TERMINEL LLC

DBA TERMINEL INC
USDOT 2290691MC-Docket MC782236CALEXICO, CA
Review before tendering25 power units

TERMINEL LLC (USDOT 2290691) in CALEXICO, CA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Current BIPD policy (NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-02-23) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 11 times, most recent 2026-02-23 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 7 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.24
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.09
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.04
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.58

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
294
Inspections
38
OOS inspections
55
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
25
Total drivers
27
Years in business
14
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0.3%
Vehicle OOS rate
18.2%

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
11 times last 2026-02-23
Physical address
7 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-03-19
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

476
Inspections
58
OOS inspections
456
Violations
87
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-02 → 2026-05-21.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
225 43 2026-04-21
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
69 23 2026-04-21
Unsafe driving 392
67 3 2026-04-14
Hours of service 395
7 0 2026-04-14
Driver qualifications 391
3 1 2025-07-08
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2026-02-05

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system.
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers side retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing
2026-04-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2026-03-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-03-19 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-03-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-03-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-19 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2026-03-19 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cracked siderail bottom flange at least 1 inch long
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Has a cut to the extent that the ply or belt material is exposed.
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-03-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-12 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.
2026-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing with a bulge/swelling when air pressure is applied OOS
2026-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2026-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2026-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance Coupling - Horizontal movement between upper and lower halves exceeds 1/2 inch OOS
2026-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Missing or inadequate Nonmetallic tubing spring guard
2026-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2026-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing
2026-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2026-03-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-03-07 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber OOS
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-05 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo OOS
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers upper rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after Decem
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-21 CA · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-DLDSUJM OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BMBCBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALBV
2026-04-15 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110C-C OOS
2026-04-14 CA · Level 2 8 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSSRR
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-OAL
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
2026-04-14 CA · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-04-08 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-04-07 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-03-25 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
2026-03-19 CA · Level 1 8 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRBFC
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-03-18 CA · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2WG
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A4-PBME
2026-03-12 US · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205C-WRAWFLMIB
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-03-11 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-03-09 CA · Level 1 7 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A-BHTBS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45C-BSG
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-CDHM OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-03-09 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
2026-03-07 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
2026-03-05 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2026-03-04 CA · Level 1 8 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 23-LEU OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LTSM OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSURR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSML
2026-03-03 CA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-02-24 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
2026-02-12 CA · Level 1 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL
2026-02-12 CA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207C-SLSB OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2026-02-12 CA · Level 1 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
2026-02-11 CA · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BMBCBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
2026-02-10 US · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-02-10 CA · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SUBL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
2026-02-10 CA · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 70B1I-CDSLI-LT25
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LLPL

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