CUATE TRUCKING LLC

DBA CUATE TRUCKING SAC GRINDING
USDOT 1812986MC-Docket MC689217MILES, TX
Review before tendering47 power units

CUATE TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1812986) in MILES, 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 2010-09-26 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (WORTH INSURANCE CO) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-09-02) — 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 out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 5 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate unreliable (near-zero reported mileage) — elevated vs peers (rate rests on a stale MCS-150 mileage self-report).
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 16 times, most recent 2025-09-02 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • MCS-150 self-report is stale (>24 months) — fleet size, mileage, and driver counts are low-confidence.
  • 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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.59
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.69
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.8
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.71

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
2
Injuries
5
Crashes
63
Inspections
14
OOS inspections
18
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
47
Total drivers
44
Years in business
18
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
5 of 5 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Unreliable — near-zero reported mileage
Driver OOS rate
7.9%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
16.9%

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
16 times last 2025-09-02
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-05-21Stale (>24 mo)
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2010-09-26
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

83
Inspections
17
OOS inspections
176
Violations
22
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-06 → 2026-05-20.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-12-05 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Rain, Dark - Lighted, Wet
2025-09-29 TX 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-09-24 TX 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-05 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-06-25 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· 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
106 10 2026-05-02
Unsafe driving 392
27 1 2026-05-02
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
14 4 2026-03-03
Hours of service 395
9 2 2026-02-12
Driver qualifications 391
5 3 2026-02-12
CDL standards 383
1 1 2024-09-01

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Insufficient aggregate working load limit OOS
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/defective brakes
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Horn inoperative
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement OOS
2026-02-12 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M OOS
2026-02-12 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M OOS
2026-02-12 Hours-of-Service Compliance Drivers record of duty status not current
2026-02-12 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-02-01 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status OOS
2026-02-01 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M OOS
2026-02-01 Hours-of-Service Compliance Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)
2026-01-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brakes (general) Explain:
2026-01-13 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M
2026-01-13 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M
2026-01-13 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2025-12-07 Vehicle Maintenance Power steering violations
2025-12-07 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2025-12-07 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g. lamps r
2025-12-07 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2025-11-26 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-10-26 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2025-10-26 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2025-10-12 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable tail lamp
2025-10-12 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-10-12 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Horn inoperative
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2025-10-04 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2025-10-04 Vehicle Maintenance Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
2025-10-03 Vehicle Maintenance Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December
2025-10-01 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-09-28 Vehicle Maintenance Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
2025-09-28 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2025-09-28 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2025-06-11 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2025-06-11 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-06-11 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2025-06-11 Vehicle Maintenance Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment
2025-05-15 Hours-of-Service Compliance ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) OOS
2025-05-15 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device
2025-05-15 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device
2025-05-15 Hours-of-Service Compliance Drivers record of duty status not current
2025-05-15 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device
2025-05-15 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-05-15 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-05-15 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection

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.

2026-05-02 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209D OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2026-03-03 TX · Level 2 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 106D OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 130 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 130
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 81
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2026-02-12 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Hours of service 395 8F01
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2026-02-12 TX · Level 3 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2026-02-01 TX · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
Hours of service 395 8
Hours of service 395 8K2 OOS
2026-01-13 TX · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-S
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2025-12-07 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95B
2025-11-26 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-10-26 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
2025-10-12 TX · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T
2025-10-08 TX · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 81
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS OOS
2025-10-04 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1
2025-10-03 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11UR
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-10-01 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-09-28 TX · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-07-11 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-07-10 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-06-19 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A
2025-06-19 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
2025-06-11 TX · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 8
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2025-05-15 TX · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Hours of service 395 8A-ELD OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BOS OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2C
2025-05-15 TX · Level 1 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Hours of service 395 8
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Unsafe driving 392 2C
2025-05-15 TX · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8F01
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Unsafe driving 392 2C
2025-02-10 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
2025-02-06 TX · Level 2 8 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11LR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 86A3
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W

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