Carrier profile · USDOT 690147 · MC-320104 · Updated Jul 8, 2026

Gulf Winds International Inc

731 power unitsavg 10.9 yrNational · 22 statesSEABROOK, TX81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-320104 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksgwii.comFMCSA SAFER

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 32.9%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1,204 vehicle and 1,374 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

34.5% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

1,333 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 89

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.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.9 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 731-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
731
Inspections · 24 mo
1,378
Annualized
≈689 / yr
Coverage
≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

52%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
52%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
64%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
86%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance841 · 271 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance315 · 211 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving289 · 1 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance226 · 41 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance178 · 91 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance168 · 13 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance121 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance114 · 2 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance99 · 1 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance82 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

100 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 29, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

69ELD device issues
9No log / no ELD
7False logs
11Drove over hours

Trending worse — 67% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 438 total · 57 in 24 mo

438
Total crashes
57
In last 24 mo
5
Fatal
188
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
202610079
20253401829
20243101025
2023161315
2022220618
2021181917
20203011229
2019160614
2018191714
2017131611
20162501821
2015200718
2014140813
20139039
2012130611
2011140712
201010048
2009180518
20082701423
2007210920
2006200918
20059037
20048048
20038037
20023023
20014023
20003003
19991001
19982002
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
May 19, 2026TX00Yes
Apr 28, 2026TX01Yes
Apr 23, 2026TX01Yes
Apr 8, 2026TX01Yes
Mar 31, 2026SC00Yes
Mar 30, 2026TX01No
Mar 27, 2026TN01Yes
Mar 2, 2026TX01Yes
Feb 9, 2026PA00Yes
Feb 9, 2026TX01Yes
Dec 30, 2025VA00Yes
Dec 17, 2025OK01Yes
Dec 16, 2025TX00Yes
Dec 13, 2025SC01Yes
Dec 5, 2025TX01Yes
Dec 3, 2025TX00Yes
Dec 3, 2025TN00Yes
Nov 25, 2025TX01No
Nov 24, 2025TX04Yes
Nov 11, 2025TX02Yes
Nov 4, 2025TX00Yes
Oct 28, 2025TX00Yes
Oct 23, 2025TN00Yes
Oct 23, 2025TX01Yes
Oct 21, 2025TX01Yes