M FATHER AND SONS LLC
USDOT 2553759MC-Docket MC1448009PFLUGERVILLE, TX
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M FATHER AND SONS LLC (USDOT 2553759) in PFLUGERVILLE, 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 (UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-08-21) — 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 rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 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 2025-08-21 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2024-03-19 (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
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.12
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 2.18
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 11.09
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
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
19
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
14
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 4
- Total drivers
- 4
- Years in business
- 12
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 15.8%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 36.8%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
- 3 times last 2025-08-21
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-12
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2024-03-19 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
34
Inspections
14
OOS inspections
169
Violations
20
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-12 → 2026-02-18.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-03-10
TX
1 injured
2024-06-03
TX
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
79 | 4 | 2026-02-17 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
30 | 7 | 2026-02-18 |
Hours of service 395
|
19 | 3 | 2026-02-17 |
General safety regulations 390
|
7 | 0 | 2026-02-18 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
3 | 1 | 2024-10-30 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2026-02-17 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2026-02-17 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2026-02-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has | OOS |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-02-17 | 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 |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-11-11 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-11-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
| 2025-11-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | — |
| 2025-08-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-07-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake system pressure loss | OOS |
| 2025-07-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-07-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2025-04-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | OOS |
| 2025-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2025-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
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.
2026-02-18 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2026-02-17 13 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B4 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2026-02-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
2025-11-11 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
2025-10-16 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83G | — | — |
2025-08-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
2025-07-16 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BL | OOS | — |
2025-05-13 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2025-04-25 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83G | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
2025-04-23 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
2025-03-25 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2PC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
2025-02-27 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2025-02-21 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2025-02-03 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11LR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2024-10-30 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLPC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2024-10-18 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2024-07-10 12 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(c)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(c)(2) | — | — |
2024-02-21 9 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209(d) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(3) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83(g) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
2024-01-23 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83(g) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(3) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(k)(2) | OOS | — |
2024-01-09 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83(f) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2023-12-20 12 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2023-11-10 14 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
2023-08-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
2023-06-28 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 51 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2023-06-19 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(3) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(f) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(f)(1) | — | — |
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