Carrier profile · USDOT 835330 · MC-372195 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

TBM CARRIERS INC

DBA TBM CARRIERS

196 power unitsavg 6 yrNational · 29 statesCALEXICO, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-372195 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

196Power units

280 observed · MCS-150

534Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.0Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(210) 732-3400 Email dispatchricardo.garza@tbmcarriers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 2010 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

18 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

18 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

196 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1,183 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 9.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 827 vehicle and 1,177 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 2.8 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

1,119 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 68

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

≈3.0 / 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: 196
Inspections · 24 mo: 1,183
Annualized: ≈592 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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 Driving152 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance114 · 22 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance85 · 37 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance79 · 19 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance68 · 5 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness63 · 32 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance60 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance55 · 15 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance47 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance45 · 15 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State Pennsylvania’06–’08

Monterey’10–’14

United Specialty’15–’18

United Wisconsin’18–’23

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2024	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2023	$750K	8
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2018	$750K	7
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	May 2014 → May 2015	$750K	1
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2014	$750K	7
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2008 → Jan 2010	$750K	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2006 → Sep 2008	$750K	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2005 → Sep 2006	$750K	1
CASCADE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Oct 2005	$750K	2
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2004 → Aug 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 196
Observed power (24 mo): 280
Trailers (towed): 534

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

44.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

889

CA busiest

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

Home base

CALEXICO, CA

363 NINA LEE RD

Top corridor

CA 230 · TX 224 · NM 167

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: 36 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 559151 USDOT 3427502 USDOT 3213270 USDOT 230066Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 39 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2001254 USDOT 3427502 USDOT 3989210 USDOT 1814150 USDOT 445219 USDOT 943021 USDOT 4149815 USDOT 559151

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tbmcarriers.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 1814150 USDOT 2319500 USDOT 3412531 USDOT 3427502

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jose villarreal — 18 carriers: USDOT 1542270 USDOT 1784067 USDOT 1814150 USDOT 1983637 USDOT 2016273 USDOT 2319500 USDOT 2407325 USDOT 2567136

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

196

Observed (24 mo)

280

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 363 NINA LEE RD, CALEXICO, CA, 92231
Mailing address: 5718 UNIVERSITY HTS# 204, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78249
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (210) 732-3400
Fax: (760) 897-2389
Email: ricardo.garza@tbmcarriers.com
Web domain: tbmcarriers.com

Registration

Officers: Alan Villarreal · Jose Villarreal
USDOT / docket: 835330 · MC-372195
First registered: Oct 25, 1999
Last MCS-150: May 1, 2026 · 32,939,693 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 19918270

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

196

Power units

295

Drivers

295

CDL drivers

32,939,693

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 TBM CARRIERS INC.

TBM CARRIERS INC (USDOT 835330) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 1,183 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 827 vehicle-level and 1,177 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 196 power units and 295 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TBM CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

TBM CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 835330, and its motor carrier number is MC-372195.

Is TBM CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, TBM CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TBM CARRIERS INC's safety record?

TBM CARRIERS INC has a 9.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2,010 roadside inspections, with 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).