TRINITY DISTRIBUTIONS LLC
DBA TRINITY LOGISTICS DISTRIBUTION
USDOT 1446129MC-Docket MC587132HOUSTON, TX
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TRINITY DISTRIBUTIONS LLC (USDOT 1446129) in HOUSTON, 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.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2007-02-20 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-04-06) — 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.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 4 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2026-04-06 — 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.1
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.51
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.18
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.64
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
1
Injuries
4
Crashes
83
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
20
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 49
- Total drivers
- 41
- Years in business
- 21
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 4 of 4 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.2%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 21.4%
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
- 5 times last 2026-04-06
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-23
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2007-02-20
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
126
Inspections
26
OOS inspections
211
Violations
31
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-21 → 2026-05-19.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-01-22
LA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-09-12
TX
Tow-away
2025-07-08
TX
Tow-away
2024-12-06
TX
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
128 | 19 | 2026-05-05 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
22 | 4 | 2026-05-05 |
Hours of service 395
|
19 | 0 | 2026-04-29 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
13 | 0 | 2026-04-29 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-12-08 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Any of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged. | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition | OOS |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/afte | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2026-03-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2026-03-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-03-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False Record of Duty Status - Improper use of Personal Conveyance Exception | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition | — |
| 2026-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2025-12-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False Record of Duty Status - Improper use of Personal Conveyance Exception | — |
| 2025-12-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | OOS |
| 2025-12-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface | — |
| 2025-12-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-12-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-12-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-12-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-11-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-09-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-08-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2025-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
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 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
2026-04-29 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2026-04-27 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2026-04-24 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2PC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2PC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2026-04-17 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2026-04-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
2026-04-07 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-AASGMD-L6 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
2026-03-27 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-ATIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2026-03-26 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2PC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | OOS | — |
2026-03-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2026-03-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1-PC | — | — |
2026-03-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2026-02-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-02-24 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
2026-02-24 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLPC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WC | — | — |
2026-02-11 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
2026-01-19 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22B-DFPWD | — | — |
2026-01-12 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2026-01-09 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | OOS | — |
2025-12-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1-PC | — | — |
2025-12-14 8 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCFSBD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | OOS | — |
2025-12-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2025-12-08 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
2025-11-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WC | — | — |
2025-08-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
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