AMERICAS FMS CORP
USDOT 4176198MC-Docket MC1607148HOUSTON, TX
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AMERICAS FMS CORP (USDOT 4176198) in HOUSTON, 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.
- 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 rate is above 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.
- 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 7.86
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 15.71
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
10
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
17
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 2
- Total drivers
- 2
- Years in business
- 2
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 58.3%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 50%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
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-10-06
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
16
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
82
Violations
24
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-05-09 → 2026-06-03.
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
|
36 | 5 | 2026-06-03 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
16 | 1 | 2026-06-03 |
CDL standards 383
|
9 | 9 | 2026-06-03 |
Hours of service 395
|
7 | 4 | 2026-06-03 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
6 | 4 | 2026-05-19 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
6 | 1 | 2025-12-05 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
1 | 0 | 2024-07-02 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2024-12-20 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged | OOS |
| 2026-03-25 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr | OOS |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2026-03-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required) | OOS |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering system components worn welded or missing | OOS |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g. lamps r | — |
| 2025-10-26 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-10-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-10-26 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-09-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | — |
| 2025-09-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2025-09-01 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-09-01 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver | — |
| 2025-04-14 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged | — |
| 2025-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition | — |
| 2025-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-04-14 | 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 |
| 2025-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2024-12-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver | OOS |
| 2024-12-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement | OOS |
| 2024-12-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-07-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-07-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2024-06-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Motor carrier failed to include required user identification data in ELD account | — |
| 2024-05-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 15 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-06-03 5 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
2026-06-02 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2026-05-19 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4 | — | — |
2026-03-25 9 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2026-03-06 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-NON-ELD | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-12-09 7 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209D | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-12-05 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45PC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
2025-10-26 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
2025-09-02 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2025-09-01 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A | OOS | — |
2025-04-14 10 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
2024-12-20 14 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
2024-07-02 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24(c)(2)(iii) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 502(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-06-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22(b)(2)(ii) | — | — |
2024-05-09 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(2) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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