290 WRECKER SERVICE INC

DBA HWY 290 WRECKER SERVICE
USDOT 1429664MC-Docket MC540557WALLER, TX
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized5 power units

290 WRECKER SERVICE INC (USDOT 1429664) in WALLER, 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.
  • 4 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2025-05-26 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 73 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-05-15) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • 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 8 times, most recent 2025-05-15 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2017-04-11 (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. 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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2017-04-21

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 20

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
1
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
5
Total drivers
3
Years in business
21
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
100%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
8 times last 2025-05-15
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-02-10
Insurance lapse history
4 lapse(s) most recent 2025-05-26
Last compliance review
2017-04-11 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

2
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
7
Violations
2
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-09-29 → 2025-07-17.

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
5 1 2025-07-17
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 1 2025-07-17

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection OOS
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Hub cap missing or broken OOS
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2025-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 2 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-07-17 TX · Level 2 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 23PT OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-HC OOS
2023-09-29 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)

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