TRENDSETTER TRANS LLC

USDOT 2274965MC-Docket MC1460348RICHMOND, TX
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized5 power units

TRENDSETTER TRANS LLC (USDOT 2274965) in RICHMOND, 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.
  • Current BIPD policy (ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2024-09-23) — 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 3 times, most recent 2024-09-23 — 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

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 3
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.41
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.83
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.42

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
10
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
5
Total drivers
5
Years in business
14
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
10%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
50%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 2024-09-23
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-07-11
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

11
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
21
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-03-14 → 2025-07-09.

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
9 4 2025-07-09
Unsafe driving 392
3 0 2025-06-30
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
3 0 2025-01-31
CDL standards 383
1 1 2024-10-15

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-07-09 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2025-06-30 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-03-06 Unsafe Driving Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
2025-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-01-31 Vehicle Maintenance Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
2025-01-31 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-01-31 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2025-01-31 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man
2025-01-31 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2025-01-07 Hours-of-Service Compliance Drivers record of duty status not current
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-10-15 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL OOS
2024-10-15 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 8 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-07-09 AZ · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSURR
2025-06-30 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2025-03-25 TN · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-03-06 OH · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 82DUMT
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
2025-01-31 TX · Level 2 5 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TU
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2025-01-28 CO · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2024-10-15 TN · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
CDL standards 383 23A2-LCDLN OOS
2024-03-14 NM · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2

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