TARGA TRANSPORT LLC

USDOT 126597MC-Docket MC247759HOUSTON, TX
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized161 power units

TARGA TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 126597) 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: $5,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2009-10-26 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 5 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2020-10-26) — 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 rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • 9 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2020-10-26 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1994-07-07 (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 1994-08-29

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.12
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.01
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.01
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.15

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
9
Crashes
116
Inspections
10
OOS inspections
11
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$5,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
161
Total drivers
137
Years in business
52
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
9 of 9 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
8.3%

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
3 times last 2020-10-26
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-14
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2009-10-26
Last compliance review
1994-07-07 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

173
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
59
Violations
18
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2026-05-25.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-02-12 TX 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-12-05 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Rain, Dawn, Wet
2025-04-26 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-03-13 LA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-11-12 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-10 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2024-09-30 TX 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-08-30 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-07-07 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-04-25 TX 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
33 13 2026-03-25
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
5 0 2026-03-10
Hours of service 395
4 0 2025-10-05
Unsafe driving 392
3 0 2026-04-01
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
2 2 2024-12-17
CDL standards 383
2 1 2025-07-07
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 1 2024-12-05
Hazardous materials (HMR) 178
1 0 2024-05-14
Driver qualifications 391
1 0 2025-02-27

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-01 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-03-10 Hazardous Materials Compliance No shipping paper provided by offeror
2026-01-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-01-04 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2026-01-04 Hazardous Materials Compliance Fail to mark manual remote shutoff device with Emergency Shutoff
2025-12-24 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2025-11-28 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-11-17 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2025-11-17 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-10-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-10-05 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly (including spring leaves used as a suspension conn OOS
2025-10-05 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-09-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-07-28 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2025-07-07 Driver Fitness Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a non-safety-related reason and outside the state of driver's license issuance
2025-07-06 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit
2025-06-19 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2025-04-14 Hazardous Materials Compliance No or improper Shipping Name
2025-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Brake tubing and hose adequacy OOS
2025-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Axle positioning parts defective/missing OOS
2025-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-02-27 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-02-27 Driver Fitness Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver
2025-01-14 Hazardous Materials Compliance Shipping paper accessibility
2025-01-08 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2025-01-08 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2024-12-24 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-12-17 Hazardous Materials Compliance Manholes and valves not closed or leak free OOS
2024-12-05 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
2024-12-05 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2024-11-26 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-11-26 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2024-11-17 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing i OOS
2024-05-15 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2024-05-14 Hazardous Materials Compliance MC331 supports and anchoring

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.

2026-04-01 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2C
2026-03-25 US · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-03-10 TX · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 200A
2026-01-13 TX · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2026-01-07 TX · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
2026-01-04 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 328D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2025-12-24 TX · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2025-12-06 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2025-11-28 AR · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2025-11-17 TX · Level 2 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
2025-10-05 AR · Level 1 5 viols· 4 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STCB OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STCB OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STCB OOS
Hours of service 395 24
2025-09-03 TN · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-07-28 TX · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
2025-07-07 LA · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 51A-NSOUT
2025-07-06 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 502A1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLPC
2025-06-19 AR · Level 1 3 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
2025-04-14 TX · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 202A2
2025-04-08 NM · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
2025-03-13 TX · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
2025-02-27 TX · Level 1 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
2024-12-24 OK · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2024-12-17 TX · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 834J OOS
2024-12-05 TX · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D3
2024-12-05 TX · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2024-05-15 TX · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)

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