SCS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC
USDOT 3572000MC-Docket MC1203534LAREDO, TX
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SCS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC (USDOT 3572000) in LAREDO, 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.
- Current BIPD policy (HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-04-15) — 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.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 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.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 6 times, most recent 2026-04-15 — 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.65
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.11
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.27
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.07
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
1
Crashes
53
Inspections
12
OOS inspections
15
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 37
- Total drivers
- 37
- Years in business
- 5
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.9%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 30.8%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
- 6 times last 2026-04-15
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-05-07
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
65
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
171
Violations
23
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-29 → 2026-05-21.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-04-10
TX
2 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
83 | 14 | 2026-05-04 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
21 | 4 | 2026-05-04 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
17 | 0 | 2026-05-04 |
Hours of service 395
|
9 | 1 | 2026-05-04 |
CDL standards 383
|
3 | 2 | 2026-04-24 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2026-04-08 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driveline/Driveshaft - Any missing broken or loose universal joint bearing cap bolt bearing strap or retainer bolt | OOS |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - System discharging from a truck or truck-tractor at a location other than at the rear of the cab | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire in contact with another part of the vehicle | OOS |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-03-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-03-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after Decemb | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-11-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-11-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-11-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g. lamps r | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab/body parts requirements violations | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | OOS |
| 2025-09-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
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.
2026-05-04 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11LR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45A-AJS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45A-AJS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2026-04-24 11 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 51 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1-PC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2026-04-08 12 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-DLDSUJBCB | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8-D | — | — |
2026-03-31 8 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 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2026-03-31 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-TC | OOS | — |
2026-03-14 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2026-02-24 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLPC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2026-01-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2 | — | — |
2026-01-12 7 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2025-12-11 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-12-02 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11LR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-11-11 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2025-10-17 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2025-08-26 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60E-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
2025-08-11 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2025-08-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
2025-08-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A2 | — | — |
2025-08-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2025-07-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-07-16 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22B-DFPWD | — | — |
2025-07-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-07-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUP | — | — |
2025-06-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83G | — | — |
2025-06-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-06-06 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-HC | OOS | — |
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