CARLOS CHAVEZ TRUCKING INC

USDOT 3230838MC-Docket MC1012906EL PASO, TX
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CARLOS CHAVEZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3230838) 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.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2020-01-24 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (PALOMAR SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 43 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-12-31) — 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 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 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 12 times, most recent 2025-12-31 — 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
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.65
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.97
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.79

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

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
18
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
7
Total drivers
5
Years in business
7
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
15.8%

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
12 times last 2025-12-31
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-09-18
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2020-01-24
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

39
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
80
Violations
4
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-16 → 2026-04-23.

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
56 1 2026-04-23
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
12 2 2026-02-09
Unsafe driving 392
5 0 2026-04-23
Driver qualifications 391
4 0 2026-03-17
Hours of service 395
3 1 2025-12-17

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2026-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hos OOS
2026-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Inadequate braking system
2026-03-17 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2026-02-24 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2026-02-24 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-02-09 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-02-09 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2026-02-09 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
2026-01-27 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2026-01-27 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2025-12-17 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time OOS
2025-10-15 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2025-10-15 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
2025-09-17 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-09-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake system pressure loss OOS
2025-09-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brakes (general) Explain:
2025-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit
2025-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Leak from air chamber
2025-08-19 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with th
2025-08-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-07-25 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2025-07-25 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2025-07-25 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-07-25 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2025-07-25 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g. lamps r
2025-07-25 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2025-06-11 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2025-06-11 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2025-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
2025-02-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-02-21 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after Decem
2025-02-21 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers upper rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after Decem
2025-01-10 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s)
2025-01-10 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
2024-06-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2024-06-11 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2024-06-11 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2024-05-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2024-05-15 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2024-05-15 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2024-05-10 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2024-05-10 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2024-05-10 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp

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.

2026-04-23 CA · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 40A-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A-BHTIJ OOS
2026-03-17 US · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2026-02-24 NM · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2026-02-09 TX · Level 1 6 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BOS OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2026-01-27 TX · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2025-12-17 CA · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A3I-HOSPDIT OOS
2025-10-15 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83G
2025-09-17 US · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2025-09-03 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BL OOS
2025-08-29 NM · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2IRP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLPC
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-LC
2025-08-19 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2025-07-25 TX · Level 1 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2025-06-11 TX · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2025-05-06 US · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2025-03-06 US · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALBV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2025-02-21 AZ · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSURR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSLRR
2025-01-10 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BMBCBD
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALBV
2024-06-24 US · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)
2024-06-11 TX · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
2024-05-15 NM · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
2024-05-10 TX · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2024-03-25 TX · Level 1 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLPC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2024-01-12 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2023-12-04 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 3A1-HOSPD
2023-10-31 TX · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV

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