DBA: A & K Trucking
Elvin Arturo Ortiz is an active intrastate non-hazmat carrier based in Cypress, TX.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 2 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 2 self-reported (MCS-150)
Top makes
Registered in
Higher values = more violations. 0 = clean record.
| Category | Insp w/ Viol |
|---|
| Category | vs. Cohort | vs. State | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 92% | 94% | Worse than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73% | 78% | Around peer average |
Lower percentile = lower SMS measure = stronger safety record. Computed nightly across active carriers in the same state and fleet-size band.
| Type | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Nat'l Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 0 | 1 | — | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 2 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 0 | 0 | — |
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crashes recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 27 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2026 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 5 | 0 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2025 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 3 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 3 | 0 |
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 9 | 6.84 | — |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 1.05 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 4.44% |
Where they run
Inspected in 1 state. Top state TX accounts for 100% of activity. Activity outside home state (TX): 0%.
| 2 |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 2 | 0 |
| May 9, 2025 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2026 | 39347E | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 39353B | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 39378 | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 39379 | Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 3939 | Inoperable Required Lamp | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 38323A2 | Operating a CMV without a CDL | Driver Fitness | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 39355D3 | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 18, 2025 | 39355D1 | CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 18, 2025 | 39383G | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 18, 2025 | 3965B | Oil and/or grease leak | Vehicle Maintenance | — |