Carrier profile · USDOT 2205160 · MC-1458562 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BRENDA CARRIZALES

DBA B & R EXPRESS

6 power unitsavg 10.7 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1458562 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 897-2848 Email dispatchB.REXPRESS8284@GMAIL.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average54.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 42.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 54.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 28 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 9.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

28 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving48 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness11 · 11 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Trailblazers A’22–’23

Trisura Specialty’23–’24

Accredited Specialty’24–’25

Trailblazers A’25–’26

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Mar 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	3
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	2
TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG	Aug 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 14

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

59.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

15202 MERRITT LN

Top corridor

TX 31

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3720751Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2296261 USDOT 2481913 USDOT 3956590 USDOT 4461755 USDOT 1143192 USDOT 2528839 USDOT 3826880 USDOT 4045780

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 15202 MERRITT LN, HOUSTON, TX, 77060
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 897-2848
Email: b.rexpress8284@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Brenda Carrizales
USDOT / docket: 2205160 · MC-1458562
First registered: Oct 26, 2011
Last MCS-150: Nov 6, 2025 · 32,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 8, 2025
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

32,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BRENDA CARRIZALES.

BRENDA CARRIZALES (USDOT 2205160) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective Mar 24, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 6, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 8, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BRENDA CARRIZALES's USDOT number?

BRENDA CARRIZALES's USDOT number is 2205160, and its motor carrier number is MC-1458562.

Is BRENDA CARRIZALES authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BRENDA CARRIZALES is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BRENDA CARRIZALES's safety record?

BRENDA CARRIZALES has a 42.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 37 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).