BERNARDO CERVANTES ASCENCIO

DBA B C A TRUCKING
USDOT 1049392MC-Docket MC490618CATHEDRAL CITY, CA
Review before tendering2 power units

BERNARDO CERVANTES ASCENCIO (USDOT 1049392) in CATHEDRAL CITY, CA — 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 2017-08-21 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-08-05) — 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.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 14 times, most recent 2025-08-05 — 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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 24

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
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
2
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
2
Total drivers
2
Years in business
24
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
50%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
14 times last 2025-08-05
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-10-03
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2017-08-21
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

2
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
13
Violations
2
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2025-05-01 → 2025-08-19.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
7 1 2025-08-19
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 1 2025-08-19
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2025-08-19
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2025-08-19

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-08-19 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft OOS
2025-08-19 Vehicle Maintenance Driveline/Driveshaft - Any yoke-mounting hardware loose (with hand pressure) broken or missing OOS
2025-08-19 Vehicle Maintenance Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system.
2025-08-19 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-08-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-08-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch
2025-08-19 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2025-05-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-05-01 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or afte
2025-05-01 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers upper rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after Decem
2025-05-01 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 2 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-08-19 CA · Level 1 9 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209D-STPAL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1DLDSYEL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-OAL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BARS
2025-05-01 AZ · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSRIGRR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSURR

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