Case file — Lone Star Truck Yard (Fort Worth, TX). Profile: independent seller of pickup trucks and work trucks; ~10 years trading; ~91 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 476 Industrial Blvd, Fort Worth, TX. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Fort Worth lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $399 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~85%; after-sale terms a 6-month powertrain warranty on newer units.
Finding: no divergence between claims and observable signals. Indexed as trustworthy on current evidence; most independents that clear all four signals stay clear.