10-4TenFourHQ← Back to Gulf Winds International Inc
USDOT 690147MC320104

Gulf Winds International Inc — compliance record

The full vetting file: federal registrations, authority history, insurance, inspections, record changes, and recent coverage — the checks a broker or shipper runs, in one place.

Vetting summary

✓

Authority age

29 years (granted 1997)

✓

Liability filing

$2M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

✓

Inspections

1,975 on file

✓

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

✓

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Gulf Winds International Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

5300 State Highway 146, Seabrook, TX 77586

Phone

(713) 747-4909

Power units

731

Drivers

719

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC320104

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: ✓ · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Enterprise Household Goods

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 01/25/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 02/28/2005

Insurance filings

84 — Harco National Insurance Co.
91X — Obsidian Insurance Company · coverage $2M (as filed)
34 — Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.1%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 1,975 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

29.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 1,975 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

dmixon@gwii.com — company domain

✓

Domain age

gwii.com registered 2001-01-02 (26 years)

✓

Mail host

Microsoft 365

✓

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

64

Reportable crashes

56

Tow-aways

31

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: TX 05/2026 · TX 04/2026 · TX 04/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 3642025: 6702024: 6332023: 308
Level II — Walk-around: 1,260Level I — Full: 487Level III — Driver-only: 224Level IV — Special: 4
DateStateLevel
Jul 2, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 29, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 23, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 20, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 20, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 20, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 19, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 19, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 19, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 18, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 16, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 13, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 13, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 2, 2026TXLevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Jun 1, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Jun 1, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 31, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026ARLevel I — Full
May 26, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 26, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 25, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
May 25, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 22, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 22, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 18, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026TXLevel IV — Special
May 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 100 of 1,975 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.

No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

Gulf Winds International Appoints Eric Smith as Vice President of Business Development - Morningstar

Morningstar · 6/18/2026

13,273 Trucks Got Parked During Blitz Week. If Your Violation Is Wrong, You Have a Real Way to Fight It. - FreightWaves

FreightWaves · 5/19/2026

Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.

Vetting toolkit

Verify it yourself

FMCSA SAFER snapshot ↗

The official company snapshot, straight from FMCSA.

FMCSA SMS safety profile ↗

Safety Measurement System — BASIC scores and crash history.

L&I authority record ↗

Licensing & Insurance: authority, insurance, and BOC-3 on file.

Search court records ↗

Quick sweep for litigation and judgments.

Sources: FMCSA Motor Carrier Census, Licensing & Insurance, inspection and revocation files at data.transportation.gov (synced daily by TenFourHQ), plus Google News. This page is a research aid, not a safety rating; records shown as published. TenFourHQ is not affiliated with FMCSA.