TARP - IT INC

TARP - IT INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 36 power units and 30 drivers, based in Ellensburg, WA. Across 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, the fleet's 100.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

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

Caution

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Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 50.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 15.8% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — TARP - IT INC (USDOT 1917197)
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:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 50.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 15.8%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1917197/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
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USDOT 1917197 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: TIM RAVET Company officer 2: TRUDY RAVET Farm Supplies Based in ELLENSBURG, WA

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 65/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 15.8% (worse). n=27710 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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.

Field change history →

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 1917197

In FMCSA records since Jul 21, 2009 (~17y)

Company officer TIM RAVET

Company officer 2 TRUDY RAVET

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Farm Supplies

Fleet size 36 units

Drivers 30

Annual mileage 1,743,869 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (509) 962-4664

Email: [email protected]

Physical

3000 WILSON CREEK ROAD

ELLENSBURG, WA 98926

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1917197

In FMCSA records since Jul 21, 2009 (~17y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,743,869 mi

Safety Rating Conditional

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 50.0% vs 6.7% +43.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 3.00 vs 1.80 +1.20

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

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
Trailers	27	0	0
Trucks	36	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	1	1	0
OOS inspections	1	1	0
OOS percentage	100%	100%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk intelligence

TARP - IT INC had 1 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 10.0.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in WA (1 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (50.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 5 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 36 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 30 drivers; Dodge and Unknown are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

OOS order history

1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

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

Compared against 27,710 ACTIVE carriers operating 18–54 power units (±50% of this carrier's 36 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

50%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 27,710 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

100%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

15.8%

Median across 27,710 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +84.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2024-09 2025-10

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
Washington (WA)	1	1	100.0%	Oct 15, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Dodge		2
Unknown		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	2.00	2	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.11	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	10.00	10	—	Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86089880	Oct 15, 2025	WA	2	ELLENSBURG WA	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge WA D47595G · 3C7WRTCL1SG517333	3	393.43D-B, 391.41APC, 396.17C-PI	Yes
82637497	Sep 10, 2024	WA	3	KENNEWICK WA	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge WA C78103T · 3C7WRTCL3LG171108	1	392.82	No
79378563	Aug 7, 2023	WA	1	wa-w/b-182	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge WA C78103T · 3C7WRTCL3LG171108	7	393.9(a), 392.2, 392.16(a)	Yes
79199959	Jul 18, 2023	WA	3	wa-e/b	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge WA C36551X · 3C7WRTCL4LG199905	1	392.2	No
78844001	Jun 7, 2023	WA	1	SR 240 ROADSIDE	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge WA C78103T · 3C7WRTCL3LG171108	4	393.9(a), 393.43, 392.2	Yes

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Oct 27, 2009

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
ELLENSBURG WA	WA	1	1
KENNEWICK WA	WA	1	0
SR 240 ROADSIDE	WA	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	5	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	3	2
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	1	0
392.82	Texting while driving	Unsafe Driving	1	0
392.82(a)(1)	Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.25(f)	Stop lamp violations	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.43	No/improper breakaway or emergency braking	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1

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Field change history

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