GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC

DBA: PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES

DOT# 998388 Active MC# 419934
(915) 594-9090 JERRY@PFLELP.COM 1741 KUNA LOOP, EL PASO, TX 79936
13.3 FRED Score

About This Carrier

GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC is an Authorized For-Hire carrier based in TX. They primarily haul General Freight, Building Materials, Beverages, Paper Products. Registered since 01-14-2002 (24 yrs).

FRED Safety Rating: Grade Marginal (13.3/100). 128 inspections with 97 violations. 7 crashes .

38
Power Units
36
Drivers
36
CDL Drivers
2.2M
Annual Miles
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 38 0 0 38
Trailers 55 0 0 55

Registration Details

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (03-20-2017)
Registered
01-14-2002 (24 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-17-2025 (Biennial Update)
Officer
GERARDO ORTIZ
Officer
ADRIANA ORTIZ

Safety Summary (24 months)

7
Crashes
0
Fatalities
3
Injuries
128
Inspections
97
Violations
70 vehicle insp.
10.0% OOS (7)
90 driver insp.
7.8% OOS (7)
Risk Flags (1)
Dangerous driving: 6

Score Over Time

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Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook

The FRED Score predicts this carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical large-sized fleet.

Crash Frequency
1.6 /yr
1.8× typical
~0.9 typical · 3 last yr
Crash Severity
2.8× per crash
More severe
injury/fatal weighted

We'd expect a typical large-sized fleet this active to have about 0.9 crashes a year. This carrier recorded 3 in the last 12 months — about 3.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its full inspection and violation record, the model projects about 1.6 over the next 12 — about 1.8× the typical fleet.

Fatal-crash risk: about 4% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.9× the typical large fleet (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Built from this carrier's most recent 12 months on record: 50 inspections and 3 crashes.
Confidence: High
Graded on this carrier's own record: about 2,152,232 miles/yr, 50 inspections, 3 crashes over the last 12 months β€” enough history to grade it on its own merits.

24-Month Trends

Total Inspections

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Critical Violations & OOS

Critical OOS
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Violations by BASIC Category

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Event Map

🏒 HQ Inspection Violation Crash
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Cargo Risk Profile

56.9
medium risk
General Freight Building Materials Beverages Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: This carrier reports "General Freight," which is a broad catch-all category. The actual cargo mix and associated risk may vary significantly from what is indicated here.

These scores are subjective estimates based solely on the commodity types reported to FMCSA. They do not reflect actual business practices, specific cargo values, loss history, or the true commodity mix being hauled.

Rate Benchmarking

vs Mid fleet, medium-risk cargo (6806 carriers)
Inspections
5.95
-14% vs 6.88
Violations
4.51
-23% vs 5.82
Critical Viol.
0.7
-20% vs 0.87
Crashes
0.33
+136% vs 0.14
Fatalities
0.0