FOXTRAN INC
FOXTRAN INC (USDOT 1661953) in ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — 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: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2014-02-10 — 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.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 6 times, most recent 2018-07-09 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2013-02-22 (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. 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
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
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
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 35
- Total drivers
- 28
- Years in business
- 19
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.2%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 14.5%
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
- 6 times last 2018-07-09
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-05-21
- Insurance lapse history
- 2 lapse(s) most recent 2014-02-10
- Last compliance review
- 2013-02-22 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
Record spans 2023-06-01 → 2026-05-14.
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
|
27 | 6 | 2026-03-23 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
12 | 0 | 2026-02-17 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
10 | 6 | 2025-09-24 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
9 | 2 | 2026-02-17 |
Hours of service 395
|
8 | 0 | 2025-12-04 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 0 | 2026-03-27 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 171
|
2 | 0 | 2023-10-25 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 173
|
2 | 0 | 2025-09-24 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2026-02-24 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
1 | 0 | 2023-10-27 |
Hazmat driving & parking 397
|
1 | 0 | 2025-03-13 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation | OOS |
| 2026-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2026-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2026-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) obscured | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Failing to display placard(s) visible from the direction it faces. | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-12-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number. | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number. | — |
| 2025-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-09-24 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adve | OOS |
| 2025-07-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Highway Carriage) - Failing to have HM shipping papers readily accessible. | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Disc Brake - Missing/broken component(s) | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2025-04-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2025-03-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Package not secure in vehicle | OOS |
| 2025-03-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2025-03-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Prohibited ID number marking | OOS |
| 2025-03-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Prohibited placarding | OOS |
| 2025-03-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No placards/markings when required | OOS |
| 2025-03-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Drivers record of duty status not current | — |
| 2025-03-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Maintenance/accessibility of Emergency Response information | — |
| 2025-03-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Shipping paper accessibility | — |
| 2025-03-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM vehicle routing violation (non RAM) | — |
| 2025-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-01-23 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Emergency Response) - Improper maintenance/accessibility of emergency response information | — |
| 2025-01-14 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Highway Carriage) - Failing to have HM shipping papers readily accessible. | — |
| 2024-11-12 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - A person required to have a CLP or CDL who is disqualified must not drive a CMV | OOS |
| 2024-10-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2024-10-15 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Shipping Papers) - Motor carrier permit/require a driver to operate a motor vehicle without a proper shipping paper | — |
| 2024-10-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2024-10-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-10-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting | — |
| 2024-09-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2024-09-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2024-09-18 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No or improper Total Quantity listed | — |
| 2024-08-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | — |
| 2024-08-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-08-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-08-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | OOS |
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.
2026-03-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2026-03-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
2026-03-19 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A2 | OOS | — |
2026-03-19 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
2026-03-05 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
2026-02-24 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9B-LIL | — | — |
2026-02-17 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 516A-HMPS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7A-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2026-02-05 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2026-02-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2025-12-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2025-12-04 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2II-ELDTN | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III-ELDSDN | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-10-23 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-09-25 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSOA | — | — |
2025-09-24 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 173 | 30-HMCS | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 834A-HMC | OOS | — |
2025-07-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLCP | — | — |
2025-07-10 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823A-HMPMCNP | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2025-06-12 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2025-05-27 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817E2-HMHC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
2025-05-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BMBCAD | — | — |
2025-05-01 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSIR | — | — |
2025-04-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-03-17 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
2025-03-13 10 viols· 4 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 334 | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 502A1 | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 602C1 | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817E | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823A | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 834A | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F01 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F01 | — | — |
| Hazmat driving & parking 397 | 67 | — | — |
2024-10-25 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2024-10-15 5 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202A3-HMSPS | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202A4-HMSPS | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817A-HMPSPMC | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202A4-HMSPS | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202A7-HMSPS | — | — |
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