RAUL JR BARBA

RAUL JR BARBA is a small fleet, operating 5 power units and 5 drivers, based in Houston, TX. 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 1 reportable crash. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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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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OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — RAUL JR BARBA (USDOT 2280410)
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 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2280410/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2280410 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: RAUL JR BARBA Other (SAND AND GRAVEL) Based in HOUSTON, TX

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). 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

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 25% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=195438 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 2280410

In FMCSA records since Mar 6, 2012 (~14y)

Company officer RAUL JR BARBA

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Other (SAND AND GRAVEL)

Fleet size 5 units

Drivers 5

Annual mileage 980,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (713) 875-1525

Email: [email protected]

Physical

7614 LEY RD

HOUSTON, TX 77028

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2280410

In FMCSA records since Mar 6, 2012 (~14y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 980,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 25.0% vs 6.7% +18.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 25.00 vs 1.80 +23.20

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
Truck tractors	5	0	0
Trailers	5	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 15 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	1	1
Tow-away	0	0
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 9 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	1	1	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	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)

15 all-time

Authorities

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

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

RAUL JR BARBA 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 30.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

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

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (8.3% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 21 times, 3 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 5 power units (small fleet) and 5 drivers; Clem and Kenworth 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%).

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

Compared against 195,438 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

25%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 195,438 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

100%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 195,438 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2023-12 2025-01

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
Texas (TX)	1	1	100.0%	Jan 17, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		4
Clem		2
Ctsi		1
Mana		1
Peterbilt		1
Trai		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	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	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	30.00	30	—	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 (9 rows) View all 9 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
83661026	Jan 17, 2025	TX	1	tx-2100--reed-rd	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR TX 1M20128 · 1XKDDR9X0SJ667162	25	396.3A1BOS, 393.207A, 393.9	Yes
81322227	Apr 5, 2024	TX	2	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR TX 1M32018 · 1XKDD09X25J091087	7	393.75(a)(3), 393.45(b)(2), 393.53(b)	Yes
81330617	Apr 1, 2024	TX	2	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR TX 1M20128 · 1XKDDR9X0SJ667162	16	393.70(b), 391.11(b)(4), 383.23(a)(2)	Yes
81188113	Mar 12, 2024	TX	2	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TX 1M76005 · 1XP5DB9X1YN533915	19	393.45(d), 396.5(b), 393.47(a)	Yes
80440806	Dec 18, 2023	TX	1	tx-ua-0090a-in-fort-bend-co.-(650	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK TX 1M20128 · 1XKDDR9X0SJ667162	11	396.3A1BOS, 393.75A3, 393.47E	Yes
79677245	Sep 13, 2023	TX	2	tx-6500--greens-rd	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR TX 1M77878 · 1XKDD09X15J091016	12	393.70(b), 393.9(a), 396.5(b)	Yes
79524628	Aug 24, 2023	TX	2	tx-ih-0069-in-harris-co.-(115-151	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR TX 1M20128 · 1XKDDR9X0SJ667162	6	393.51, 393.9(a), 393.13(c)(3)	Yes
79423238	Aug 15, 2023	TX	1	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TX 1M76005 · 1XP5DB9X1YN533915	16	393.9(a), 396.3(a)(1), 393.48(a)	Yes
78576002	May 3, 2023	TX	1	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR TX 1M32018 · 1XKDD09X25J091087	43	393.45(b)(2), 393.9(a), 393.45	Yes

Recent Crashes (15 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
TX76ZEHQE157	Jul 2, 2025	TX	1	No	No	Injury
TX6FW9HQE1H1	Oct 3, 2022	TX	1	No	No	Injury
TX6CDBHQE1S0	Jun 20, 2022	TX	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX6519HQE1NU	Sep 18, 2021	TX	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX58Q8HQE1FH	Jul 6, 2018	TX	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX57W8HQE1XA	Jun 14, 2018	TX	1	Yes	No	Injury
TX576AHQE1TY	May 30, 2018	TX	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX52I9HQE1U7	Nov 29, 2017	TX	1	No	No	Injury
TX4XUGHQE1C6	Jun 26, 2017	TX	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX4RUFHQE1CE	Nov 21, 2016	TX	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX4NAAHQE19H	Jul 24, 2015	TX	1	Yes	No	Injury
TX4AACHQE1IJ	Mar 4, 2015	TX	1	No	No	Injury
TX49R8HQE1W4	Feb 14, 2015	TX	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX47MDHQE1VH	Nov 26, 2014	TX	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX3OBDHQE1OB	Nov 8, 2012	TX	1	Yes	No	Injury

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

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	21	3
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	7	0
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	Vehicle Maintenance	6	2
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	Vehicle Maintenance	6	0
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	Vehicle Maintenance	6	0
396.5(b)	Oil and/or grease leak	Vehicle Maintenance	6	2
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	Vehicle Maintenance	5	0
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	Vehicle Maintenance	5	4
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	5	4
393.45(d)	Brake connections with leaks or constrictions	Vehicle Maintenance	4	2

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