TATE SERVICES INC

USDOT 1070198 • 378 NICKFITCHEAD ROAD, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35806

ACTIVE

Authority:None on file

Insurance:None on file

BOC-3:Not on file

Safety Rating:Not rated

MCS-150:Never updated

OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT

1,070,198

Status

ACTIVE

Operation

Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

State

Alabama

Phone

2568588389

[email protected]

Power Units (MCS-150)

Drivers (MCS-150)

MCS-150 Mileage

999,000

Physical Address

378 NICKFITCHEAD ROAD, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35806

Mailing Address

P O BOX 18867, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35804

Contact

Phone: 2568588389

Email: [email protected]

Risk Signals1 flagged

MEDIUM

Elevated vehicle OOS rate: 36.5%

National average is 23.4%. This carrier's vehicle OOS rate is 13.1 percentage points above average.

Signals are auto-detected from FMCSA public records. This is not a regulatory determination.

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Active Authority

Revoked / Inactive

Authority Types

Insurance Policies

None on file

BOC-3 Filing

Not on file

Operating Authority

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No records found

No insurance filings found for this carrier in FMCSA records.

Check FMCSA SAFER for current insurance status

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness

23%

Drugs / Alcohol

Hours of Service

N/A

Unsafe Driving

Vehicle Maintenance

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections

Violations

29 OOS

Vehicle OOS %

36.5%

Above nat'l avg (23.4%)

Driver OOS %

5.8%

Power Units (MCS-150)

Drivers (MCS-150)

Crash Records

Inspection Activity (24 months)

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Inspection Activity Map

1 state • 52 inspections

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Violation Summary (83 violations from 52 inspections)

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Violation Summary (83 violations from 52 inspections)
Code	Description	# Violations	# OOS	Severity Wt	BASIC
FMCSR:393.78	Windshield condition defective	6	0	4	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.134	Cargo securement - large boulders	6	6	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	5	1	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.95A4-EEUS	Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured	4	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75A3-TAOL	Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS	4	4	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.134B-CRHLC	Cargo securement - large boulders	4	4	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.100B-C	Cargo securement - aggregate working load	3	3	6	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9A-LCL	Inoperable required lamps	3	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.134(b)(3)	Cargo securement - large boulders	3	3	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	3	0	3	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.9A-LIL	Inoperable required lamps	2	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9A-LSML	Inoperable required lamps	2	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.78A-WS	Windshield condition defective	2	0	4	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:383.23A2-LCDLN	License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL	2	2	—	Driver Fitness
FMCSR:383.71H	License (CDL) - CDL or CLP holder possesses a valid medical certificate but is not on file with the issuing state driver's licensing agency as required	2	0	—	Driver Fitness
FMCSR:393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	2	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.95A	Emergency equipment - fire extinguisher missing/defective	2	0	5	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	2	2	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.95(a)	Emergency equipment - fire extinguisher missing/defective	2	0	5	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9B-LIL	Lighting - Identification lamp(s) obscured	1	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:391.11B4	Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or	1	1	—	Driver Fitness
FMCSR:393.9A-LBL	Inoperable required lamps	1	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9A-HLLH	Inoperable required lamps	1	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9A-LFTSI	Inoperable required lamps	1	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.2-SLLILC	Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued	1	0	8	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:383.95A-LCDL	Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction	1	1	—	Driver Fitness
FMCSR:391.41APC	Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency	1	1	—	Driver Fitness
FMCSR:392.2-SLLEWG3	Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued	1	0	8	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.11A1-LTNRV	Lighting devices/reflectors	1	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.2-SLLEWA1	Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued	1	0	8	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.75A3-TFL	Tires - Front leaking or inflation 50% or less than of the maximum inflation pressure	1	1	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:383.51A-NSIN	CDL disqualification - major offense	1	0	10	Driver Fitness
FMCSR:391.41A1-NPH	Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate - no previous history	1	0	—	Driver Fitness
FMCSR:390.21TB	390.21TB	1	0	—	General/Admin
FMCSR:393.45D	Brake tubing/hoses inadequate	1	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.16	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	1	0	3	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.82A1	Texting while driving	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.95F	Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper	1	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.2	Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued	1	0	8	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:391.41(a)(1)	391.41(a)(1)	1	0	—	Driver Fitness
FMCSR:396.3(a)(1)	Inspection/repair/maintenance - general	1	0	5	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:390.21(b)	USDOT number not displayed	1	0	3	General/Admin
FMCSR:393.95(f)	Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper	1	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate

36.5%vs nat'l 23.4%

+13.1 pts above avg

Driver OOS Rate

5.8%vs nat'l 6.7%

-0.9 pts below avg

Violations / Inspection

1.60vs nat'l 1.80

-0.20 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (52 inspections)

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fmcsa-inspectionsApr 5, 2026

Inspection History (52 inspections)
Date	Report #	Station	State	Level	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
Feb 24, 2026	87126108	ATHENS AL	AL	Level 3	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Jan 22, 2026	86860092	ATHENS AL	AL	Level 2	VOLVO STRAIGHT TRUCK	2	393.95A4-EEUS, 393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
Jan 21, 2026	86860663	HUNTSVILLE AL	AL	Level 2	AUTOCAR STRAIGHT TRUCK	4	393.9B-LIL, 393.95A4-EEUS, 391.11B4	Yes
Jan 5, 2026	86705626	HUNTSVILLE AL	AL	Level 2	VOLVO STRAIGHT TRUCK	1	393.9A-LIL	No
Dec 9, 2025	86513732	ATHENS AL	AL	Level 2	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	1	393.134B-CRHLC	Yes
Aug 22, 2025	85581458	MADISON AL	AL	Level 2	VOLVO STRAIGHT TRUCK	4	393.100B-C, 393.95A4-EEUS, 393.9A-LSML	Yes
Aug 21, 2025	85553018	HUNTSVILLE AL	AL	Level 2	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK	6	393.100B-C, 393.134B-CRHLC, 393.78A-WS	Yes
Aug 5, 2025	85408655	HUNTSVILLE AL	AL	Level 2	MACK TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK	4	393.75A3-TAOL, 393.9A-LCL	Yes
Aug 4, 2025	85428965	TANNER AL	AL	Level 3	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Jul 30, 2025	85379061	DECATUR AL	AL	Level 3	DODGE STRAIGHT TRUCK	1	392.2-SLLILC	No
Jul 22, 2025	85283929	ATHENS AL	AL	Level 3	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Jul 17, 2025	85241725	TANNER AL	AL	Level 3	WESTERN ST STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Jul 15, 2025	85226481	MADISON AL	AL	Level 3	VOLVO STRAIGHT TRUCK	3	383.95A-LCDL, 383.23A2-LCDLN, 383.71H	Yes
Jul 12, 2025	85202539	TRINITY AL	AL	Level 3	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	3	383.23A2-LCDLN, 391.41APC, 392.2-SLLEWG3	Yes
Jun 20, 2025	85006800	HUNTSVILLE AL	AL	Level 2	VOLVO STRAIGHT TRUCK	4	393.134B-CRHLC, 393.78, 393.11A1-LTNRV	Yes
Jun 17, 2025	84973362	TANNER AL	AL	Level 2	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK	3	392.2-SLLEWA1, 393.75A3-TFL, 393.78A-WS	Yes
Jun 16, 2025	84973124	HUNTSVILLE AL	AL	Level 3	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
May 16, 2025	84695997	HUNTSVILLE AL	AL	Level 3	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK	1	383.71H	No
Apr 18, 2025	84439466	MADISON AL	AL	Level 2	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	4	393.100B-C, 393.95A4-EEUS, 393.9A-LCL	Yes
Apr 15, 2025	84414277	TANNER AL	AL	Level 2	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Mar 31, 2025	84272102	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	KW STRAIGHT TRUCK	1	393.78	No
Feb 27, 2025	83982359	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 3	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Feb 20, 2025	83918652	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	PTRB STRAIGHT TRUCK	2	393.9, 393.78	No
Feb 13, 2025	83905487	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 3	VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK	2	383.51A-NSIN, 391.41A1-NPH	No
Feb 6, 2025	83797942	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	WSTR STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Dec 31, 2024	83505341	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 3	FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Nov 15, 2024	83165690	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK	2	390.21TB, 393.45D	No
Nov 4, 2024	83070797	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	FRHT STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Oct 31, 2024	83048646	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK	6	392.16, 392.82A1, 393.95A	Yes
Oct 10, 2024	82877862	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK	2	393.95A, 393.9	No
Sep 5, 2024	82595799	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	TRUK STRAIGHT TRUCK	2	393.134(b)(3), 393.9(a)	Yes
Aug 28, 2024	82508179	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 3	VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Aug 13, 2024	82370807	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 3	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Aug 9, 2024	82344216	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	KW STRAIGHT TRUCK	2	393.78, 393.9(a)	No
Jun 22, 2024	81939770	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK	1	393.134	Yes
Jun 17, 2024	81889396	EXIT RAMP	AL	Level 2	UNPUBLISHE SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Jun 15, 2024	81884242	Roadside	AL	Level 2	VOLVO TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
May 15, 2024	81614513	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 3	VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK	1	392.16(a)	No
Apr 20, 2024	81402989	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 3	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Feb 27, 2024	80948677	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	2	392.2, 391.41(a)(1)	No
Nov 18, 2023	80198851	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	2	393.75(a)(3), 393.134	Yes
Nov 9, 2023	80134552	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK	4	393.134(b)(3), 393.95(a), 393.78	Yes
Oct 31, 2023	80049072	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	KW STRAIGHT TRUCK	1	393.134(b)(3)	Yes
Oct 14, 2023	79912688	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	2	393.134, 396.3(a)(1)	Yes
Sep 28, 2023	79780600	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 3	MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Sep 25, 2023	79738723	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 3	VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Aug 19, 2023	79450504	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	KW STRAIGHT TRUCK	1	393.134	Yes
Jun 19, 2023	78932397	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 3	VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK	1	392.16(a)	No
May 23, 2023	78698008	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	KW STRAIGHT TRUCK	5	390.21(b), 393.95(a), 393.95(f)	Yes
May 17, 2023	78643400	ROADSIDE	AL	Level 2	VOLV STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No

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Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

39 total · 35.9% OOS

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InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

ROADSIDE30 · 10 OOS

HUNTSVILLE AL7 · 4 OOS

ATHENS AL4 · 2 OOS

TANNER AL4 · 1 OOS

MADISON AL3 · 3 OOS

EXIT RAMP1

DECATUR AL1

TRINITY AL1 · 1 OOS

Violations by BASIC category

Vehicle Maintenance62 · 24 OOS

Driver Fitness10 · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving9

General/Admin2

Recent Crashes

25 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes

Fatalities

Injuries

Across 6 crashes

Tow-Aways

Crash History (25 records)

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Crash History (25 records)
Date	State	Severity	Injuries	City	Location	VIN	Carrier Name at Crash
Apr 23, 2025	AL	INJURY	1	HUNTSVILLE	I-565	...987888	TATE SERVICES INC
Mar 3, 2025	AL	TOW	0	HUNTSVILLE	Memorial Parkway	...310075	TATE SERVICES INC
Dec 11, 2024	AL	INJURY	1	RURAL LIMESTONE	Glaze Road	...VT3118	TATE SERVICES INC
Oct 8, 2024	AL	TOW	0	HUNTSVILLE	MEMORIAL PARKWAY	...310075	TATE SERVICES INC
Oct 1, 2024	AL	TOW	0	HUNTSVILLE	UNIVERSITY DR	...181032	TATE SERVICES INC
Jul 11, 2024	AL	TOW	0	HUNTSVILLE	RESEARCH PARK BLVD	...554635	TATE SERVICES INC
Apr 24, 2024	AL	TOW	0	HUNTSVILLE	OAKWOOD AVE	...S51378	TATE SERVICES INC
Jan 2, 2024	AL	TOW	0	HUNTSVILLE	University Dr.	...193346	TATE SERVICES INC
Feb 6, 2023	AL	TOW	0	HUNTSVILLE	LEEMAN FERRY RD	...S50169	TATE SERVICES INC
Dec 20, 2022	AL	TOW	0	HUNTSVILLE	I-565	...419308	TATE SERVICES INC
Oct 5, 2022	AL	TOW	0	Huntsville	Haysland Road	...S51378	TATE SERVICES INC
Aug 18, 2022	AL	TOW	0	RURAL MADISON	Wall Triana Hwy	...250050	TATE SERVICES INC
Oct 19, 2021	AL	TOW	0	HUNTSVILLE	I-565	...164714	TATE SERVICES INC
Sep 30, 2021	AL	TOW	0	RURAL MADISON	Nick Fitchard Road	...S51378	TATE SERVICES INC
Jul 7, 2021	AL	INJURY	1	HUNTSVILLE	I565	...554635	TATE SERVICES INC
Oct 28, 2020	AL	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Sep 22, 2020	AL	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Mar 24, 2020	AL	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Oct 19, 2018	AL	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Dec 5, 2017	AL	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Jul 11, 2017	AL	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Oct 11, 2016	AL	INJURY	1	—	—	—	—
Aug 29, 2016	AL	INJURY	1	—	—	—	—
Jul 25, 2016	AL	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Nov 25, 2015	AL	INJURY	1	—	—	—	—