Carrier profile · USDOT 998388 · MC-419934 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC

DBA PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES

38 power unitsavg 6.7 yrRegional · 5 statesEL PASO, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-419934 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

35 observed · MCS-150

58Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

2008–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 594-9090 Email dispatchJERRY@PFLELP.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 131 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

38 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 2008–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

91 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 70 vehicle and 91 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.6 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

89 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 9

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 38-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 38
Inspections · 24 mo: 91
Annualized: ≈46 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance23 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 · 13 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Carolina’01–’04

Wesco’13–’17

Southlake Specialty’23–’26

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2026	$750K	5
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2020	$750K	5
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2017	$750K	5
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Mar 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2009 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2008 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Mar 2006 → Mar 2007	$750K	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Mar 2006	$750K	5
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2004	$750K	6

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 58

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

51.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

EL PASO, TX

1741 KUNA LOOP

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 52 · CA 12 · AZ 11

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: 9 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 650990 USDOT 1053118 USDOT 818175 USDOT 920253 USDOT 1079985 USDOT 258923Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (44 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 258923 USDOT 557341 USDOT 650990 USDOT 1694611 USDOT 1692179 USDOT 2380911 USDOT 2536024 USDOT 818175

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@pflelp.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2584858 USDOT 3269552

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gerardo ortiz — 5 carriers: USDOT 2207879 USDOT 3415614 USDOT 3965510 USDOT 4277931

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1741 KUNA LOOP, EL PASO, TX, 79936
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 594-9090
Cell: (915) 892-0200
Fax: (915) 594-8686
Email: jerry@pflelp.com
Web domain: pflelp.com

Registration

Officers: Gerardo Ortiz · Adriana Ortiz
USDOT / docket: 998388 · MC-419934
First registered: Jan 14, 2002
Last MCS-150: Nov 17, 2025 · 2,152,232 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 20, 2017
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,152,232

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 GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC.

GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC (USDOT 998388) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 30, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 91 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 70 vehicle-level and 91 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 38 power units and 36 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 17, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 20, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC's USDOT number?

GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC's USDOT number is 998388, and its motor carrier number is MC-419934.

Is GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC's safety record?

GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC has a 8.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 131 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).