TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS INC
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, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
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+ mi6 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- DANNY BARLOW
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- D-U-N-S
- 609420435
- Registered since
- 1999-06-11
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2019-04-03
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 9 trucks · 9 owned tractors · 9 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 graphThis carrier shares addresses, phone numbers or officers with 3 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
44 events- 04/03/2019MCS-150 update filed
0.4M mi reported (2017)
- 10/26/2018Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 7874537
- 09/27/2018Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA07874537
- 08/31/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/24/2018)
- 07/15/2018Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH
BIPD/Primary · policy 74TRS078838
- 06/18/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/16/2018)
- 07/15/2017Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH
BIPD/Primary · policy 74TRS065934
- 06/19/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/21/2017)
- 08/03/2016Insurance name changed — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
CARGO · policy QT-660-8731-TIL-10
- 07/15/2016Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH
BIPD/Primary · policy 74TRS052065
- 06/20/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/12/2016)
- 07/15/2015Insurance replaced — NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 74TRS052065
- 07/15/2015Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH
BIPD/Primary · policy 74TRS034524
- 06/18/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/09/2015)
- 07/15/2014Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 497094
- 06/18/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/16/2014)
- 07/30/2013MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (11/05/2018)
- 07/15/2013Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 495965
- 07/15/2012Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CST493459
- 06/18/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/16/2012)
- 07/15/2011Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 489948
- 06/20/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/19/2011)
- 07/29/2010MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (07/22/2013)
- 07/15/2010Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 489869
- 07/31/2009MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (07/21/2010)
- 07/15/2009Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 486861
- 07/15/2008Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 476832
- 06/18/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/14/2008)
- 07/15/2007Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 466042
- 06/18/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/16/2007)
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Conditional
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2017-04-16
- Last review
- 2017-02-22
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2019-04-03
- Reported mileage
- 373,000 mi (2017)
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