C & I TRUCKING INC, DOT #972609 FMCSA Safety & Compliance Report

LAREDO, Texas · DOT #972609 · 25 trucks · 24 drivers · Safety Rating: Satisfactory

8 of your 50 roadside inspections in the last 24 months ended with an out-of-service order, most recently Ohio on September 8.

Your latest, Kentucky on October 7, had 2 violations, none out of service.

Your MCS-150 lists 25 trucks and 24 drivers.

Every violation on this list stays on your FMCSA record for 24 months and counts toward the scores FMCSA uses to choose carriers for an investigation. The investigator asks for the files behind each one.

C & I TRUCKING INC is a mid-size fleet motor carrier based in LAREDO, Texas (USDOT #972609). As of October 21, 2026, it holds a Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating and a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score of 59/100 (Elevated Risk), based on 50 recent inspection(s) and 111 recorded violation(s) in public FMCSA data.

What C & I TRUCKING INC's record points to

• What out-of-service inspections trigger: the expedited safety audit (49 CFR 385.308)
  Out of service on 8 inspections of 50 in the last 24 months, most recently September 8.
• Insurance cancelled or authority revoked: what happens and what stops it
  A BMC-91X filing from Highlander Specialty Insurance Company was cancelled effective August 3, 2025.
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Carrier Intelligence Score

59/100 Elevated Risk

Category	Score	Max
Safety Rating	30	30
Inspection Pass Rate	15	20
Out-of-Service Rate (vs FMCSA national avg)	11	15
CSA BASIC percentiles	Not measured	n/a

CIS subtotal normalizes 3 publicly-available FMCSA components (Safety Rating + Inspection Pass Rate + OOS Rate) to a 0-100 surface. CSA SMS BASIC percentiles are not published in FMCSA's public Socrata datasets and the SMS portal at ai.fmcsa.dot.gov is not crawlable at scale, so we surface a transparent "Not measured" rather than fabricate a score component. Carriers with a Compliance Review on record may have published BASIC data on the SAFER snapshot for that DOT.

C & I TRUCKING INC's public FMCSA record, line by line

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months

• Oct. 7, 2026, Kentucky. 2 violations, none out of service. Written up for lights not working (49 CFR 393.9) and a maintenance violation (49 CFR 396.3).
• Sept. 8, 2026, Ohio. Out of service: 1 vehicle violation, 4 violations in all. Written up for lights not working (49 CFR 393.9), an equipment problem (49 CFR 393.55), a brake problem (49 CFR 393.45), and an electronic logging device (ELD) problem (49 CFR 395.24).
• Sept. 6, 2026, Texas. 3 violations, none out of service. Written up for an equipment problem (49 CFR 393.60), wipers not working (49 CFR 393.78), and lights not working (49 CFR 393.95).
• Aug. 25, 2026, Ohio. 1 violation, none out of service. Written up for a state or local traffic violation (49 CFR 392.2).
• Aug. 17, 2026, Illinois. No violations.
• July 27, 2026, Texas. Out of service: 1 driver violation, 2 violations in all. Written up for a driver qualification violation (49 CFR 391.11) and failing to have in effect a written lease or interchange agreement (49 CFR 390.403).

Operating authority and insurance

FMCSA's licensing record shows MC411254, motor property contract carrier authority, reinstated on August 12, 2004.

FMCSA served an involuntary revocation notice on this authority in the last 24 months, on July 7, 2025, and it was discontinued on August 4, 2025.

A BMC-91X liability filing was cancelled on FMCSA's insurance record in the last 24 months, Highlander Specialty Insurance Company's, effective August 3, 2025.

When the policy behind a BMC-91X is cancelled, the insurer must give FMCSA 30 days' notice (49 CFR 387.313(d)), and FMCSA starts revoking the operating authority unless a replacement filing is on record.

C & I TRUCKING INC: LAREDO, Texas Trucking Company

C & I TRUCKING INC is a mid-size fleet operating out of LAREDO, Texas with USDOT number 972609. The company operates 25 power units and holds a current FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory. Based on our analysis of federal safety data, C & I TRUCKING INC has a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score (CIS) of 59/100, classified as Elevated Risk.

FMCSA Safety Record & Inspection History

C & I TRUCKING INC has undergone 50 recorded DOT inspections. The vehicle out-of-service rate is 12.0%, which is below the national average of 20.72%, suggesting solid vehicle maintenance practices. The driver out-of-service rate is 4%, within acceptable range compared to the 5.51% national average.

Recorded Violations and Out-of-Service Status

The public FMCSA record for C & I TRUCKING INC carries 111 recorded violations, and the most recent inspection on file is dated October 7, 2026. Across 50 recorded inspections, the record carries 2 driver out-of-service violations and 6 vehicle out-of-service violations.

A recorded violation is what an inspector wrote down at the roadside. It is not a penalty, and it is not an amount owed: FMCSA assesses civil penalties only after a compliance review classifies specific cited violations. The step that changes this record is the document behind each line, so the next move is to see which records an investigator would ask for and which of them exist today.

What a 59/100 Carrier Intelligence Score Means

The Carrier Intelligence Score is FileFlo's own summary of three public FMCSA components for C & I TRUCKING INC: the safety rating, the inspection pass rate and the out-of-service rate against the national average. It is not an FMCSA score, and FMCSA does not use it to choose carriers for an investigation. 59 out of 100 falls in FileFlo's Elevated Risk band.

Texas Trucking Compliance: LAREDO Area Carriers

Motor carriers operating in Texas must comply with both federal FMCSA regulations and state-specific transportation requirements. The LAREDO, TX corridor is monitored by FMCSA field offices and state highway patrol units conducting roadside inspections. Carriers based in LAREDO should ensure driver qualification files, vehicle inspection reports, and hours-of-service records are current and audit-ready at all times.

C & I TRUCKING INC falls under the Western Service Center for FMCSA field-office oversight (region code 06). Service-center territory drives which FMCSA Investigator team would conduct a new-entrant audit or compliance review if one is triggered for this carrier.

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Authority Type, Hazmat Status, and Operating Profile

C & I TRUCKING INC is classified by FMCSA as an interstate carrier.

The carrier holds an Authorized For Hire classification, meaning it transports cargo or passengers for compensation under FMCSA operating authority and is subject to MC-number requirements at 49 CFR Part 365.

Business organization type: Corporation.

C & I TRUCKING INC is not flagged in FMCSA Census as a hazmat carrier (HM indicator: N), so the carrier is not subject to the additional 49 CFR Subchapter C hazmat regulations.

Operational range per MCS-150 filing: interstate beyond 100 miles (long-haul, 24 drivers). The 100-mile boundary matters because drivers operating within a 100-air-mile radius qualify for the short-haul exception under 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1), which removes the requirement to maintain RODS for the day.

Self-reported MCS-150 annual mileage: 1,115,585 miles. MCS-150 mileage feeds the FMCSA SafeStat exposure denominator: drastically understated mileage can artificially inflate CSA BASIC percentile scores by reducing the per-mile exposure baseline. Updates are required every 24 months under 49 CFR 390.19.

Fleet Composition and Driver Profile

Owned equipment per the FMCSA Census filing: 1 tractor, 50 trailers. Owned-vs-leased equipment matters for compliance documentation, owned trailers require the carrier to retain annual inspection certificates under 49 CFR 396.17, while leased trailers shift that documentation responsibility to the lease agreement.

The carrier reports 15 CDL-holding drivers on file. Each CDL driver must have a current Driver Qualification File (DQF) maintained per 49 CFR 391.51, including a Medical Examiner's Certificate, an annual MVR review, and a record of road-test results.

Primary cargo type per MCS-150: Auto Parts. Cargo type drives which BASIC categories the carrier is monitored under (Hazmat Compliance applies only to HM-flagged carriers; Cargo-Related Crash applies broadly).

FMCSA Crash History

The FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash dataset records 20 crash events involving C & I TRUCKING INC in the available reporting window. Of these, 1 involved a fatality, 7 involved a reported injury, and 18 resulted in a tow-away. 20 events meet the federal-recordable threshold under 49 CFR 390.5 (fatality, injury treated away from the scene, OR tow-away of any vehicle).

Federal-recordable crashes feed the Crash Indicator BASIC in CSA: carriers above the intervention threshold are 7-10x more likely to be selected for a compliance review than peer carriers below the threshold. Insurance carriers also pull federal-recordable crash counts during quoting; a single recordable crash in a 24-month look-back can drive a 10-20% premium increase for owner-operators and small fleets.

Most recent recorded event: S 314 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 MM 314, EDDY, TX on March 22, 2025.

C & I TRUCKING INC's Inspection Fingerprint: Geographic Pattern and Trend

Inspections cluster geographically across Texas (18), Indiana (9), Arkansas (7). The concentration in Texas is consistent with the carrier's primary lanes and tends to correlate with which state DOT inspector teams C & I TRUCKING INC's drivers encounter most often at roadside checkpoints.

How C & I TRUCKING INC Compares to the National Average

Across the 50 recorded inspections, C & I TRUCKING INC's 12.0% vehicle out-of-service rate sits slightly below the FMCSA 2024 national average of 20.72%. The 4.0% driver out-of-service rate sits slightly below the 2024 national average of 5.51%. Vehicle OOS-rate variance is the strongest predictor of Vehicle Maintenance BASIC scores in CSA; driver OOS-rate variance is the strongest predictor of Hours-of-Service Compliance + Driver Fitness BASIC scores.

FMCSA's intervention thresholds (the percentile bands that trigger investigator outreach) are roughly 65th percentile for non-passenger non-hazmat carriers (75th for hazmat, 70th for passenger) on each BASIC. Carriers that consistently sit above the national average across multiple BASICs accumulate intervention risk faster than carriers with mixed performance. A single high BASIC alone rarely triggers enforcement; sustained over-threshold performance does.

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Recent DOT Inspections: C & I TRUCKING INC

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Date	State	Driver OOS	Vehicle OOS	Next step
2026-10-07	KY	0	0	Audit check
2026-09-08	OH	0	1	Audit check
2026-09-06	TX	0	0	Audit check
2026-08-25	OH	0	0	Audit check
2026-08-17	IL	0	0	Audit check
2026-07-27	TX	1	0	Audit check
2026-07-10	IL	0	0	Audit check
2026-06-26	IL	0	0	Audit check
2026-06-21	TX	0	1	Audit check
2026-06-18	IN	0	0	Audit check

Frequently asked questions about C & I TRUCKING INC

What is C & I TRUCKING INC's FMCSA safety rating?

C & I TRUCKING INC (USDOT #972609) holds a "Satisfactory" FMCSA safety rating. FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score for the carrier is 59/100 (Elevated Risk), derived from its safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the FMCSA national average.

How large is C & I TRUCKING INC's fleet?

Per its most recent FMCSA MCS-150 filing, C & I TRUCKING INC operates 25 power unit(s) and 24 driver(s), classifying it as a mid-size fleet. Fleet counts are self-reported to FMCSA and can lag a carrier's current operation.

Where is C & I TRUCKING INC based?

C & I TRUCKING INC is registered with the FMCSA at a physical address in LAREDO, Texas, under USDOT number 972609.

What is C & I TRUCKING INC's DOT inspection and violation history?

FileFlo shows 50 recent DOT inspection(s) and 111 recorded violation(s) for C & I TRUCKING INC (USDOT #972609), sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation datasets. The inspection table on this page lists dates, states, and out-of-service counts.

What is C & I TRUCKING INC's FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score?

C & I TRUCKING INC scores 59/100 (Elevated Risk) on FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score. The score normalizes three public FMCSA components (safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the national average) into one 0-100 surface. CSA SMS BASIC percentiles are not published in FMCSA's public data and are excluded rather than estimated.

Federal rules a carrier like C & I TRUCKING INC is audited against

The 49 CFR sections a DOT compliance review actually checks, plain-English:

• 49 CFR 395.8, Hours of service & ELD records
• 49 CFR 391.51, Driver qualification files (DQF)
• 49 CFR 396.3, Vehicle inspection, repair & maintenance
• 49 CFR 382.301, Pre-employment drug & alcohol testing

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Data sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation dataset. Last updated: October 21, 2026. Information may not reflect the carrier's current status. Dispute this record · Claim this profile