 4/22/2026
Jackson Walker Advises County Line Rail in Acquisition of 40-Mile Shortline Railroad - Jackson Walker LLP
Jackson Walker LLP · 5/2/2025
Union Pacific Railroad Unveils New Industrial Park, Offering Customers Connectivity to Texas’ Fastest-Growing Regions - Union Pacific
Union Pacific · 12/17/2025
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