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BRENDA CARRIZALES
DBA: B & R EXPRESS
15202 MERRITT LN, HOUSTON, TX, 77060
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Due-diligence certificate
6
Power Units
6
Drivers
2
Crashes (24-Month)
$750,000
Insurance
Satisfactory
Safety Rating
51
Inspections
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Public record
5 events tracked · latest Jul 17, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓Safety & compliance 5
- Jul 17, 2026Roadside inspection, 4 out-of-service violations.
- Jul 10, 2026Roadside inspection, 5 out-of-service violations.
- Jun 24, 2026Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
- Jun 16, 2026Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
- Dec 3, 2024Crash reported (no fatalities).
Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.
Company Information
Legal NameBRENDA CARRIZALES
DBA NameB & R EXPRESS
DOT Number2205160
MC Number1458562
Entity TypeCarrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationHouston, Texas
Added10/26/2011
MCS-15011/06/2025
Contact Details
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Physical Address15202 MERRITT LN, HOUSTON, TX, 77060
Mailing Address15202 MERRITT LN, HOUSTON, TX, 77060
Operating Authorities
Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Carrier OperationA - Interstate
DocketMC1458562
CommonActive
ContractNot Active
BrokerNot Active
Operating4 years
Operation Classification
Authorized For Hire
SMS BASIC Scores
FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.
Unsafe Driving
measure 1.66 · 2 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Hours-of-Service Compliance
measure 2.56 · 12 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Driver Fitness
measure 4.64 · 12 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Controlled Substances / Alcohol
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Vehicle Maintenance
measure 15.31 · 24 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.
Mileage
Annual Mileage298,272 miles
Mileage Year2025
VMT SourceActual
Drivers
6
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
6
Total
Interstate >100mi0
Interstate <100mi0
Intrastate >100mi0
Intrastate <100mi0
Safety Summary
Safety RatingSatisfactory
Total Crashes (24-mo)2
Fatal0
Driver OOS51.9% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerNo
Last Review10/03/2025
Insurance
Amount$750,000
Type91X
Effective03/24/2026
CompanyUNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC
Policy #URG-03809
Last checked09/17/2026
Quick Facts
StatusActive
TypeCarrier
Fleet6 units
Drivers6
Mileage298,272 mi
Operating4 years
MCS-15011/2025
Safety & Inspection Data
Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)2
Fatal0
Injury2
Tow-Away0
Safety RatingSatisfactory
Driver Inspections
Total27
Out of Service14
OOS Rate51.9%
National Avg5.5%
Above National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total24
Out of Service8
OOS Rate33.3%
National Avg20.7%
Above National Average
Last FMCSA Review: 10/03/2025 | Rated: 10/08/2025
Safety Trends by Year
Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.
Inspections · red = OOS
2023
2 · 1 OOS -
2024
12 · 10 OOS ▲
2025
16 · 9 OOS ▼
2026
6 · 6 OOS ▼
Crashes
2023
0 crashes -
2024
3 crashes ▲
2025
0 crashes ▼
2026
0 crashes =
Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.
Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months
Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 27 inspections, 18 resulted in out-of-service (66.7% OOS rate).
Driver Out-of-Service
19 OOS
Vehicle Out-of-Service
25 OOS
Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.
Crash Records (3)
Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.
| Date | Location | State | Fatal | Injuries | Tow | Vehicles | Weather | Road | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/03/2024 | HOUSTON | TX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Clear | Dry | Daylight |
| 07/27/2024 | HOUSTON | TX | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Rain | Wet | Daylight |
| 03/25/2024 | WACO | TX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Clear | Dry | Daylight |
Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months
216 roadside violations across 27 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.
ViolationsOut-of-service
Vehicle Maintenance
122 violations · 21 OOS
Unsafe Driving
48 violations · 4 OOS
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance
32 violations · 7 OOS
Driver Fitness
14 violations · 12 OOS
Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.
Inspection Records (36)
| Date | State | Level | Location | Violations | OOS | Driver Viol | Driver OOS | Vehicle Viol | Vehicle OOS | HazMat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/17/2026 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | 7000 NAVIGATION BLV | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/10/2026 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | 2000 SSGT MACARIO G | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/24/2026 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | IH45 SB CENTERVILLE SCALE | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/16/2026 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | US 259 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/08/2026 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | 702 IH45 SB SVC RD | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/07/2026 | TX | Full (Level I) | US77 RIVIERA SCALE | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | ▲Detail |
| 12/16/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | US77 RIVIERA SCALE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 11/13/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | US77 RIVIERA SCALE | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/13/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/12/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | IH 45 MM 99 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/09/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | US-0287 IN ELLIS CO. (484-520) | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/08/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | 14889 IH45 NB SVC RD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/25/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | US-0287 IN ELLIS CO. (484-520) | 27 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 3 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/16/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | 8000 EAST FWY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/15/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | US287 SB AT LAMPASAS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/18/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | LAT:31 35'42.33"N | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/04/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | IH45 SB HUTCHINS SCALE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/30/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | IH45 SB SVC RD AT IH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/10/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | US287 SB | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/06/2025 | TX | Full (Level I) | IH45 SB CENTERVILLE SCALE | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/24/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | IH45 SB CENTERVILLE SCALE | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/08/2025 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | IH 45 SB 217 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 12/18/2024 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | IH45 SB | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 11/21/2024 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | 420 IH10 EB SVC RD | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/27/2024 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | TX6 NB | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/21/2024 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | EXIT 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/18/2024 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | US 190 MP 664 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/13/2024 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | SH-0121 IN TARRANT CO. (282-30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/28/2024 | TX | Driver-Only (Level III) | 2100 MANGUM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/19/2024 | TX | Driver-Only (Level III) | 6100 S LOOP E | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/13/2024 | TX | Driver-Only (Level III) | 15300 ALDINE WESTFI | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/18/2024 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | US 190 MP 664 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/20/2024 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | SH-0146 IN CHAMBERS CO. (472-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/07/2024 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | SH 6 MP 588 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 11/01/2023 | TX | Full (Level I) | IH-0010 IN HARRIS CO. (742-797 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 10/25/2023 | TX | Walk-Around (Level II) | FM1314 FM1314 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - | ▲Detail |
Detailed Inspection Report
Safety Performance Percentiles
FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.
Total Inspections31
Unsafe Driving
2 viols
HOS Compliance
12 viols
Driver Fitness
12 viols
Vehicle Maintenance
24 viols
Licensing & Insurance
| Form | Type | Insurance Company | Policy | Coverage | Effective | Cancel Date | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91X | BIPD/Primary | TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG | STB01239 | $750,000 | 12/31/2022 | 08/16/2023 | Cancelled |
| 91X | BIPD/Primary | TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | TRI21L8095 | $750,000 | 08/17/2023 | 08/16/2024 | Replaced |
| 91X | BIPD/Primary | TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | TRI21L8095 | $750,000 | 08/17/2023 | 08/17/2024 | Cancelled |
| 91X | BIPD/Primary | ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | 2-XPT-TX-19-S0350332-00 | $750,000 | 08/16/2024 | 03/22/2025 | Cancelled |
| 91X | BIPD/Primary | TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG | STB01239 | $750,000 | 08/16/2022 | 12/31/2022 | Cancelled |
| 91X | BIPD/Primary | TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG | STB03322 | $750,000 | 03/21/2025 | 05/08/2025 | Cancelled |
No active insurance policies.
| Docket | Type | Action | Served | Disposition | Disp Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC1458562 | COMMON | INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION | 12/05/2022 | DISCONTINUED REVOCATION | 12/19/2022 |
| MC1458562 | MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER | GRANTED | 09/01/2022 | - | - |
| MC1458562 | COMMON | INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION | 07/22/2024 | DISCONTINUED REVOCATION | 08/16/2024 |
| MC1458562 | COMMON | INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION | 07/20/2023 | DISCONTINUED REVOCATION | 08/18/2023 |
| MC1458562 | COMMON | INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION | 02/24/2025 | DISCONTINUED REVOCATION | 03/25/2025 |
No revocation records.
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