CRESTA INC

DALLAS, TX

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
Coverage resumed · Jun 1, 2024
Common (Property) reinstated · Jun 24, 2024
Policy effective · Jun 19, 2024
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 531 days Dec 18, 2022 → Jun 1, 2024
  • Common (Property) gap · 545 days Inactive Dec 27, 2022 → reinstated Jun 24, 2024
On file
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $2,000,000 UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — CRESTA INC (USDOT 3260069)
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: $2,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 531 days — Dec 18, 2022 → Jun 1, 2024
  • Common (Property) gap · 545 days — Inactive Dec 27, 2022 → reinstated Jun 24, 2024

On file:
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $2,000,000 — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3260069/
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 3260069 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: CHARLES KIND General Freight Produce Cold Food Beverages Paper Products Based in DALLAS, TX

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 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 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
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=52356 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 · 1 cargo

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3260069
In FMCSA records since Mar 18, 2019 (~7y)
MC / docket MC1027573
Company officer CHARLES KIND
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Produce, Cold Food, Beverages, Paper Products
Fleet size 18 units
Drivers 22
Annual mileage 287,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2636 WALNUT HILL LN STE 309
DALLAS, TX 75229
Mailing
5525 GLEN FOREST LN
DALLAS, TX 75241
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3260069
In FMCSA records since Mar 18, 2019 (~7y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 287,000 mi
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

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 2024-06-24 (802 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 18 0 0
Trailers 17 0 0

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

Power Units
18
Drivers
22
Inspections
0
None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes
4
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

Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 18 power units (mid-sized fleet); 22 drivers.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 52,356 ACTIVE carriers operating 9–27 power units (±50% of this carrier's 18 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 52,356 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 52,356 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -14.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Dec 27, 2022 to Jun 24, 2024 (545 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Dec 18, 2022 to Jun 1, 2024 (531 days)
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 0 0.00 0 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

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (4 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CO2022001763 Nov 3, 2022 CO 0 1 Yes No Injury
OH0225191079 Oct 9, 2022 OH 0 2 Yes No Injury
OR2022420039 Mar 8, 2022 OR 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD21A0803771 Jun 23, 2021 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 2 PDFs)

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.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jun 24, 2024 MC1027573-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Apr 5, 2019 MC1027573-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC 1780 91X $2,000,000 Jun 19, 2024 On file ACTIVE
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC 1781 34 Jun 19, 2024 On file ACTIVE
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC UNICASRRG-09340 BIPD/Primary Jun 1, 2024 Jun 19, 2024 REPLACED
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC UNICASRRG-09340 BIPD/Primary Jun 1, 2024 Jul 26, 2024 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 531 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Dec 18, 2022 to Jun 1, 2024
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0184274002 BIPD/Primary Nov 9, 2022 Dec 18, 2022 CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0184274001 BIPD/Primary Nov 9, 2021 Nov 9, 2022 REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. 421554001 BIPD/Primary Nov 9, 2020 Nov 9, 2021 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA 8353080 BIPD/Primary Mar 28, 2019 Nov 9, 2020 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 26, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC
  2. Jun 24, 2024
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Jun 19, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC
  4. Dec 27, 2022
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  5. Dec 27, 2022
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  6. Dec 27, 2022
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 545 days (through Jun 24, 2024)
  7. Dec 18, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Dec 18, 2022
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 531 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jun 1, 2024)
  9. Nov 9, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Nov 9, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  11. Oct 20, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Nov 9, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
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