CANDELARIA CONSTRUCTION INC

USDOT 664223MC-Docket MC1087045CORTEZ, CO
Review before tendering12 power units

CANDELARIA CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 664223) in CORTEZ, CO — 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 (ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2024-11-12) — 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.
  • 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 2024-11-12 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA mail to the carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — the location may not be real (shell-carrier indicator).
  • 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 1.31
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.57

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
1
Crashes
14
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
12
Total drivers
12
Years in business
30
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
22.2%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 2024-11-12
Physical address
Undeliverable
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-06-24
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

20
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
21
Violations
9
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-22 → 2026-04-20.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-10-23 CO 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
18 9 2026-04-06
Unsafe driving 392
3 0 2026-02-02

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2026-02-03 Vehicle Maintenance Hydraulic Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1 1999
2026-02-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2026-02-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-02-02 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-10-15 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-10-15 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.
2025-10-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2024-07-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2024-07-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp missing

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 7 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-06 CO · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2026-02-03 AZ · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55B-B
2026-02-02 CO · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2025-10-15 CO · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Unsafe driving 392 16AD
2025-09-04 CO · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2024-07-09 CO · Level 1 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2) OOS
2023-07-05 CO · Level 2 6 viols· 5 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104(f)(3)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 130(b) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(f) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(f) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(f) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(f) OOS

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