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COSTLOW ENTERPRISES LLC

DBA: M & M TRUCKING

COSTLOW ENTERPRISES LLC is a small fleet, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers, based in Chandler, TX. Across 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 9.1% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO., and operating authority is active for common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Policy effective · Oct 28, 2025
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — COSTLOW ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 3254450)
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
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3254450/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3254450 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MICHAEL GLENN COSTLOW Company officer 2: MICHELLE COSTLOW General Freight Based in CHANDLER, TX

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 25% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=175871 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
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRUCK PROCESS AGENTS OF AMERICA, INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3254450
In FMCSA records since Mar 6, 2019 (~7y)
MC / docket MC1024866
Company officer MICHAEL GLENN COSTLOW
Company officer 2 MICHELLE COSTLOW
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 4 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 339,113 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (903) 288-8180
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1123 S BROAD ST
CHANDLER, TX 75758
Mailing
1123 S BROAD ST
CHANDLER, TX 75758-2122
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3254450
In FMCSA records since Mar 6, 2019 (~7y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 339,113 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 25.0% vs 23.4% +1.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2020-01-27 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 4 0 0
Trailers 6 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 19 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 11 11 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 9.09% —
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
4
Drivers
4
Inspections
19
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
25.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
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

M & M TRUCKING had 11 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 9.1%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 7.0.

Inspection profile

11 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in TX (4) and CO (2).

Violation profile

9.1% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories) cited 4 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Freightliner, Trao, and Tran are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 25.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 175,871 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 175,871 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
25%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 175,871 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jan 13, 2020 to Jan 17, 2020 (4 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (14 months)

2023-12 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
8 violations
Hours of Service
3 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Texas (TX) 4 0 0.0% Jun 17, 2026
Colorado (CO) 2 0 0.0% Jul 14, 2026
Louisiana (LA) 2 0 0.0% Aug 11, 2026
Missouri (MO) 1 0 0.0% Dec 11, 2024
New Mexico (NM) 1 1 100.0% Aug 18, 2026
Oklahoma (OK) 1 0 0.0% Dec 6, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 15
Tran 6
Transcraft 5
Trail-Eze 5
Peterbilt 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 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.63 1 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 5 — 7.05 7 — Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (19 rows) View all 19 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88730656 Aug 18, 2026 NM 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R415862 · 1FUJA6CK77LW57235
1 393.75A1-TAORETA Yes
88677348 Aug 11, 2026 LA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R853705 · 3AKJGLDR1GSGZ1977
0 — No
88422914 Jul 14, 2026 CO 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R415862 · 1FUJA6CK77LW57235
4 393.9A-LBL, 393.55E-B, 393.45B2-B-AIR No
88186655 Jun 17, 2026 TX 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R660840 · 3AKJGLDR0KDKN3199
2 393.9, 396.3A1B No
87502584 Apr 2, 2026 TX 2 US287 SB HENRIETTA SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R415861 · 1FUJA6CK56LV24441
0 — No
86246540 Nov 3, 2025 TX 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R497299 · 3AKJGHDVXGSGV2704
5 393.9, 393.104B, 393.60C No
84869249 Jun 3, 2025 CO 3 SOUTH FORK CO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R660840 · 3AKJGLDR0KDKN3199
0 — No
83619089 Jan 14, 2025 LA 1 NEW IBERIA LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R660840 · 3AKJGLDR0KDKN3199
3 393.84-FL, 393.55E-B, 393.45D-B No
83376353 Dec 11, 2024 MO 2 JEFFERSON CITY MO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R415861 · 1FUJA6CK56LV24441
3 395.3A2-HOSPD, 395.3A1-HOSPD No
83343482 Dec 6, 2024 OK 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R497299 · 3AKJGHDVXGSGV2704
0 — No
83138496 Nov 11, 2024 TX 2 IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R497299 · 3AKJGHDVXGSGV2704
0 — No
82375619 Aug 7, 2024 TX 1 IH-35 MP-59 NORTHBOU
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R660840 · 3AKJGLDR0KDKN3199
8 396.3(a)(1), 393.75(a)(3), 393.48(a) Yes
81950829 Jun 20, 2024 TX 2 IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R497299 · 3AKJGHDVXGSGV2704
0 — No
81592951 May 8, 2024 TX 2 tx-lat:33---09-32.04n
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R415864 · 1XP4D49X1CD144973
1 396.5(b) Yes
81221419 Mar 26, 2024 TX 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R415862 · 1FUJA6CK77LW57235
0 — No
80359977 Dec 6, 2023 TX 2 US69 SB AT US69 NB
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R415862 · 1FUJA6CK77LW57235
5 396.17C, 393.9TS, 393.9T No
78851523 Jun 8, 2023 MO 2 C2 WEST
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R497299 · 3AKJGHDVXGSGV2704
4 393.45(d), 395.24(c)(2)(iii), 395.30(b)(1) Yes
78829281 Jun 6, 2023 NM 2 DES MOINES REST AREA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R660840 · 3AKJGLDR0KDKN3199
1 393.45(d) Yes
78707952 May 19, 2023 TX 2 tx-us-287-northbound-&-southbound
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R660840 · 3AKJGLDR0KDKN3199
1 393.9(a) No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
TX61YDHQE1HH Jun 16, 2021 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
AR2021501302 Jan 7, 2021 AR 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1024866
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jan 27, 2020 MC1024866-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Dec 10, 2019 MC1024866 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Nov 5, 2019 MC1024866-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY 506-9280951 BIPD/Primary — Oct 28, 2025 Oct 28, 2025 REPLACED
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. 506-9280951 91X $750,000 Oct 28, 2025 On file ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA988544168 BIPD/Primary — Oct 28, 2024 Oct 28, 2025 REPLACED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. AF-100443-00 BIPD/Primary — Oct 28, 2022 Oct 28, 2024 CANCELLED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY AF-100443-00 BIPD/Primary — Oct 28, 2022 Oct 28, 2022 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA953247618 BIPD/Primary — Oct 28, 2021 Oct 28, 2022 REPLACED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TRI20L2430 BIPD/Primary — Oct 28, 2020 Oct 28, 2021 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA1289580 BIPD/Primary — Mar 18, 2020 Oct 28, 2020 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA1289580 BIPD/Primary — Jan 17, 2020 Mar 18, 2020 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 4 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jan 13, 2020 to Jan 17, 2020
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA 1289580 BIPD/Primary — Oct 28, 2019 Jan 13, 2020 NAME CHANGED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Oct 28, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  2. Oct 28, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY
  3. Oct 28, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  4. Oct 25, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Oct 28, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  6. Oct 28, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Oct 28, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Oct 27, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Oct 28, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  10. Mar 18, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  11. Jan 27, 2020
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  12. Jan 13, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  13. Jan 13, 2020
    insurance
    NAMECHG — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  14. Jan 13, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  15. Jan 13, 2020
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 4 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jan 17, 2020)
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 4 1
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.24(c)(2)(iii) Driver failed to manually add shipping document number Hours of Service 1 0

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