TAHUS TRUCKING INC
(951) 218-6978
josecastroo838@gmail.com
6671 Chadbourne Ave, Riverside CA 92505
14
tractors · all owned
14 drivers
1.3M mi/yr · ~91k per unit
Poor
FRED Score 17.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
11 yrs history · 45 roadside inspections
Current FMCSA Conditional rating (10-04-2026)
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 14
- Drivers · CDL
- 14 · 14
- Annual miles
- 1.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Conditional (10-04-2026)
- Registered
- 09-22-2015 (11 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-28-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- LUIS VALENZUELA CASTRO
Cargo
62.7
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is about 1.9× that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 1.92×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.6 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.6
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
About 1.9× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. The grade counts 6 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.77×, out-of-service orders 2.59× and violations 2.41× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +30%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Lapse in liability filings143 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Oct 8, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
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Drivers put out of service21 out-of-service violations against drivers: 10 hours of service, 9 English proficiency, 1 medical certificate (Jun 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 37 of 135 violations (27%). Brake or light defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate46.4% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (13 of 28). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.59× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Driver out-of-service rate34.1% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (14 of 41). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.59× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs5 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- 5 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Current adverse FMCSA safety ratingFMCSA currently rates this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory — a recent formal finding of safety-management deficiencies. Treat as a serious underwriting concern.
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Dangerous driving: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
45
27% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
46.4%
13 of 28
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
34.1%
14 of 41
National avg 6.7%
Violations
135
36 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 43 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 14,122 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.214 | 0.034 |
| Inspections | 2.71 | 1.23 |
| Violations | 4.82 | 0.97 |
| Critical violations | 0.89 | 0.19 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
135 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert91 · 14 OOSBrakes 37 · Lights 22 · Tires 9 · Cargo securement 5 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 15 more
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Hours of service No alert26 · 11 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 9 · No log 7 · False log 5 · Over hours limit 5
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Driver fitness No alert11 · 11 OOSEnglish proficiency 9 · Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Unsafe driving No alert7 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 4 · Speeding 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months
5 crashes
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Jul212026UtahProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Aug282025WashingtonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul142025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan222025NevadaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Dec152024OregonProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE COMPANY RISK RETENTION GROUP, LLC (risk retention group)on record since Feb 28, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC → NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE COMPANY RISK RETENTION GROUP, LLC (Feb 2026)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Oct 8, 2025, replaced 143 days later)
- 143 days without a liability filing (Oct 8, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 13, 2025)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
14 filings and 19 authority events since 2016 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
14 filings and 19 authority events since 2016 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Feb 28, 2026NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE COMPANY RISK RETENTION GROUP, LLC (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 12, 2025SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 8, 2025 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Apr 12, 2026 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 17, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 28, 2025opened after SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 12, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2025Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 17, 2024Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 12, 2024SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 12, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 12, 2024opened after SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 17, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 17, 2024SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 12, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 22, 2024opened after SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 17, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 12, 2023SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 17, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 12, 2023opened after TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 12, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 2, 2022TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 12, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 7, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 5, 2022opened after TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 2, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 6, 2021Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 2, 2021TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 2, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 22, 2021Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2021Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2021Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 13, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 19, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 10, 2020opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 13, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 21, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 13, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 21, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 24, 2020opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 17, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2019TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 21, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Sep 17, 2020 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 14, 2019opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 13, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2018UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 13, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- California (HQ) 20
- Utah 9
- Washington 9
- Arizona 3
- Oregon 3
- Nevada 1
44% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (17 power units: 14 filed, 17 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
0.8
Actual, per year in window
2.0
Projected, next 12 mo
1.6
0
1.25
2.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 17 power units this active to have about 0.8 crashes a year (sized from the 17 units seen roadside; 14 filed). This motor carrier recorded 6 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 2.0 a year) — about 2.4× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.6 over the next 12 — about 1.9× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 5% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.9× that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
49 inspections
and 6 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 45 inspections and 5 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.31
Poor — 1.92x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.049 crashes per power-unit-year for a 17-unit for-hire fleet (pu10_19). Violations 1.30x (driver behaviour 2.77x, out-of-service 2.59x, all violations 2.41x; 49 inspections). Experience 1.48x: 4.2 decayed crashes against 1.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.31, a 3.67). 80% range 1.08–2.86x. Fleet sized at 17 units from roadside VINs (14 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
4.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
17 power units (14 filed, 17 seen roadside) · 0.82 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.30×
49 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.48×
4.2 decayed crashes vs 1.7 expected · credibility 0.31
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 1.92× (80% range 1.08–2.86×)
· band Poor
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
45
Driver Insp
41
Driver OOS
14
Vehicle Insp
28
Vehicle OOS
13
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 7 | 5.37 | |
| HOS Compliance | 18 | 4.56 | |
| Driver Fitness | 11 | 1.97 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 21 | 13.15 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-26 – 31-DEC-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.