STRAIGHT ARROW TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 2021451MC-Docket MC711124COTTONDALE, FL
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STRAIGHT ARROW TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2021451) in COTTONDALE, FL — 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.
- 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2025-02-10 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-30) — 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.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 (rate rests on a stale MCS-150 mileage self-report).
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 9 times, most recent 2025-07-30 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA mail to the carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — the location may not be real (shell-carrier indicator).
- MCS-150 self-report is stale (>24 months) — fleet size, mileage, and driver counts are low-confidence.
- 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 39.66
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.59
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 3.63
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.75
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
2
Crashes
12
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
11
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 1
- Total drivers
- 1
- Years in business
- 16
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 25%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 25%Above national
Rate rests on a stale MCS-150 mileage self-report (>24 mo) — treat as low-confidence.
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
- 9 times last 2025-07-30
- Physical address
- Undeliverable
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-02-02Stale (>24 mo)
- Insurance lapse history
- 3 lapse(s) most recent 2025-02-10
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
13
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
44
Violations
12
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-07-08 → 2026-05-28.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-04-15
TX
Tow-away
2025-12-04
FL
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
13 | 3 | 2026-01-29 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
12 | 1 | 2026-05-28 |
Hours of service 395
|
11 | 3 | 2026-05-28 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
4 | 4 | 2026-01-12 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 0 | 2026-01-29 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2026-01-12 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2025-10-29 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2026-01-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2026-01-12 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr | OOS |
| 2026-01-12 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv | OOS |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr | OOS |
| 2025-10-29 | Unsafe Driving | Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv | OOS |
| 2025-05-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-01-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-01-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/improper tractor protection valve | OOS |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | No means to ensure operable check valve | — |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/afte | — |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/rim cracked or broken | OOS |
| 2024-08-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to secure vehicle equipment | OOS |
| 2024-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-07-08 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 8 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-28 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
2026-01-29 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2026-01-12 10 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSURR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41B10-MC | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2025-10-29 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 19A2 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41B10-MC | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSIV | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-INAT | — | — |
2025-05-01 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
2025-01-17 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
2024-08-26 10 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 50(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(d) | — | — |
2024-07-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
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