KELLY FREIGHT SERVICES INC

USDOT 425450MC-Docket MC326209CARSON, CA
Do not tender12 power units

KELLY FREIGHT SERVICES INC (USDOT 425450) in CARSON, CA — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • Authority revocation is currently pending — carrier may lose operating authority soon.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • Cargo insurance on file.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • 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.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2005-04-13 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1992-04-22 (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
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 1992-06-26

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 8.8

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
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
3
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
Yes
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
12
Total drivers
5
Years in business
36
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
33.3%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
3 times last 2005-04-13
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-07-16
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
1992-04-22 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

4
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
9
Violations
2
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-04-12 → 2025-10-07.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
5 2 2025-10-07
Unsafe driving 392
2 0 2025-09-29

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-10-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing
2025-09-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-09-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
2025-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. OOS
2025-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 3 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-10-07 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCL
2025-09-29 CA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
2025-03-11 CA · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI OOS
Unsafe driving 392 9BA-NOREGINTRA

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