PITTS AND SONS INC
USDOT 299881MC-Docket MC203028SARALAND, AL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized36 power units
PITTS AND SONS INC (USDOT 299881) in SARALAND, AL — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-21) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 6 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 52 times, most recent 2025-07-21 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2009-07-08 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.52
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.22
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.73
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.93
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
3
Injuries
6
Crashes
37
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
18
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 36
- Total drivers
- 31
- Years in business
- 39
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 6 of 6 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 5%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 43.8%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 52 times last 2025-07-21
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-03
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2009-07-08 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
64
Inspections
14
OOS inspections
107
Violations
31
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-20 → 2026-06-02.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-04-16
AL
Tow-away
2026-03-25
AL
Tow-away
2025-12-29
AL
Tow-away
2025-03-05
FL
2 injured
2024-12-04
AL
1 injuredTow-away
2024-09-06
AL
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
60 | 22 | 2026-05-26 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
30 | 3 | 2026-04-15 |
Hours of service 395
|
12 | 1 | 2026-03-10 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 3 | 2025-08-06 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2026-04-15 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Driver Fitness | Endorsements - (CDL) - Operate a CMV without proper endorsements on operators license | OOS |
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | OOS |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing. | OOS |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. | OOS |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Driveaway - missing | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle | OOS |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Driveaway side marker lamp(s) missing on intermediate towed vehicle | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing. | OOS |
| 2025-09-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. | OOS |
| 2025-09-26 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Driveaway - missing | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Door missing/broken | — |
| 2025-09-10 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2025-09-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Both Lamps on rearmost vehicle driveaway missing when required to be on. | OOS |
| 2025-09-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing. | OOS |
| 2025-09-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. | OOS |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drive Shaft Yoke Ends Cracked / Loose / Broken / Missing | OOS |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-02-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-10-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-08-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2024-08-30 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-08-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2024-08-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-08-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-08-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2024-08-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-08-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2024-08-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2024-08-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-08-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-08-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2024-08-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2024-07-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. | OOS |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2024-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Displaced leaf spring that could result in contact with a vehicle component | OOS |
| 2024-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height or location | — |
| 2024-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-04-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
2026-04-15 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDL | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-03-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 32B-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 32B-ELDDFR | — | — |
2026-03-06 8 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17A1-LSLDMWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43DBMA | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LRLDM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100B-C | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LTSDM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17D-LDSML | — | — |
2025-12-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2025-11-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2025-09-26 7 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LTSDM | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LTSDM | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17A1-LSLDMWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LRLDM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203A-CBP | — | — |
2025-09-10 5 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17A1-LRLDWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17A1-LSLDMWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LTSDM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LTSDM | OOS | — |
2025-08-06 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1DSYE | OOS | — |
2025-03-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-02-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2024-12-20 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2024-10-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLDL | — | — |
2024-10-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-09-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-08-30 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-08-12 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-07-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-07-01 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-22 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-14 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17(b)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-04-30 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207(c) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-04-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(ii) | — | — |
2024-04-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-01-23 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
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