BIG PALM LOGISTICS LLC
Risk factors
Moderate 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.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- Authority revoked 4 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
- Bond has changed hands 3 times across 2 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 2026114 inspections · 50 violations (10 OOS) · 30% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1396.5B-LVehicle Maintenance
Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
9
3× · sev 3
- 2393.11TUVehicle Maintenance
Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
6
2× · sev 3
- 3393.45DLUVVehicle Maintenance
Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
4
1× · sev 4
- 4393.45B2UVVehicle Maintenance
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
4
1× · sev 4
- 5392.2WNot in SMS
Excessive Weight violation
3
3×
- 6393.55C1
Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
1
1×
- 7393.203C
Hood not securely fastened
1
1×
- 8393.55E
No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
1
1×
- 9393.209D1 OOS
Steering system components worn, welded, or missing
1
1×
- 10393.24A
Non-compliance with headlamp requirements
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- TX30
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 78% is at/over the 75% 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.
- 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle13× · 16%
- 396.3A1BBrakes (general) Explain:6× · 5%
- 396.3A1BOSBRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination9× · 5%
- 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp8× · 6%
- 393.9HInoperable head lamps4× · 5%
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 4%
- 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak3× · 5%
- 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.1× · 1%
- 393.79Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective1× · 1%
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 27.8% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- 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
A high share of violations are occurring in Loving County, TX
Medium impact20 of 91 violations in the last 12 months (22%) came from inspections in Loving County, TX. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from Loving County, TX to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 27% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.8A-ELDELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required)1× · 64%
- 395.22H4Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids2× · 27%
- 395.22GPortable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver1× · 9%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Drugs / alcohol violations are the leading contributor to Controlled Substances/Alcohol
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 8% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.4A-POSDriver on duty and in possession of a narcotic drug / amphetamine1× · 100%
- Reinforce the testing program and zero-tolerance policy
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
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.
- 396.5B-L×3Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
- 393.11TU×2Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
- 393.9A-LBLLighting - Backup lamp inoperative
- Tighten pre-trip/post-trip DVIR discipline and the PM schedule
- Fix defects before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
- 393.9A-LTSIRLighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit · OOS
- 393.75A3Tire-flat and/or audible air leak · OOS
- 393.209DSteering system components worn, welded, or missing · OOS
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
- 392.2W×3Excessive Weight violation
- Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
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.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA90 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 60 more.
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
3
Tow-away
3
Injury
2
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi178 drivers
- Company officer
- EDDIE SALCIDO
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2022-01-17
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-07-18
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 175 trucks · 70 owned trailers · 175 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 VINs, addresses, phone numbers or emails with 56 other carriers — 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
25 events- 02/15/2026Insurance cancelled — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy CMS0349385
- 02/13/2026Insurance filed — Allegheny Casualty Company
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy ACC006006994
- 02/13/2026Insurance ended — Allegheny Casualty Company
policy ACC006006994
- 01/20/2026BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/18/2026)
- 11/01/2025Insurance filed — XL Specialty insurance Co
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy AEC006037004
- 11/01/2025Insurance ended — XL Specialty insurance Co
policy AEC006037004
- 11/01/2025Insurance filed — Gemini Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GVE100360301
- 11/01/2025Insurance ended — Gemini Insurance Company
policy GVE100360301
- 11/01/2025Insurance filed — General Star Indemnity Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy IXG673556D
- 11/01/2025Insurance ended — General Star Indemnity Company
policy IXG673556D
- 11/01/2025Insurance cancelled — GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy IXG673556C
- 11/01/2025Insurance replaced — GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy IXG673556D
- 11/01/2025Insurance replaced — XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AEC0060370-02
- 10/06/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/30/2025)
- 07/18/2025MCS-150 update filed
7.1M mi reported (2024)
- 11/01/2024Insurance cancelled — GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy IXG673556B
- 10/07/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/31/2024)
- 06/28/2024Insurance replaced — XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AEC0060370-01
- 11/16/2023Insurance cancelled — GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy IXG673556A
- 11/01/2023Insurance replaced — GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy IXG673556A
- 10/20/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/31/2023)
- 12/16/2022PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
- 12/16/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 11/01/2022Insurance replaced — XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AEC0060370
- 01/17/2022Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-07-18
- Reported mileage
- 7,121,896 mi (2024)
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