BASE DISTRIBUTING INC
USDOT 3984078MC-Docket MC1492631HOUSTON, TX
Review before tendering6 power units
BASE DISTRIBUTING INC (USDOT 3984078) 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: $1,000,000.
- 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.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- 2 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 2024-11-12 (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.
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 0.74
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.75
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
2
Injuries
2
Crashes
24
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
6
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 6
- Total drivers
- 8
- Years in business
- 4
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 21.7%
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
- 2 other carrier(s) at this address
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-09
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2024-11-12 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
54
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
139
Violations
24
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-27 → 2026-05-29.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-10-27
TX
2 injuredTow-awayHazmat released
2024-10-14
TX
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
62 | 11 | 2026-01-01 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
27 | 4 | 2025-11-14 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
17 | 0 | 2026-03-18 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
13 | 4 | 2025-11-14 |
Hours of service 395
|
9 | 1 | 2024-03-21 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
4 | 2 | 2024-11-14 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
2 | 0 | 2024-07-01 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2025-01-24 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 173
|
1 | 1 | 2024-03-22 |
Safety fitness procedures 385
|
1 | 1 | 2023-08-03 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 171
|
1 | 0 | 2024-11-14 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2026-01-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-11-14 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Vehicle not placarded as required | OOS |
| 2025-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2025-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2025-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December | — |
| 2025-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Fail to mark manual remote shutoff device with Emergency Shutoff | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Failure to display ID Numbers when required | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Vehicle not placarded as required | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Defective latching fasteners - Fasteners on either side of the vehicle are missing or ineffective | OOS |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2024-11-14 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to comply with 49 CFR Section 392.82 Using a Handheld Mobile Phone While Operating a CMV when transporting selec | — |
| 2024-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2024-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-11-14 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Failure to comply with Hazardous Materials regulations | — |
| 2024-11-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | OOS |
| 2024-09-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing | OOS |
| 2024-09-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Basic description not in proper sequence | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Maintenance/accessibility of Emergency Response information | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-08-27 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Placard damaged deteriorated or obscured | — |
| 2024-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection | OOS |
| 2024-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-07-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Non-compliance with headlamp requirements | — |
| 2024-07-17 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No or improper shipping papers (carrier) | OOS |
| 2024-07-01 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Placard damaged deteriorated or obscured | — |
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.
2026-03-18 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2026-01-01 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
2025-12-09 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2025-11-14 5 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 504A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11UR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
2025-11-06 10 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 328D | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 332A | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 504A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2025-06-26 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2025-05-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2025-01-28 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 502A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2025-01-24 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2024-12-26 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 303A | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 502A1 | — | — |
2024-11-14 5 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 804B3 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 171 | 2A | — | — |
2024-11-14 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
2024-11-08 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
2024-09-13 13 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202(b) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 602(c)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205(c) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-08-27 3 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 516(c)(6) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 23 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-07-17 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 24(a) | — | — |
2024-07-01 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 | 620(b) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 516(c)(6) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-04-10 5 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 602(c)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 516(c)(5) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 504(a) | — | — |
2024-04-02 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 203(k) | — | — |
2024-03-22 8 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 200(a) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202(a)(1) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202(a)(5) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 328(d) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 173 | 24(b)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-03-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | — | — |
2024-03-07 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202(a)(2) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 332 | OOS | — |
2024-02-25 6 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(3) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(3) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(d) | — | — |
2024-02-21 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(4) | — | — |
2024-02-09 4 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 602(c)(1) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
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