PACELLA TRUCKING EXPRESS INC
USDOT 207231MC-Docket MC159826CHICAGO, IL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized203 power units
PACELLA TRUCKING EXPRESS INC (USDOT 207231) in CHICAGO, 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.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2002-08-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- 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.
- 12 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 8 times, most recent 2023-09-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- 3 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2009-10-15 (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
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.64
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.12
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.05
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.01
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.03
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
4
Injuries
13
Crashes
221
Inspections
10
OOS inspections
11
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 203
- Total drivers
- 225
- Years in business
- 45
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 12 of 13 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.3%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 45.5%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
- 8 times last 2023-09-05
- Physical address
- 3 other carrier(s) at this address
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-06-05
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2002-08-01
- Last compliance review
- 2009-10-15 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
353
Inspections
23
OOS inspections
143
Violations
28
OOS violations
9
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-01 → 2026-05-23.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-13
IL
Tow-away
2026-02-10
IL
1 injuredTow-away
2026-01-27
IL
1 injuredTow-away
2025-11-21
IL
1 injuredTow-away
2025-10-19
IL
Tow-away
2025-09-24
IL
1 injuredTow-away
2025-08-27
IL
Tow-away
2025-06-21
IL
Tow-away
2025-01-11
IL
Tow-away
2025-01-09
IL
Tow-away
2024-11-28
IL
Tow-away
2024-10-24
IN
Tow-away
2024-09-13
IL
Tow-away
2024-06-06
IL
Tow-away
2024-05-22
IL
1 injuredTow-away
2024-04-27
IL
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
58 | 18 | 2026-02-04 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
49 | 2 | 2026-02-04 |
Hours of service 395
|
6 | 0 | 2026-02-04 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 1 | 2024-09-13 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2025-10-31 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2023-09-14 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-11-15 | Unsafe Driving | Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-10-31 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-10-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-10-31 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for safety-related or unknown reason and outside the state of driver's license issu | OOS |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2025-07-12 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2025-07-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-05-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lamp not steady burning | — |
| 2025-04-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-04-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-04-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper | — |
| 2025-04-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s) | OOS |
| 2025-01-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-01-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2025-01-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-12-03 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-10-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-10-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2024-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2024-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2024-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s) | OOS |
| 2024-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Obstructed | — |
| 2024-10-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number. | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-06-13 | Unsafe Driving | Improper lane change | — |
| 2024-06-13 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Driver consuming an intoxicating beverage within 4 hours before operating a motor vehicle | OOS |
| 2024-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2024-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2024-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2024-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation | 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.
2026-02-04 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2026-01-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-12-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-11-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 82A1 | — | — |
2025-10-31 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 51A-SOUT | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2025-10-29 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
2025-09-07 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2DL | OOS | — |
2025-07-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2LV | — | — |
2025-07-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2025-05-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A | — | — |
2025-05-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-05-04 1 violPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-05-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 25E | — | — |
2025-04-18 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LRR | — | — |
2025-03-05 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
2024-12-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2LV | — | — |
2024-10-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-10-11 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-10-08 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-10-07 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 126(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-10-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-09-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-09-13 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(c)(2)(ii) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-07-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-06-13 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 5(a) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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