JOSE CORTEZ
USDOT 2780545 · Doing business as JB TRANSPORT
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (2 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate42.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 2780545 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-925893 |
| Legal Name | JOSE CORTEZ |
| DBA Name | JB TRANSPORT |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 9562212046 |
| Address | 717 DARLENE AVE, Pharr, TX, 78577 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 82 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 7 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 42.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-03-03 — TX — 2 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 25 (4), 16 (3), 26 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 2 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 2 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 125,679 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 29-JAN-26 |
JOSE CORTEZ operates 2 power units — a larger fleet than 66% of carriers registered in TX.
Nearby
Other carriers in Pharr, TX
- VAL AUTOTRANSPORT LLC — USDOT 2785447, 27 power units
- SAFE FREIGHT LLC — USDOT 2638716, 17 power units
- UNIMEX FREIGHT LLC — USDOT 2782554, 14 power units
- ESCORPION 1 TRANSPORT LLC — USDOT 3001400, 12 power units
- MOGO TRANSPORT LLC — USDOT 2965012, 11 power units
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