LAWSON TRANSPORT INC

USDOT 1261062MC-Docket MC805057SPRINGVILLE, AL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized1 power units

LAWSON TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1261062) in SPRINGVILLE, 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2016-09-28 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-04-28) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 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 2 times, most recent 2025-04-28 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 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
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.5

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
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
3
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
1
Total drivers
1
Years in business
22
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
25%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
2 times last 2025-04-28
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-29
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2016-09-28
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

8
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
31
Violations
3
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-23 → 2025-03-07.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-10-29 AL 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
20 3 2025-03-07
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 0 2024-06-12
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
3 0 2024-06-12
Unsafe driving 392
3 0 2025-01-27
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
1 0 2024-05-09

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-03-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2025-03-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-01-27 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2024-06-12 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2024-06-12 Vehicle Maintenance Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report
2024-06-12 Hazardous Materials Compliance Maintenance/accessibility of Emergency Response information
2024-06-12 Vehicle Maintenance No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after Decemb
2024-06-12 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2024-06-10 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2024-06-10 Hazardous Materials Compliance Maintenance/accessibility of Emergency Response information
2024-06-10 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-05-09 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp OOS
2024-05-09 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2024-05-09 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 7 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-03-07 AL · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-01-27 AL · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
Unsafe driving 392 2MI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
2024-06-12 AL · Level 2 7 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 602(c)(1)
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 516(c)(6)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9(d)(2)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
2024-06-10 AL · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 602(c)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2024-05-09 AL · Level 2 7 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 620(b)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2024-01-03 AL · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
2023-06-23 AL · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)

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