Carrier profile · USDOT 2801769 · MC-968192 · Updated Aug 6, 2026

Tahus Trucking Inc

14 power unitsavg 12.1 yrRegional · 6 statesRIVERSIDE, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-968192 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(951) 218-6978 Email dispatchjosecastroo838@gmail.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average46.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average32.6% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.1 yr

Model years 2000–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

47 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 46.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 32.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 28 vehicle and 43 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

62.5% · 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

45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 7

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

≈1.7 / 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: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 47
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving52 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance34 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance28 · 21 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 10 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness9 · 7 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Global Hawk’16–’18

United Specialty’18–’19

Trisura Specialty’19–’21

Trailblazers A’21–’23

Southwind Risk’23–’26

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC · since Feb 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	Apr 2023 → Apr 2026	$750K	7
TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG	Dec 2021 → Apr 2023	$750K	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2021	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Nov 2016 → Nov 2018	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → Oct 2016	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.1 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

79.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

RIVERSIDE, CA

6671 CHADBOURNE AVE

Top corridor

CA 21 · WA 9 · UT 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks 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 3673981Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 302761 USDOT 3357640 USDOT 3095900 USDOT 3673981 USDOT 53467 USDOT 2809761 USDOT 4082523 USDOT 2459981

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

Location

Physical address: 6671 CHADBOURNE AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92505
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (951) 218-6978
Email: josecastroo838@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Luis Valenzuela Castro
USDOT / docket: 2801769 · MC-968192
First registered: Sep 22, 2015
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2026 · 1,280,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 17, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,280,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TAHUS TRUCKING INC.

TAHUS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2801769) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC effective Feb 28, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 46.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier received 47 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 43 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 6, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 17, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TAHUS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

TAHUS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 2801769, and its motor carrier number is MC-968192.

Is TAHUS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 6, 2026, TAHUS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TAHUS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

TAHUS TRUCKING INC has a 46.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 82 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is TAHUS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

TAHUS TRUCKING INC operates 14 power units and 13 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TAHUS TRUCKING INC based?

TAHUS TRUCKING INC is based in RIVERSIDE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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