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TULLIS INC

Joins 9 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 1, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
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  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — TULLIS INC (USDOT 1875491)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1875491/
As of: Oct 1, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1875491 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: CHRISTOPHER HANDLEY Company officer 2: LYLE TULLIS Construction Based in REDDING, CA

FMCSA census as of Oct 1, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 12.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=233527 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1875491
In FMCSA records since Apr 8, 2009 (~17y)
Company officer CHRISTOPHER HANDLEY
Company officer 2 LYLE TULLIS
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Construction
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 1 mi
Contact & address
Physical
16951 CLEAR CREEK ROAD
REDDING, CA 96001
Mailing
PO BOX 493416
REDDING, CA 96049
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1875491
In FMCSA records since Apr 8, 2009 (~17y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 12.5% vs 6.7% +5.8 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.22 vs 1.80 -1.58
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 1 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 17 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 9 9 1
OOS inspections 1 0 0
OOS percentage 11.11% 0% 0%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
17
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
12.5%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
0

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 12.5% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 233,527 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
12.5%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,527 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,527 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (11 months)

2024-01 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 9 1 11.1% Sep 24, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 6
Peterbilt 4
Ford 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.76 1 — Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (17 rows) View all 17 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89091218 Sep 24, 2026 CA 2 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
88081416 Jun 9, 2026 CA 1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
87716108 Apr 29, 2026 CA 1 COTTONWOOD IF
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
85687456 Sep 2, 2025 CA 2 SR-44 AT SR-89
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 172.516C6-HMPMC No
85599373 Aug 25, 2025 CA 1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALE
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 383.23A2-LCDLN Yes
84646691 May 7, 2025 CA 1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
84606729 May 5, 2025 CA 2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
83924312 Feb 20, 2025 CA 1 ca-ox-yoke-e/of-sr-273
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
83318870 Dec 5, 2024 CA 1 SR-273 AT CANYON RD
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
82503025 Aug 26, 2024 CA 1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
81833619 Jun 10, 2024 CA 1 SR-273 JUMP SCALE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
80681110 Jan 18, 2024 CA 1 ca-anderson,-ca
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2 No
79658322 Sep 13, 2023 CA 1 SR-273 JUMP SCALE
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.95(f) No
79624607 Sep 8, 2023 CA 1 SR-273 AT CANYON RD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.9(a), 390.21T(a) No
78871968 Jun 12, 2023 CA 1 WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
78614433 May 11, 2023 CA 1 SR-273 AT CANYON RD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.95(a) No
sms-78273365 Jan 1, 2020 CA 1 SR-273 AT CANYON RD — 2 — No
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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