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DOT #835330 · TBM CARRIERS INC
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TBM CARRIERS INC

DBA: TBM CARRIERS

DOT# 835330 MC# 372195 DUNS# 19918270 Calexico, CA Authorized For-Hire
(210) 732-3400 ricardo.garza@tbmcarriers.com 363 Nina Lee Rd, Calexico CA 92231
196 tractors · all owned 295 drivers 32.9M mi/yr · ~168k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 70.9 / 100
High confidence
27 yrs history · 1,169 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
196
Drivers · CDL
295 · 295
Annual miles
32.9M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 196 0 0 196
Trailers 936 0 0 936

Registration

Registered
10-25-1999 (27 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-01-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JOSE VILLARREAL
Officer
ALAN VILLARREAL

Cargo

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Household Goods Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Beverages Paper Products Construction
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
18
0 fatalities · 9 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,169
69% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.3%
76 of 814
Driver out-of-service
5.3%
62 of 1,169
Violations
661
143 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 148 inspections, 12 out of service 148 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 190 inspections, 13 out of service 190 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 145 inspections, 9 out of service 145 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 150 inspections, 16 out of service 150 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 146 inspections, 13 out of service 146 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 131 inspections, 22 out of service 131 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 125 inspections, 22 out of service 125 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 125 inspections, 20 out of service 125 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 9 inspections.
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What they get cited for

661 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    451 · 83 OOS
    Brakes 223 · Lights 84 · Tires 54 · Cargo securement 16 · Steering & suspension 12 · 62 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    93 · 5 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 65 · False log 12 · Over hours limit 10 · No log 6
  • Driver fitness No alert
    78 · 55 OOS
    English proficiency 68 · No valid CDL 8 · Medical certificate 1 · Other qualification 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    39 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 14 · Speeding 14 · Phone use 2 · Other 9
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    4
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    2
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    24
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted.
  • Apr
    11
    2026
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    26
    2026
    South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - unknown roadway lighting, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    19
    2025
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    19
    2025
    Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Nov
    15
    2025
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$1,000,000 · OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since May 29, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2004
A cancellation notice effective Jun 1, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
Cargo filing
required · on file · THE TRAVELERS LLOYDS INS. CO. since Jan 22, 2010
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL) since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY → OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2024); UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY → INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY (May 2023)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last May 29, 2024, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Federal inspectors 288
  • Texas 231
  • California (HQ) 224
  • New Mexico 156
  • Arkansas 35
  • Tennessee 31
  • Arizona 29
  • Indiana 18

19% of inspections were in its home state.

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