Carrier profile · USDOT 1510668 · MC-566208 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC

66 power unitsavg 15.2 yrNational · 27 statesHOUSTON, TX87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-566208 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

66Power units

73 observed · MCS-150

128Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 451-8884 Email dispatchCGARZA@TRICOASTCARRIERS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes32 crashes involving injuries are on 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.4%

▲ 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

Asset-based

66 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

202 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 148 vehicle and 202 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

32.6% · 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

198 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 18

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 66-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 66
Inspections · 24 mo: 202
Annualized: ≈101 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance77 · 14 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving54 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance34 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 29 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance31 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance29 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance28 · 16 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance25 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance21 · 4 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 13 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’06–’08

Great West’09–’11

Global Hawk’13–’15

Arch’15–’17

United Wisconsin’20–’22

Db (usbranch)’23–’25

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	May 2023 → May 2025	$750K	2
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → May 2023	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2022	$750K	4
GLOBAL HAWK PROPERTY & CASUALTY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	2
HOUSTON GENERAL INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Jun 2019 → Jun 2019	$750K	1
GLOBAL HAWK PROPERTY & CASUALTY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2019	$750K	3
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2017	$750K	2
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Jun 2013 → Jun 2015	$750K	5
TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jun 2011 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2009 → Jun 2011	$750K	5
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2008 → Jun 2009	$750K	2
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2006 → Jun 2008	$750K	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 66
Observed power (24 mo): 73
Trailers (towed): 128

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

36.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 27 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

202

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

5931 SCHURMIER RD

Top corridor

TX 80 · NM 16 · CO 13

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 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2370515 USDOT 388467Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (47 trucks · 52 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2798004 USDOT 3626456 USDOT 3682633 USDOT 4366764 USDOT 388467 USDOT 2828355 USDOT 3203902 USDOT 2596782

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tricoastcarriers.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2805272

Shares a company officer with other carriers

carlos garza — 21 carriers: USDOT 968088 USDOT 1627439 USDOT 1657989 USDOT 1973504 USDOT 2343525 USDOT 2416300 USDOT 2564212 USDOT 2796912

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5931 SCHURMIER RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77048
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 451-8884
Cell: (832) 526-2842
Fax: (713) 451-8886
Email: cgarza@tricoastcarriers.com
Web domain: tricoastcarriers.com

Registration

Officer: Carlos Garza
USDOT / docket: 1510668 · MC-566208
First registered: Jun 6, 2006
Last MCS-150: Aug 7, 2025 · 9,348,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 13, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 12.39
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,348,000

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 TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC.

TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 1510668) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 202 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 148 vehicle-level and 202 driver-level — across 27 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 66 power units and 60 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 7, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 13, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number?

TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number is 1510668, and its motor carrier number is MC-566208.

Is TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC's safety record?

TRI-COAST CARRIERS LLC has a 30.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 287 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).