Carrier profile · USDOT 5235245 · Updated Jul 8, 2026

TRI COAST CARRIERS

100 power unitsHOUSTON, TX50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

100Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 8, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

New entrant, limited track record

Watch · 1

New entrant, limited track recordRegistered under a year ago with few inspections — limited public safety history to evaluate.

In good standing · 0

Nothing flagged.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

100 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityNew

0 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2026 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

What we know

This carrier has a federal identity but no operating activity on the record. Everything the FMCSA holds is below — we're not drawing empty charts around it.

On the federal record· FMCSA census + L&I

USDOT: 5235245
USDOT registration: Active
Registered: Jun 12, 20260 years ago
Domicile: HOUSTON, TX
Self-reported fleet: 100 power units100 drivers
Phone: (713) 451-8884

Why this record is thin· what the federal datasets return

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record — so there is no out-of-service rate, no BASIC percentile and no violation history to show.
No equipment observed in inspections — so no VIN-decoded units, fleet age or trailer count.
No inspection geography — so no operating footprint or lane map.
No insurance filing history on record — so no coverage limit, insurer or continuity timeline to chart.

An absent record is not a clean record. Verify operating authority and insurance directly with FMCSA — and request a certificate of insurance — before tendering a load.

Federal record →Authority & insurance →

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TRI COAST CARRIERS.

TRI COAST CARRIERS (USDOT 5235245) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jul 8, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

It reports 100 power units and 100 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing available in the FMCSA record refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 8, 2026.