SERVICE EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC

USDOT 976601MC-Docket MC412344CARSON, CA
Review before tendering5 power units

SERVICE EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 976601) in CARSON, CA — 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.
  • 4 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2025-07-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (CANAL INSURANCE CO.) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-02-02) — 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.
  • 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 11 times, most recent 2026-02-02 — 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.

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
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 9.1

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
17
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
11
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
5
Total drivers
6
Years in business
25
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
47.1%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
11 times last 2026-02-02
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-01-05
Insurance lapse history
4 lapse(s) most recent 2025-07-01
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

21
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
50
Violations
15
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-01-05 → 2026-05-18.

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
35 8 2026-04-27
Unsafe driving 392
9 3 2025-04-21
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
6 4 2026-04-06

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Horn - Inoperative or defective
2026-01-21 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2025-10-23 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-10-23 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-09-25 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2025-07-18 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-05-23 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inadequate lining/pad thickness
2025-05-23 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-03-31 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2025-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s) OOS
2025-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir.
2025-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s) OOS
2025-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2024-10-30 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift OOS
2024-10-30 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - U-bolt u-bolt bottom plate or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing. OOS
2024-10-30 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Looseness in the threaded joint of a tie rod or drag link
2024-10-30 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-10-30 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2024-10-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2024-07-26 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2024-07-26 Vehicle Maintenance Axle positioning parts defective/missing OOS
2024-07-26 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-07-26 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2024-05-09 Vehicle Maintenance Power steering violations

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 17 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-27 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-04-06 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2026-03-25 CA · Level 5 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D1-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
2026-03-25 CA · Level 5 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 81-H
2026-01-21 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
2025-10-23 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
2025-09-25 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
2025-07-18 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2025-05-23 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47D2-BLTBD
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2025-04-21 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
2025-03-31 CA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-03-13 CA · Level 1 7 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 126B-CIM OOS
2025-02-28 CA · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALATR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 126B-CIM OOS
2024-10-30 CA · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SUBL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPAS OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-STLT
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
2024-09-10 CA · Level 2 3 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2 OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2 OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2 OOS
2024-07-26 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
2024-05-09 CA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209(e)

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