SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 613084MC-Docket MC294124WILMINGTON, DE
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized456 power units

SENTINEL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 613084) in WILMINGTON, DE — 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: $5,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 1999-12-24 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • 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.
  • 10 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 2016-12-27 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1995-10-23 (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. 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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 1995-10-25

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.01
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0.61

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
10
Injuries
18
Crashes
429
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
9
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$5,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
Yes

Fleet

Power units
456
Total drivers
624
Years in business
31
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
10 of 18 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
2.8%

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 2016-12-27
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-15
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 1999-12-24
Last compliance review
1995-10-23 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

630
Inspections
19
OOS inspections
167
Violations
21
OOS violations
4
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2026-05-26.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-02-26 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-12-19 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-12-02 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-11-08 OK Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-11-04 CA 1 injuredTow-awayHazmat released
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Daylight, Wet
2025-10-06 TX 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-04 CA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-07-24 CA 1 injuredTow-awayHazmat released
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Ice
2025-06-28 CA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-04-13 CA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-03-25 CA 5 injuredHazmat released
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-01-27 CA 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-01-10 TX Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2024-12-22 TX Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-11-01 GA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-09-14 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting, Dry
2024-09-05 OK 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-09-03 CA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-05-28 CA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-05-12 CA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
68 7 2026-04-30
Unsafe driving 392
27 0 2026-03-03
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
14 2 2026-04-27
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
12 2 2026-01-13
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
4 0 2025-12-02
Hazardous materials (HMR) 173
2 1 2026-02-09
Hours of service 395
2 0 2025-03-10
Hazardous materials (HMR) 178
1 1 2024-10-09
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2024-10-09

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front belt material/casing ply showing in tread area OOS
2026-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2026-04-11 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
2026-04-11 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2026-04-03 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing
2026-02-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-02-09 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (General Packaging) - HM residue adhering to outside of the package
2026-01-30 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
2026-01-30 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2026-01-22 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-01-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-01-02 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Emergency Response) - Improper maintenance/accessibility of emergency response information
2025-12-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-12-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-12-03 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis
2025-12-02 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Placarding) - Any of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing. CVSA I
2025-12-02 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - Less than 50% of the required ID numbers are missing for each material.
2025-11-14 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2025-11-12 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Bulk Packages) - HM/DG leaking from a bulk package (including associated piping) OOS
2025-10-27 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Markings) - Failing to mark a manual remote shut-off device as required
2025-09-18 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers
2025-09-03 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Shipping Papers) - Shipper failed to offer properly prepared shipping document(s)
2025-08-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-08-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle.
2025-08-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-08-05 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2025-07-24 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Improper turns
2025-07-10 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Markings) - Failing to mark a manual remote shut-off device as required
2025-06-26 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Placarding) - Bulk package/freight container/unit load device/transport vehicle not placarded as required. OOS
2025-06-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-06-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-06-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-06-18 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-06-09 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s)
2025-06-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
2025-06-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Air Disc Brake - Missing/broken component(s)
2025-05-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2025-03-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) obscured
2025-03-24 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Highway Carriage) - Failing to clearly distinguish HM shipping papers from other papers of any kind
2025-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper
2025-03-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2025-02-05 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Sided Vehicle - Insufficient load securement so that it cannot shift or tip to the extent that the vehicle's sta
2025-02-02 Hazardous Materials Compliance Placard not securely affixed or attached
2025-01-31 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-01-31 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-30 CA · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSSRR
2026-04-28 TX · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLUV
2026-04-27 MO · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCFSAD-SA OOS
2026-04-22 TX · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T
2026-04-21 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TFBMF OOS
2026-04-11 TX · Level 2 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 19
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
2026-04-03 CA · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
2026-03-18 CA · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203B-CBP
2026-03-03 CA · Level 2 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2026-02-25 WY · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2026-02-09 TX · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 173 24B4-HMGP
2026-01-30 LA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
2026-01-30 CA · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALBV
2026-01-22 CA · Level 1 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
2026-01-13 CA · Level 3 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 504A-HMPS OOS
2026-01-06 CA · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2026-01-02 CA · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 602C-HMER
2025-12-26 CA · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
2025-12-18 FL · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-12-09 OK · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2025-12-06 OK · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2025-12-03 CA · Level 1 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRCLS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRCLS
2025-12-02 LA · Level 2 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 823A-HMPMCNP-L6-1
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 823A-HMTVMNID
2025-11-14 TX · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
2025-11-12 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 173 24B1-HMBPMC OOS

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