TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC
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 rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 6
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 71
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 42
- Annualized
- ≈21 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Maintenance21 · 9 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Aug 10, 2023. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 18 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2022 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| May 17, 2018 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 26, 2015 | OK | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2014 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2011 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2009 | OK | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 28, 2009 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2009 | TX | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 17, 2008 | AR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2005 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2002 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 15, 1995 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 1993 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 1992 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |