T & R CHEMICALS INC

USDOT 169848MC-Docket MC167689CLINT, TX
Review before tendering16 power units

T & R CHEMICALS INC (USDOT 169848) in CLINT, 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: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • 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 not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 7 times, most recent 2021-04-29 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2011-09-09 (C).
  • 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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2013-06-26

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.43
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.18
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.27
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.25

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
20
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
16
Total drivers
6
Years in business
52
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
4.2%
Vehicle OOS rate
5%

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
7 times last 2021-04-29
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-04-30
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2011-09-09 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

32
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
30
Violations
2
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-10-13 → 2026-06-04.

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 0 2026-04-28
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
6 0 2025-04-17
Hazardous materials (HMR) 180
5 0 2026-04-28
Hours of service 395
5 0 2026-04-28
Unsafe driving 392
4 0 2025-12-11
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 1 2025-06-04
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2025-05-12

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-28 Hazardous Materials Compliance Cargo tank test or inspection markings
2026-04-28 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2026-04-28 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet
2025-06-27 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet
2025-06-04 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-06-04 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-06-04 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-05-12 Driver Fitness Driver operating a CMV without proper endorsements or in violation of restrictions OOS
2025-05-12 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to manually add shipping document number
2025-04-17 Hazardous Materials Compliance ER phone number not in compliance with Subpart G
2025-04-17 Hazardous Materials Compliance No or improper Hazard Class or Division number
2025-04-17 Hazardous Materials Compliance Basic description not in proper sequence
2025-02-26 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2025-02-26 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2025-01-05 Hazardous Materials Compliance Maintenance/accessibility of Emergency Response information
2024-11-21 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2024-11-21 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi
2024-10-29 Hazardous Materials Compliance Failure to test / inspection a specification cargo tank when due
2024-08-29 Hazardous Materials Compliance Placard damaged deteriorated or obscured
2024-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 15 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-28 TX · Level 2 3 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H2
Hazardous materials (HMR) 180 415B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
2025-12-11 MO · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
2025-11-29 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2025-06-27 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H2
2025-06-04 LA · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
2025-05-12 MS · Level 3 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B4-DEN OOS
Hours of service 395 24C2III
2025-04-17 TX · Level 2 4 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 201D
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 202A3
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 202B
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-03-25 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 202A3
2025-02-26 TX · Level 2 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
2025-01-05 TX · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 602C1
2024-11-21 OK · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSWZ
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
Hours of service 395 8D11-HOSF
2024-10-29 TX · Level 2 4 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 180 407A
Hazardous materials (HMR) 180 407A
Hazardous materials (HMR) 180 407A
Hazardous materials (HMR) 180 407A
2024-08-29 TX · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 516(c)(6)
2024-04-30 TX · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
2024-04-08 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)

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