Carrier profile · USDOT 1169114 · MC-469335 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Jose Cardenas

DBA LIBERTY HOT SHOT COMPANY

1 power unitavg 16 yrLocal · 2 statesCYPRESS, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-469335 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 906-8388 Email dispatchlhsexpress@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average60.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16 yr

Model years 2000–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 60.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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 ’22 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Ooida Risk’05–’09

Farmers Texas’09–’11

Progressive County’11–’14

Ooida Risk’15–’20

Progressive County’21–now

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · since Dec 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Aug 2021 → Oct 2022	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Jul 2015 → Jul 2020	$750K	2
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jun 2011 → Jun 2014	$750K	2
FARMERS TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → Jun 2011	$750K	2
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Sep 2005 → May 2009	$750K	2
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Sep 2003 → Sep 2005	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.0 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

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

Home base

CYPRESS, TX

15411 ELM SQUARE ST

Top corridor

LA ⇄ TX

LA 4 · TX 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jose cardenas — 30 carriers: USDOT 802418 USDOT 1232887 USDOT 1237326 USDOT 1446468 USDOT 1503075 USDOT 1527744 USDOT 1832534 USDOT 2011202

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 15411 ELM SQUARE ST, CYPRESS, TX, 77429
Mailing address: 6262 UNDERHILL APT 1510, HOUSTON, TX, 77092
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 906-8388
Fax: (713) 906-8388
Email: lhsexpress@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Jose Cardenas
USDOT / docket: 1169114 · MC-469335
First registered: Sep 17, 2003
Last MCS-150: Jun 2, 2025 · 20,000 mi (2018)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

20,000

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 JOSE CARDENAS.

JOSE CARDENAS (USDOT 1169114) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL effective Dec 5, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 60.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 2, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOSE CARDENAS's USDOT number?

JOSE CARDENAS's USDOT number is 1169114, and its motor carrier number is MC-469335.

Is JOSE CARDENAS authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, JOSE CARDENAS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOSE CARDENAS's safety record?

JOSE CARDENAS has a 60.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JOSE CARDENAS's fleet?

JOSE CARDENAS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JOSE CARDENAS based?

JOSE CARDENAS is based in CYPRESS, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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