CACTUS EXPRESS LP
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20262 inspections · 5 violations (3 OOS) · 100% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1383.23(a)(2)Driver Fitness1 OOS
Operating a CMV without a CDL
8
1× · sev 8
- 2393.75(a)(3)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
8
1× · sev 8
- 3393.47(e)Vehicle Maint.
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
4
1× · sev 4
- 4393.53(b)Vehicle Maint.
CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
4
1× · sev 4
- 5391.41APCDriver Fitness1 OOS
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency when medical certification is required.
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- TX2
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi52 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi41 drivers
- Company officer
- TBF PARTNERS LTD
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2005-01-12
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2023-07-31
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 96 trucks · 3 owned tractors · 11 owned trailers · 90 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares addresses or phone numbers with 1 other carrier — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
38 events- 11/04/2023Insurance cancelled — THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy FNCAP00013100
- 07/31/2023MCS-150 update filed
6.1M mi reported (2022)
- 11/15/2022Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LJO0000153
- 11/01/2022Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LJO0000153
- 10/19/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/31/2022)
- 11/01/2018Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA08596102
- 11/01/2017Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA08596101
- 11/01/2016Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA08287001
- 10/05/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/01/2016)
- 11/01/2015Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA07670302
- 05/01/2015Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA07670301
- 05/01/2014Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT9502801
- 05/01/2014Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA07670301
- 11/14/2013Insurance cancelled — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT9502801
- 11/03/2013Insurance cancelled — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT9502801
- 10/18/2013CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/14/2013)
- 10/07/2013CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/16/2013)
- 05/01/2013Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT9502801
- 10/15/2012Insurance cancelled — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT9502800
- 09/27/2012Insurance cancelled — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT9502800
- 09/18/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/15/2012)
- 05/01/2012Insurance cancelled — HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy WH1 069 59 18
- 05/01/2012Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT9502800
- 04/04/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/03/2012)
- 05/01/2011Insurance replaced — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 069 84 33
- 04/23/2010Insurance cancelled — NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy TP 9891869 01
- 03/29/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/23/2010)
- 04/23/2009Insurance cancelled — NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy TP 9897139 01
- 06/14/2008Insurance cancelled — ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy TP 989679601
- 04/23/2008Insurance replaced — ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy TP 989679601
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2015-02-24
- Last review
- 2015-02-10
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2023-07-31
- Reported mileage
- 6,147,199 mi (2022)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — CACTUS EXPRESS LP, POWDERLY, TX
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