CENTRAL STATES MANUFACTURING INC
USDOT 350928MC-Docket MC235063SPRINGDALE, AR
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CENTRAL STATES MANUFACTURING INC (USDOT 350928) in SPRINGDALE, 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below 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 4 times, most recent 2025-06-06 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2007-11-08 (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.
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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.4
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.05
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.11
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.35
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
2
Injuries
6
Crashes
163
Inspections
12
OOS inspections
12
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- Yes
Fleet
- Power units
- 161
- Total drivers
- 138
- Years in business
- 37
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 6 of 6 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.6%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 13%
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
- 4 times last 2025-06-06
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-08-31
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2007-11-08 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
302
Inspections
20
OOS inspections
147
Violations
21
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-01 → 2026-05-19.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-02-26
VA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-10-27
MO
Tow-away
2025-07-09
TX
Tow-away
2025-04-08
OK
Tow-away
2025-03-28
GA
1 injuredTow-away
2024-09-18
AR
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2026-03-24 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - CDL or CLP holder possesses a valid medical certificate but is not on file with the issuing state driver | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-02-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-11-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-11-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-09-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-08-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-07-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-07-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo | OOS |
| 2025-07-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-07-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-07-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-07-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | OOS |
| 2025-07-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-07-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | — |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | OOS |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-06-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others bump or bulge related to tread or sidewall separation | OOS |
| 2025-06-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-03-03 | 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 | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2024-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-11-18 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-11-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-10-30 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2024-10-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-10-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-09-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Hub cap missing or broken | OOS |
| 2024-09-18 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-09-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | OOS |
| 2024-09-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-08-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-07-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material | — |
| 2024-07-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2024-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2024-06-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-05-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-05-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2024-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2024-05-14 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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