SOUTHWEST BODY & TOWING INC
USDOT 607999MC-Docket MC486529ARTESIA, NM
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SOUTHWEST BODY & TOWING INC (USDOT 607999) in ARTESIA, NM — 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 (AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-02-12) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle 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 19 times, most recent 2026-02-12 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2025-03-31 (C).
- 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 2.05
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 1.25
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.37
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
6
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 6
- Total drivers
- 4
- Years in business
- 31
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 20%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 40%Above national
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
- 19 times last 2026-02-12
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-21
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2025-03-31 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
6
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
30
Violations
4
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-08-02 → 2026-01-28.
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
|
13 | 2 | 2025-09-01 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
7 | 0 | 2025-09-01 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
4 | 1 | 2026-01-28 |
General safety regulations 390
|
4 | 0 | 2025-09-01 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2024-09-25 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
1 | 0 | 2024-09-25 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | OOS |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-09-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-09-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-09-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-09-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2025-09-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2025-09-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-09-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-09-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-09-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2025-09-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-12-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-09-25 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2024-08-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 6 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-01-28 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2025-09-01 17 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-03-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(b) | — | — |
2024-12-27 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(b) | — | — |
2024-09-25 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 | 301(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-08-02 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(b) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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