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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3204418· MC198690· CARRIER· EIN 81-4337083
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TRI-ACE FREIGHT

Legal: TRI-ACE BUILDERS GROUP

1225 W 190TH ST STE 455 D, GARDENA, CA, 90248(310) 903-6674triacefreight@gmail.comLONETTA DEMMINGS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
Vehicle OOS
18.2%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
7.1%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
98
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
1 crash in the last 24 months

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC198690

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 12/11/2025
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)· policy CCA-0019424-03
Authority history (8) ▾
11/14/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/15/2025)
11/14/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2024)
11/14/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/15/2023)
11/15/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/09/2021)
01/11/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/13/2021)
06/17/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/16/2020)
11/14/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2019)
12/18/2018MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (11) ▾
  1. DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/11/2024 → 12/11/2025
  2. DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/11/2023 → 12/11/2024
  3. DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/11/2022 → 12/11/2023
  4. BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/11/2021 → 12/11/2022
  5. BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/11/2021 → 12/11/2021
  6. UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/27/2021 → 12/11/2021
  7. UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/05/2021 → 02/27/2021
  8. UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/11/2020 → 02/05/2021
  9. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/14/2020 → 12/11/2020
  10. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/12/2019 → 07/14/2020
  11. UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/11/2018 → 12/11/2019

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle11 inspections · 18.2% OOS · National 22%
Driver14 inspections · 7.1% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

14 inspections · 41 violations (3 OOS) · 19% of inspections had an OOS finding.

14
Inspections
41
Violations
3
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

18
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • CA14
  • NV2

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 83% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing19 violations · 2 OOS (24 mo)
Lighting / lamps1 OOS9 viol27%
  • 393.9B-LRLIWRLighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on1× · 12%
  • 393.9A-LCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative3× · 6%
  • 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.1× · 4%
Tires2 viol23%
Brakes3 viol20%
  • 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured1× · 9%
  • 393.47A-BCFSBDDrum Brake - Contaminated friction surface1× · 9%
  • 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection1× · 3%
Steering1 viol13%
What to do
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 27 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Driver OOS rate is 7.1% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

1
Inspections
5
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 60%Other 40%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
3 violations · 60% of recent
Do this
  • Report looseness or wander immediately — don’t defer steering faults
  • Keep steering components on the PM inspection list
2Other
2 violations · 40% of recent
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

16
Inspections
41
Violations
3
Out-of-service
146
CSA points
1
Crashes
2
States
cleanviolOOS

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.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

11 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

7 trailer 3 truck 1 incomplete vehicle
2017 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 9×
3ALACWDT4HDHZ3333· 52848Y1 CA
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKJHLDV8NDND5472· 9G40896 CA
2017 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
1FUJGEDV8HLHG6305· 9G76244 CA
2018 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2486J3352058· 4RG4205 CA
2018 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2488J3352059· 4RG4204 CA
2018 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2484J3352091· 4RB6272 CA
2021 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2487M3282204· 4TJ8351 CA
2018 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2484J3352057· 4RG4206 CA
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHLDV1LSLJ5779· XP73178 CA
2021 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2481M7401809· 4SZ5242 CA
2018 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2531J3092915· 4RG5136 CA

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

1

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
4
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
4
4 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.9M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi1 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi2 drivers
Company officer
LONETTA DEMMINGS
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2018-10-24
Last MCS-150 update
2025-12-10
Census status
Active

Fleet: 4 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.

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 graph

This carrier shares VINs with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

3
Connected carriers
3
Fleet-transfer links
4
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
BIAGI BROS INC
USDOT 433123Active· NAPA, CA
Strong
Shared VIN · 4
3AKJHLDV8NDND54721UYVS2484J33520571UYVS2531J30929151UYVS2488J3352059

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

22 events
  1. 12/11/2025Insurance filed — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CCA-0019424-03

  2. 12/11/2025Insurance cancelled — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)

    BIPD/Primary · policy CCA-0019424-02

  3. 12/10/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.9M mi reported (2024)

  4. 11/14/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/15/2025)

  5. 12/11/2024Insurance cancelled — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)

    BIPD/Primary · policy CCA-0019424-01

  6. 11/14/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2024)

  7. 12/11/2023Insurance cancelled — DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)

    BIPD/Primary · policy CCA-0019424-00

  8. 11/14/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/15/2023)

  9. 12/11/2022Insurance replaced — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy FLCA-1926-00747

  10. 12/11/2021Insurance replaced — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy FLCA-1926-00747

  11. 12/11/2021Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP62597 00

  12. 11/15/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/09/2021)

  13. 02/27/2021Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP62597 00

  14. 02/05/2021Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP62597 00

  15. 01/11/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/13/2021)

  16. 12/11/2020Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 841603001

  17. 07/14/2020Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 841603001

  18. 06/17/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/16/2020)

  19. 12/11/2019Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LZK-0001126-00

  20. 11/14/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2019)

  21. 12/18/2018MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  22. 10/24/2018Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-12-10
Reported mileage
946,917 mi (2024)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 9:58 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.