DARREL GALLAHER

DBA PEA RIDGE EXPRESS
USDOT 917696MC-Docket MC397169RUSSELLVILLE, AR
Review before tendering2 power units

DARREL GALLAHER (USDOT 917696) in RUSSELLVILLE, AR — 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.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2012-09-20 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Safety rating is Conditional — FMCSA found enough issues to flag but not enough to downgrade to Unsatisfactory.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • Linked to a prior revoked authority (USDOT 917696) — possible reincarnated / chameleon carrier. Strong bad-actor signal.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 12 times, most recent 2024-08-09 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2012-06-01 (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.

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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Conditional · rated 2012-08-20

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 20.8

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
2
Crashes
6
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
2
Total drivers
2
Years in business
26
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
2 of 2 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
50%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
Prior revoked authority USDOT 917696
Involuntary revocations
12 times last 2024-08-09
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-05-28
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2012-09-20
Last compliance review
2012-06-01 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

11
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
44
Violations
12
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-10 → 2026-03-13.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-09-23 AR Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Other, Daylight, Dry
2024-09-24 AR 3 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· 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
34 12 2025-06-19
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
5 0 2025-06-19
Unsafe driving 392
4 0 2026-02-20
Hours of service 395
1 0 2024-02-27

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing i OOS
2025-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing
2025-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing i OOS
2025-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged OOS
2025-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area
2025-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hos OOS
2025-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
2025-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2025-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2025-02-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2024-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves
2024-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2024-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 9 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-02-20 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-06-19 AR · Level 2 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-04-16 AR · Level 2 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STBW OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STBW OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LIL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-02-10 AR · Level 2 10 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A-BHTIJ OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHWS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207B-AALPME-OOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TEPBM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STBW OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2024-12-30 OK · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
2024-02-27 AR · Level 2 12 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8(f)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 81
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100(c) OOS
2023-12-26 AR · Level 2 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 81
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2023-07-24 AR · Level 2 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110(b) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
2023-07-10 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2

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