GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC
USDOT 998388 · Doing business as PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (38 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate13.2% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)7 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 | 998388 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-419934 |
| Legal Name | GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC |
| DBA Name | PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 9155949090 |
| Address | 1741 KUNA LOOP, El Paso, TX, 79936 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20170320) |
| 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 | 88 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 90 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 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 | 91 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 13.2% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 7 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 7 towaway) |
- 2026-03-15 — TX — towaway
- 2026-01-03 — NM — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-08-29 — TX — 3 injured, towaway
- 2025-08-18 — CA — towaway
- 2025-01-08 — NM — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 7 (27), 16 (20), 12 (16).
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) | 38 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 36 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,152,232 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 17-NOV-25 |
GERARDO ORTIZ PRIORITY FREIGHT LINES INC operates 38 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in TX.
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