ARIEL H TRUCKING LLC

USDOT 3056500MC-Docket MC085227ODESSA, TX
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ARIEL H TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3056500) in ODESSA, 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.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2018-11-23 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 23 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-01-05) — 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.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above 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 4 times, most recent 2026-01-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 2 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • 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
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.13
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.9
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 11.46

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
35
Inspections
14
OOS inspections
19
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
16
Total drivers
16
Years in business
9
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
7.9%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
34.2%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
4 times last 2026-01-05
Physical address
2 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-09-02
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2018-11-23
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

40
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
184
Violations
20
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-19 → 2026-05-01.

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
112 10 2026-05-01
Unsafe driving 392
44 2 2026-04-14
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
18 4 2026-05-01
General safety regulations 390
5 0 2026-04-14
CDL standards 383
3 3 2026-02-09
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2026-03-17
Hours of service 395
1 0 2025-09-09

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-05-01 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2026-05-01 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
2026-05-01 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2026-05-01 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
2026-05-01 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2026-04-27 Vehicle Maintenance Brakes (general) Explain:
2026-04-27 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-27 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2026-04-27 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2026-04-27 Vehicle Maintenance BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th OOS
2026-04-27 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2026-04-15 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-04-14 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Operating CMV with lamps/reflectors obscured
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Hood not securely fastened
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2026-03-17 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr OOS
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-02-09 Driver Fitness Operating a CMV without a CDL OOS
2026-02-09 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-ply or belt material exposed
2026-02-09 Vehicle Maintenance Brakes (general) Explain:
2026-02-09 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-02-09 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/defective brakes
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th OOS
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Hood not securely fastened
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2025-11-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
2025-11-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tires (general)
2025-11-05 Vehicle Maintenance No/improper tractor protection valve 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.

2026-05-01 TX · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D3
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83G
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2026-04-27 TX · Level 1 7 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BOS OOS
2026-04-15 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D3
2026-04-14 TX · Level 2 8 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2026-04-13 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 33
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2026-04-08 TX · Level 2 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
2026-03-17 TX · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
2026-03-16 TX · Level 2 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 19
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
2026-02-09 TX · Level 2 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1B
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2026-02-09 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23A2 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
2026-01-07 TX · Level 2 14 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203C
Unsafe driving 392 8
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Unsafe driving 392 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BOS OOS
General safety regulations 390 403A
2025-11-05 NM · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43A OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1T
2025-10-15 TX · Level 2 7 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75B OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-10-14 TX · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9A1 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
2025-10-13 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-10-08 TX · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-09-09 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8A-ELD
2025-09-03 TX · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-09-03 TX · Level 2 7 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLPC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47B OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-08-25 TX · Level 2 9 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 19
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2025-08-24 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A-AJS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2025-08-22 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-08-18 TX · Level 2 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 19
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-08-18 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2025-08-11 TX · Level 2 7 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23A2 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-FA OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2W

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