Carrier profile · USDOT 295299 · MC-196770 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TRI-F CONSOLIDATORS INC

13 power unitsavg 11 yrLocal · 2 statesDEL REY, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-196770 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

40Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 905-6161 Email dispatchkevinmejia@tri-f.com

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

52 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 44 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 21.8 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

52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 19

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

≈2.0 / 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: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 52
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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 Driving31 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 11 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 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 ’24 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Zc Ins’98–’05

Praetorian’07–’10

Monterey’10–’15

Great West’15–’19

Hudson’19–’24

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. · since May 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2024	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2015 → Jun 2019	$750K	2
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2015	$750K	8
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Mar 2005 → Apr 2007	$750K	3
ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	Mar 1998 → Mar 2005	$750K	1
UNIGARD INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Apr 1998	$750K	1
UNIGARD SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1993 → Apr 1995	$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): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 40

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

35.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

DEL REY, CA

8737 E CENTRAL AVE

Top corridor

CA 51 · IA 1

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: 1 truck 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 3965721Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2576791 USDOT 3519381 USDOT 4125392 USDOT 273818 USDOT 1703046 USDOT 3965721 USDOT 4149272 USDOT 702526

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: 8737 E CENTRAL AVE, DEL REY, CA, 93616
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (559) 905-6161
Fax: (559) 485-4063
Email: kevinmejia@tri-f.com
Web domain: tri-f.com

Registration

Officer: Scott Freund
USDOT / docket: 295299 · MC-196770
First registered: Jun 12, 1987
Last MCS-150: Dec 12, 2025 · 630,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 195771175

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

630,000

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-F CONSOLIDATORS INC.

TRI-F CONSOLIDATORS INC (USDOT 295299) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. effective May 31, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 52 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 44 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 12, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRI-F CONSOLIDATORS INC's USDOT number?

TRI-F CONSOLIDATORS INC's USDOT number is 295299, and its motor carrier number is MC-196770.

Is TRI-F CONSOLIDATORS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TRI-F CONSOLIDATORS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRI-F CONSOLIDATORS INC's safety record?

TRI-F CONSOLIDATORS INC has a 38.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 77 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).