TEN EIGHT TOW INC

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No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — TEN EIGHT TOW INC (USDOT 2719885)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2719885/
As of: Sep 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2719885 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: DARRELL J AHRENS Other Based in SHAFTER, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 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

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

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: Clear to review.

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 2719885

In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 2015 (~11y)

Company officer DARRELL J AHRENS

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Other

Fleet size 0 units

Drivers 1

Contact & address

Phone: (661) 746-0749

Physical

1200 EAST LOS ANGELES AVENUE

SHAFTER, CA 93263

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2719885

In FMCSA records since Jun 12, 2015 (~11y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 22.2% vs 23.4% -1.2 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47

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.

Inspections (24 months)

All 16 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	9	9	0
OOS inspections	0	2	0
OOS percentage	0%	22.22%	—
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)

22.2%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

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

TEN EIGHT TOW INC had 9 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 22.2%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 3.0.

Inspection profile

9 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in CA (9 stops).

Violation profile

22.2% out-of-service rate, near the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (66.7% of violations); top code 393.30 (Improper battery installation) cited 1 times.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 22.2% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2023-10 2025-10

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Vehicle Maintenance

3 violations

2 OOS · 66.7%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
California (CA)	9	2	22.2%	Oct 29, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		6
International		3
Peterbilt		3
Ram		3
Dodge		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	—	Aug 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	3.38	3	—	Aug 31, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (16 rows) View all 16 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86185482	Oct 29, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 51586F1 · 1FDUF5GTXCEA89446	2	393.9A-LTSI, 393.40A-B	Yes
86173486	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 60522H3 · 2NP2HM6X0MM764378	0	—	No
86173484	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 96732Y2 · 1HTEUMML1LH866336	1	393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
86173483	Oct 28, 2025	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge CA 18612K2 · 3C7WRMDL4JG133839	0	—	No
82982544	Oct 23, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 18612K2 · 3C7WRMDL4JG133839	0	—	No
83054230	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD FAIRGROUND	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR CA 60522H3 · 2NP2HM6X0MM764378	0	—	No
83053658	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD FAIRGROUND	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 96732Y2 · 1HTEUMML1LH866336	0	—	No
82983783	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD AREA	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 51586F1 · 1FDUF5GTXCEA89446	0	—	No
82981461	Oct 22, 2024	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD FAIRGROUND	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 48236C1 · 3FRWX6FA6CV339871	0	—	No
80055434	Oct 31, 2023	CA	1	BAKERSFIELD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 51586F1 · 1FDUF5GTXCEA89446	0	—	No
80055244	Oct 31, 2023	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 18612K2 · 3C7WRMDL4JG133839	0	—	No
80571531	Oct 26, 2023	CA	1	ca-2701-patton-way,-bakersfield	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 51586F1 · 1FDUF5GTXCEA89446	1	393.30	No
80571511	Oct 26, 2023	CA	1	ca-2701-patton-way,-bakersfield	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 18612K2 · 3C7WRMDL4JG133839	1	396.3(a)(1)	No
80571407	Oct 24, 2023	CA	1	ca-1142-s.-p-street,-bakersfield	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 96732Y2 · 1HTEUMML1LH866336	0	—	No
80000505	Oct 24, 2023	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK CA 48236C1 · 3FRWX6FA6CV339871	0	—	No
80000485	Oct 24, 2023	CA	1	KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR CA 60522H3 · 2NP2HM6X0MM764378	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
CA4201711600	Nov 19, 2017	CA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
CA4201707609	Feb 11, 2017	CA	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
KERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS	CA	7	2
BAKERSFIELD FAIRGROUND	CA	3	0
BAKERSFIELD	CA	2	0
BAKERSFIELD AREA	CA	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.30	Improper battery installation	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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