LUIS F SALAS & ANTONIO SALAS

DBA SALAS E HIJOS TRUCKING
USDOT 897778MC-Docket MC390208SAN DIEGO, CA
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LUIS F SALAS & ANTONIO SALAS (USDOT 897778) in SAN DIEGO, 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 6 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2022-06-12 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-05-19) — 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 out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 39 times, most recent 2025-05-19 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 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
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.43
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5

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
33
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
8
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
2
Total drivers
3
Years in business
26
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
5.9%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
15.6%

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
39 times last 2025-05-19
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-10-10
Insurance lapse history
6 lapse(s) most recent 2022-06-12
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

41
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
56
Violations
9
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-13 → 2026-05-12.

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
39 5 2026-02-25
Unsafe driving 392
7 1 2026-01-24
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
7 1 2025-07-07
Driver qualifications 391
2 2 2026-01-24
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2025-10-10

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-02-25 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others - Has damaged plies evident in the sidewall up to 2 square inches OOS
2026-02-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - missing.
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp missing
2026-01-24 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr OOS
2026-01-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-01-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-11-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-11-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-10-10 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others more than one ply is exposed in the sidewall and the area exceeds 2 square inches. OOS
2025-09-29 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv OOS
2025-08-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-08-04 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2025-07-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio
2025-07-25 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-07-07 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-07-07 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2025-06-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper
2025-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
2025-04-09 Vehicle Maintenance Battery - Not protected
2025-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle.
2025-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report
2025-03-28 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-03-28 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio
2025-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere.
2025-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Air Disc Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle OOS
2025-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2025-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-02-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-01-29 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-01-29 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2025-01-29 Vehicle Maintenance Fuel - Dripping leak. OOS
2025-01-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-01-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing
2025-01-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing not on the rearmost vehicle.
2024-10-25 Vehicle Maintenance All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness OOS
2024-06-06 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 24 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-02-25 US · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TBSP OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-02-11 CA · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LFTSM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSURR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LLPL
2026-01-24 CA · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
2025-11-28 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
2025-11-17 US · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2025-10-10 US · Level 1 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 19B2-BIENNIAL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TAOBETA OOS
Unsafe driving 392 9BA-INACTIVE OOS
2025-09-29 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41B10-MC OOS
2025-08-04 CA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-07-25 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
2025-07-07 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
2025-06-03 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LRR
2025-04-14 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHWS
2025-04-09 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 30-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-04-02 US · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9D2-FTF
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D2-B
2025-03-28 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2025-03-10 CA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
2025-02-28 US · Level 1 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209E-SPSLA
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCFSAD-SA OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-02-25 US · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2025-01-29 CA · Level 1 7 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-F OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2025-01-08 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LTNRV
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR
2024-10-25 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47D OOS
2024-06-06 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)
2024-03-08 US · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2023-10-12 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)

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