Gerardo Ortiz Priority Freight Lines Inc
DBA PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
90 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 9
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 91
- Annualized
- ≈46 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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
ELD & hours-of-service
59 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 26, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 81% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 32 total · 7 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2026 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 29, 2025 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2025 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2025 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2025 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 15, 2022 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 15, 2018 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2018 | TX | 2 | 5 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 4, 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 17, 2013 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2013 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2011 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2009 | PA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2007 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |