CSA
UnknownUSDOT 917612· CARRIER· EIN 45-4081734
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TIA TRANSPORT & TOWING LLC

7728 E HILLSBORUGH AVE, TAMPA, FL, 33610(813) 345-6438tiatowing@aol.comSANTOS GARCIA
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

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.

Roadside inspection performance

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

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

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

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 57.1% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 57.1% 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

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
4
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 50%Other 50%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations · 50% of recent
  • 393.95A1Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
  • 392.8-DDriver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment
Do this
  • Verify the extinguisher gauge is in the green and secured
  • Keep a full set of warning triangles in the truck
2Other
2 violations · 50% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLSRState/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation
  • 392.2-SLLSIVState/Local Laws - State insurance violation
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
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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).

7
Inspections
56
Violations
19
Out-of-service
201
CSA points
2
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

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

2 incomplete vehicle
2015 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 4×
1FVACWDT8FHGP9844· NOTAG FL
2023 INTERNATIONAL MV607seen 3×
3HAEUMMLXPL541698· NOTAG FL

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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
4
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
4
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2022
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi4 drivers
Company officer
SANTOS GARCIA
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · Hazmat
Registered since
2000-11-22
Last MCS-150 update
2023-06-29
Census status
Active

Fleet: 4 trucks · 1 owned 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 phone numbers, officers or emails with 20 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

20
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
20
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: SANTOS GARCIA (USDOT 814793, registered 1999) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 20
1
2 BROTHERS LANDSCAPING SERVICE LLC
USDOT 2797837Active· CENTEREACH, NY
Strong
Officer
2
AG
USDOT 2521256Active· DEL VALLE, TX
Strong
Officer
3
GARCIA WELDING INC
USDOT 3658534Active· LYNN, MA
Strong
Officer
4
MARIA L GARIBAY
USDOT 2767437Active· BAKERSFIELD, CA
Strong
Officer
5
REL DRILL CONSTRUCTION LLC
USDOT 4246212Active· AURORA, CO
Strong
Officer
6
S GARCIA HARVESTING INC
USDOT 1208277Active· LANTANA, FL
Strong
Officer
7
SANTOS COSME GARCIA
USDOT 2969103Inactive· ASHEBORO, NC
Strong
Officer
8
SANTOS GARCIA
USDOT 2596084Inactive· LUBBOCK, TX
Strong
Officer
9
SANTOS GARCIA
USDOT 3460700Active· HUNTINGTN STA, NY
Strong
Officer
10
SANTOS GARCIA
USDOT 3787167Inactive· LUBBOCK, TX
Strong
Officer
11
SANTOS GARCIA
USDOT 1356051Inactive· SAN JOSE, CA
Strong
Officer
12
SANTOS GARCIA
USDOT 2453686Active· HOUSTON, TX
Strong
Officer
13
SANTOS GARCIA
USDOT 2847086Active· LAS CRUCES, NM
Strong
Officer
14
SANTOS GARCIA
USDOT 814793Inactive· AMARILLO, TX
Strong
Officer
15
SANTOS GARCIA
USDOT 1967295Active· EL CAMPO, TX
Strong
Officer
16
SANTOS GARCIA TRUCKING INC
USDOT 3330875Active· LONG BEACH, CA
Strong
Officer
17
SANTOS L LANDSCAPING SERVICE
USDOT 4233900Active· JAMAICA, NY
Strong
Officer
18
SANTOS T GARCIA GUARDADO
USDOT 2539769Active· HOUSTON, TX
Strong
Officer
19
SG HAULING INC
USDOT 3446610Active· ABILENE, TX
Strong
Officer
20
TIA TRANSPORT & TOWING
USDOT 2873247Inactive· TAMPA, FL
Strong
EmailPhone

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

2 events
  1. 06/29/2023MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2022)

  2. 11/22/2000Registered 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

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
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FMCSA safety rating

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

Form date
2023-06-29
Reported mileage
10,481 mi (2022)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 26, 2026, 6:53 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.