C & R DISTRIBUTING LLC

USDOT 334552MC-Docket MC176610EL PASO, TX
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized20 power units

C & R DISTRIBUTING LLC (USDOT 334552) in EL PASO, TX — 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.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • 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 not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 9 times, most recent 2020-01-21 — 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.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2010-04-23 (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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2010-04-26

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.58
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0.94

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
12
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
20
Total drivers
7
Years in business
38
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
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
9 times last 2020-01-21
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-02-26
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2010-04-23 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

20
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
27
Violations
7
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-03 → 2026-01-20.

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
10 2 2025-10-02
Unsafe driving 392
5 1 2025-10-02
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 0 2025-10-02
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
3 1 2025-02-06
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
2 1 2023-11-27
Hazardous materials (HMR) 178
1 1 2023-11-27
CDL standards 383
1 1 2023-07-03
Driver qualifications 391
1 0 2023-07-03

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-10-02 Vehicle Maintenance Brakes (general) Explain:
2025-10-02 Vehicle Maintenance Failing to secure load OOS
2025-10-02 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2025-02-06 Hazardous Materials Compliance Vehicle not placarded as required
2025-02-06 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 7 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-10-02 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9A OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1B
2025-02-06 NM · Level 2 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2C
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 504A
2024-01-09 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
2023-11-27 TX · Level 2 5 viols· 3 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 336(c) OOS
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 516(c)(4)
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 801
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 817(a) OOS
Hazardous materials (HMR) 178 345-6 OOS
2023-11-19 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 67 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
2023-08-25 NM · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T
2023-07-03 PA · Level 1 10 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 51(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205(c)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Unsafe driving 392 2
Driver qualifications 391 41(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 65(c)

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