Carrier profile · USDOT 295299 · MC-196770 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Tri-f- Consolidators Inc

13 power unitsavg 10.9 yrLocal · 2 statesDEL REY, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-196770 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

41Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.9Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 905-6161 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average34.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.9 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

81 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 34.88% on 43 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
12 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 26, 2026.

Safety

52 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 34.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 43 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 4.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 52
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving33 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 8 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 11 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Zc Ins’98–’05

Monterey’10–’15

Great West’15–’19

Hudson’19–’24

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. · since May 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2024	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2015 → Jun 2019	$750K	2
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2015	$750K	8
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Mar 2005 → Apr 2007	$750K	3
ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	Mar 1998 → Mar 2005	$750K	1
UNIGARD INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Apr 1998	$750K	1
UNIGARD SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1993 → Apr 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 41

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

63.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 51 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections

Home base

DEL REY, CA

8737 E CENTRAL AVE

Most inspections: CA

51 inspections

CA 51 · IA 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4413292Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2576791 USDOT 3519381 USDOT 4125392 USDOT 273818 USDOT 1703046 USDOT 3965721 USDOT 4149272 USDOT 702526

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 8737 E CENTRAL AVE, DEL REY, CA, 93616
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (559) 905-6161
Fax: (559) 485-4063
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: tri-f.com

Registration

Officer: Scott Freund
USDOT / docket: 295299 · MC-196770
First registered: Jun 12, 1987
Last MCS-150: Dec 12, 2025 · 630,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 195771175

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

630,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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35%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

15 of 43 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

84violation records

22OOS-tagged records

15 of 43inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

3256%18 / 32

Unsafe driving

200%0 / 20

Brakes

1718%3 / 17

Hours of service

120%0 / 12

Lights

333%1 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

31%Nov 24 to May 258 / 26

33%May 25 to Nov 252 / 6

50%Nov 25 to May 263 / 6

40%May 26 to Nov 262 / 5

Top 3 codes (17 of 84 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects5

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396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed5
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed4
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.47A-BCFSBD Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data2
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak2
390.19B2-BIENNIAL Unified registration / MCS-1501
390.21TF USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2UCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LLPL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-FRMC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C-WR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43D-BIPBS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSAD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TBTP Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.81-H Horn1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H1-ELDNUM ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.8D5-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F01 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F1-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F12-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BARS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TRI-F- CONSOLIDATORS INC.

TRI-F- CONSOLIDATORS INC (USDOT 295299) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. effective May 31, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 52 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 43 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 12, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRI-F- CONSOLIDATORS INC's USDOT number?

TRI-F- CONSOLIDATORS INC's USDOT number is 295299, and its motor carrier number is MC-196770.

Is TRI-F- CONSOLIDATORS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. TRI-F- CONSOLIDATORS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRI-F- CONSOLIDATORS INC's safety record?

TRI-F- CONSOLIDATORS INC has a 34.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 82 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).