CYLINDER ENTERPRISES INC
DBA FINISH LINE TOWING AND TRANSPORT
USDOT 2687969MC-Docket MC1480473GARDEN GROVE, CA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized45 power units
CYLINDER ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT 2687969) in GARDEN GROVE, 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.
- 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.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 392.15 — elevated vs peers.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.54
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
2
Crashes
55
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 45
- Total drivers
- 5
- Years in business
- 11
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 392.15Elevated vs peers
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 9.1%
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
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-09-13
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
127
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
63
Violations
13
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-09-05 → 2026-06-08.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-03-05
CA
Tow-away
2024-07-07
CA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
43 | 10 | 2026-05-12 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
13 | 0 | 2026-06-08 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
5 | 3 | 2024-05-30 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2026-05-12 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-11-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper | — |
| 2025-11-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper | — |
| 2025-11-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper | — |
| 2025-11-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement under load of the stud nut | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement under load of the stud nut | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Accessories improperly attached | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Accessories improperly attached | — |
| 2025-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2024-10-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | OOS |
| 2024-10-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2024-05-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering system components worn welded or missing | OOS |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | OOS |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | OOS |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | OOS |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel | OOS |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Hub cap missing or broken | OOS |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn inoperative | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust System - Location of Exhaust - Exhaust system of any commercial motor vehicle located as to allow burning charri | OOS |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame accessories improperly attached | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame accessories improperly attached | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
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.
2026-06-08 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-05-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207C-SLSS | — | — |
2026-05-12 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C-WR | OOS | — |
2026-05-12 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 3E3-MC | — | — |
2026-05-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81-H | — | — |
2026-05-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2026-05-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCHL | — | — |
2026-05-05 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-02-11 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-11-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LRR | — | — |
2025-11-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LRR | — | — |
2025-11-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LRR | — | — |
2025-11-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LRR | — | — |
2025-08-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2025-05-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 3E3-MC | — | — |
2025-05-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2025-05-12 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81-H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201D-FR | — | — |
2025-05-12 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203B-CBP | — | — |
2025-05-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201D-FR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209D-STBSM | — | — |
2025-05-12 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209D-STBSM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203B-CBP | — | — |
2025-05-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81-H | — | — |
2025-03-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2024-10-14 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | OOS | — |
2024-09-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-30 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
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