DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS

USDOT 3179773MC-Docket MC125347TECATE, CA
Do not tender61 power units

DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS (USDOT 3179773) in TECATE, CA — carries a hard disqualifier. 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.
  • 5 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • 1 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2024-08-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 1 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 1.76
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.38
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.11
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.79

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

1
Fatalities
12
Injuries
8
Crashes
364
Inspections
53
OOS inspections
59
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
61
Total drivers
61
Years in business
8
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
5 of 8 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
2.4%
Vehicle OOS rate
17.4%

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
3 times last 2024-08-05
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-08-04
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

737
Inspections
94
OOS inspections
583
Violations
111
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2026-05-25.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-02-19 CA 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Daylight, Wet
2026-02-14 NM Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2026-01-21 IA 7 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Blowing Sand Soil Dirt Or Snow, Daylight, Snow
2025-08-16 AZ 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-31 CA 1 fatalTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-17 NV 2 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-09-07 CA 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-08-31 CA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
173 41 2026-04-19
Unsafe driving 392
144 6 2026-05-04
Hours of service 395
58 9 2026-03-10
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
50 17 2026-04-19
Driver qualifications 391
8 1 2026-01-25
CDL standards 383
4 3 2025-08-19
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
3 1 2025-10-21
General safety regulations 390
3 0 2025-04-13

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection OOS
2026-03-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour
2026-02-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio
2026-02-19 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices inadequate flag size
2026-02-18 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV OOS
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on. OOS
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2026-01-28 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2026-01-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-01-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-01-26 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-01-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain OOS
2026-01-25 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured OOS
2026-01-24 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-01-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-12-26 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2025-12-25 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-12-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-12-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-12-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-12-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-11-13 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-11-10 Vehicle Maintenance Fuel - Dripping leak. OOS
2025-11-10 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem
2025-11-10 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere.
2025-10-28 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2025-10-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-10-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-10-24 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle.
2025-10-24 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-10-24 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2025-10-23 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2025-10-23 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to manually add shipping document number
2025-10-23 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD
2025-10-15 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface
2025-10-12 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2025-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-10-09 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device

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.

2026-05-04 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2026-04-19 CA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5A-HNL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2026-03-30 CA · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
2026-03-10 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24D-ELDPT
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
2026-02-19 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95K-EE
2026-02-18 OK · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24
2026-02-11 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSLMWR OOS
2026-02-11 CA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-02-11 US · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-01-28 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
2026-01-26 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-01-26 CA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-01-25 NM · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
Hours of service 395 24C2III
2026-01-25 NV · Level 2 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C OOS
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD OOS
2026-01-24 AZ · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
2026-01-22 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2026-01-07 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-01-07 CA · Level 5 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D1-B
2026-01-07 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
2026-01-07 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2025-12-26 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
2025-12-25 AZ · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-12-15 CA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2025-12-05 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-12-02 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B

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