MARES INSTALLATIONS INC
USDOT 3908633MC-Docket MC1442146ODESSA, TX
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MARES INSTALLATIONS INC (USDOT 3908633) 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (PROFESSIONAL TRANSPORTATION RRG INC) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-28) — 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.
- 2 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 3 times, most recent 2025-07-28 — 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
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 1.41
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 16.29
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
2
Crashes
20
Inspections
13
OOS inspections
25
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 10
- Total drivers
- 12
- Years in business
- 4
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 4.8%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 61.9%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 2025-07-28
- Physical address
- Undeliverable
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-03-11
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
23
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
151
Violations
30
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-29 → 2026-02-28.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-12-04
TX
Tow-away
2024-10-05
TX
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
84 | 15 | 2026-02-28 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
13 | 6 | 2025-11-04 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
10 | 2 | 2026-02-28 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2026-02-28 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2026-02-28 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2025-02-05 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2026-02-28 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2026-02-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to secure load | OOS |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-11-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-11-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing | — |
| 2025-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Defective latching fasteners - Fasteners on either side of the vehicle are missing or ineffective | OOS |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hood not securely fastened | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-08-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-08-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-08-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake system pressure loss | OOS |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or improper load securement | OOS |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-05-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2025-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to secure load | OOS |
| 2025-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or improper load securement | OOS |
| 2025-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 17 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-02-28 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-12-05 10 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2025-11-20 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2025-11-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2025-08-25 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2025-08-17 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2025-05-15 10 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BL | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2025-05-12 11 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WC | — | — |
2025-04-08 6 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
2025-02-21 3 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BL | OOS | — |
2025-02-05 13 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2024-11-29 11 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
2024-09-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
2024-09-17 12 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | OOS | — |
2024-07-05 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-06-12 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-14 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
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