CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 4280003· MC1663600· CARRIER· EIN 83-4205488
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BANA TRUCKING LLC

2102 ARGOLIS DR, ROWLETT, TX, 75088(469) 679-9991BANATRUCKINGLLC@GMAIL.COMMERON S TIKABO
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
Vehicle OOS
42.9%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
3.7%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
2
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
71
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 42.9% — well above the 22% national average2 crashes 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

MC1663600

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 11/08/2025
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC· policy SWR-TX-0003935-25
Authority history (2) ▾
10/14/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/06/2025)
11/25/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history1 insurer on record
Filing timeline (2) ▾
  1. SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/12/2024 → 11/08/2025
  2. SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/08/2024 → 11/12/2024

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.

Vehicle14 inspections · 42.9% OOS · National 22%
Driver27 inspections · 3.7% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

27 inspections · 34 violations (8 OOS) · 22% of inspections had an OOS finding.

27
Inspections
34
Violations
8
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

12
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • TX6
  • MO5
  • AR3
  • IL2
  • TN1
  • OH1
  • NM1
  • PA1

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.

Other violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

High impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 76% is at/over the 65% 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 contributing9 violations (24 mo)
Other4 viol39%
  • 392.2-INATDriver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving2× · 16%
  • 392.2-DMOVEDriver - Move over/slow law - Failure to yield right of way to authorized emergency vehicles1× · 12%
  • 392.2SLIMPTState/Local Laws - General impeding traffic.1× · 12%
Seat belt2 viol28%
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV2× · 28%
Following / lane / reckless2 viol24%
  • 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane1× · 12%
  • 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other1× · 12%
Speeding1 viol9%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 9%
What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Projected estimatecould improve up to 23 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 40% vs the 22% 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

A high share of violations are occurring in Pemiscot County, MO

Medium impact

8 of 34 violations in the last 12 months (24%) came from inspections in Pemiscot County, MO. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from Pemiscot County, MO to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

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

Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 74% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing19 violations · 7 OOS (24 mo)
Lighting / lamps2 OOS8 viol47%
  • 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on2× · 18%
  • 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative2× · 14%
  • 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.1× · 7%
Tires1 OOS2 viol21%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 11%
  • 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth1× · 9%
Brakes2 OOS3 viol18%
  • 396.3A1-BALRAir Brake - Fails air loss rate test1× · 7%
  • 393.45B2PCBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit1× · 7%
  • 393.45D-SGNCNBBrakes - Service brakes on trailer inoperative due to no trailer connection or air shut off1× · 5%
Other1 OOS2 viol7%
  • 393.28-BEWBuses - Electrical cable insulation chafed/frayed/damaged/burnt exposing wire1× · 6%
  • 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.1× · 1%
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 38 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

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.

▼ Improving
13
Inspections
13
Violations
3
Out-of-service
7
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 62%Unsafe Driving 23%Other 15%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
8 violations · 3 OOS · 62% of recent
Do this
  • Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
2Unsafe Driving
3 violations · 23% of recent
  • 392.2-DMOVEDriver - Move over/slow law - Failure to yield right of way to authorized emergency vehicles
  • 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
  • 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
3Other
2 violations · 15% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLS1State/Local Laws - Speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed limit
  • 393.60CWindshield - Damaged or Discolored
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

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).

28
Inspections
39
Violations
8
Out-of-service
420
CSA points
2
Crashes
16
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

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

25 trailer 20 truck
2008 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9TH18N481284· R675087 TX
2015 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EH8FN182109· R804868 TX
2019 KENWORTH T680seen 3×
1XKYD49XXKJ250734· BLDT99 CO
2016 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplateseen 3×
1JJV532D7GL946170· EHZL40 CO
2019 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH4KN196826· R814809 TX
2016 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplateseen 2×
1JJV532D2GL876657· R495289 TX
2018 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH7JN888822· R762485 TX
2008 WALLY-MO Wally-Mo
1W9H653298H157702· 253B907 TX
2019 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D2KL132551· U954945 TN
2018 MACK Anthem
1M1AN4GY4JM001168· R804442 TX
2026 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V53C2JT2766574· 411574Z ME
2021 MACK Anthem
1M1AN4EY2MM001628· R804713 TX
2021 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
5V8VC5320MT106182· 136595T TN
2018 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH0JN895322· R837718 TX
2023 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
5V8VA5322PM308042· 713090T TN
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR7KSKD5705· R841270 TX
2022 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K9NS388033· 184856T TN
2026 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D3TL690037· 725658T TN
2015 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH5FN182536· R786582 TX
2021 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
5V8VC5320MT106196· 136609T TN
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDV4MSMS1190· R827054 TX
2023 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K8PS083190· 4VD1690 CA
2017 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJGLDRXHSHR5398· R542343 TX
2008 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS25378G341544· 934104ST IL
2016 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9TG0GN960298· R804556 TX
2017 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D4HL990550· 553764T TN
2020 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C4LT597051· 040013T TN
2025 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GR1P0629SK716546· PF77838 IN
2022 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532DXNL310579· PA38457 IN
2026 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K5TS133098· 715975T TN

+ 15 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

2

Tow-away

2

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
25
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
25
25 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi25 drivers
Company officer
MERON S TIKABO
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2024-08-10
Last MCS-150 update
2026-05-14
Census status
Active

Fleet: 25 trucks · 25 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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs or addresses with 50 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

50
Connected carriers
48
Fleet-transfer links
3
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
BARKA TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 3265891Active· DALLAS, TX
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
4V4NC9TG0GN9602981XKYD49XXKJ2507344V4NC9EH8FN182109
Medium· 2
HOREB LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 3437691Inactive· ROWLETT, TX
Medium
Mailing
MERCY LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 3809248Active· DALLAS, TX
Medium
Mailing

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

7 events
  1. 05/14/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2025)

  2. 11/08/2025Insurance filed — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy SWR-TX-0003935-25

  3. 11/08/2025Insurance cancelled — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy SWR-TX-0003935-24

  4. 10/14/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/06/2025)

  5. 11/25/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  6. 11/12/2024Insurance replaced — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy SWR-TX-0003935-24

  7. 08/10/2024Registered 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
2026-05-14
Reported mileage
122,343 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 20, 2026, 3:00 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.