SANTA BARBARA FREIGHT CORP
DBA SBF
USDOT 2194435MC-Docket MC761581CARROLLTON, TX
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SANTA BARBARA FREIGHT CORP (USDOT 2194435) in CARROLLTON, 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.
- 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.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 9 times, most recent 2023-09-05 — 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
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.69
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.02
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.05
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
143
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 59
- Total drivers
- 47
- Years in business
- 15
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 3.3%
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
- 9 times last 2023-09-05
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-05-05
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
218
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
86
Violations
7
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-03 → 2026-05-13.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-10-03
TX
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
31 | 2 | 2026-03-17 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
22 | 1 | 2026-05-05 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
9 | 1 | 2026-03-17 |
Hours of service 395
|
4 | 0 | 2026-01-13 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 0 | 2024-11-04 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Door missing/broken | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2026-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-01-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Following too closely | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Door missing/broken | — |
| 2025-10-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing | — |
| 2025-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | — |
| 2025-07-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Disc Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad. | — |
| 2025-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | — |
| 2025-02-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron | — |
| 2025-01-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible or filled | — |
| 2025-01-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Accessories improperly attached | — |
| 2025-01-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | — |
| 2024-12-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2024-11-09 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-11-04 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV while not in possession of a CDL on person | — |
| 2024-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | OOS |
| 2024-08-14 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2024-07-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2024-07-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-06-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2024-06-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain instruction sheet for ELD malfunction reporting requirements | — |
| 2024-05-02 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | OOS |
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.
2026-05-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-03-17 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203A-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2-FTF | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
2026-03-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
2026-03-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2026-02-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
2026-02-23 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2026-01-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLFC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8D11-HOSF | — | — |
2025-12-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203A-CBP | — | — |
2025-10-31 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201B-FR | — | — |
2025-10-23 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-09-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-09-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22B-DFPWD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
2025-08-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2025-08-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-07-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
2025-07-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCLMAD | — | — |
2025-07-15 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | OOS | — |
2025-06-06 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2025-05-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2025-05-14 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2025-04-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCL | — | — |
2025-03-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
2025-02-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H1-ELDNUM | — | — |
2025-01-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2024-11-04 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLNP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
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