SABR CARGO INC

USDOT 3524803MC-Docket MC1176151ELMHURST, IL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized255 power units

SABR CARGO INC (USDOT 3524803) in ELMHURST, 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 2023-01-24 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-01-13) — 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 rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • 16 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2026-01-13 — 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. 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

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.65
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.15
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.07
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.71

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
19
Injuries
19
Crashes
954
Inspections
98
OOS inspections
108
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
255
Total drivers
257
Years in business
6
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
16 of 19 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
1.7%
Vehicle OOS rate
19.7%

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
5 times last 2026-01-13
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-21
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2023-01-24
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

1,078
Inspections
111
OOS inspections
594
Violations
135
OOS violations
5
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-03-07 → 2026-05-25.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-02-20 IA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Ice
2026-01-21 IA 7 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Blowing Sand Soil Dirt Or Snow, Daylight, Snow
2026-01-16 MO Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Blowing Sand Soil Dirt Or Snow, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2026-01-10 ND 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Ice
2025-12-07 MN 3 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Sleet Hail, Dark - Not Lighted, Ice
2025-12-01 MO Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Unknown, Daylight, Snow
2025-10-08 CO Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-08-03 UT Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-07-31 UT Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-04-19 OK Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Rain, Daylight, Wet
2025-02-25 UT Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-01-04 SD 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Other, Daylight, Snow
2025-01-01 CO 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-11-15 CO Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-29 NE 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-20 OR 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-09-11 CA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Daylight, Dry
2024-08-28 UT 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-08-12 NE 3 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Fog, Dark - Not Lighted, Wet
2024-05-06 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
215 4 2026-05-08
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
206 80 2026-04-28
Hours of service 395
48 15 2026-05-07
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
27 11 2026-05-04
Driver qualifications 391
5 5 2026-03-04
CDL standards 383
2 2 2026-02-12
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2026-02-13

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-19 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-17 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone
2026-04-15 Unsafe Driving Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving
2026-04-10 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - No visible or measurable lubricant showing in the hub OOS
2026-04-10 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2026-04-10 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible or filled
2026-04-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-04-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-04-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-04-04 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-01 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-03-29 Vehicle Maintenance Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
2026-03-28 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-03-22 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-16 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-03-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2026-03-14 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - No visible or measurable lubricant showing in the hub OOS
2026-03-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour
2026-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes
2026-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - CMV snow chains required
2026-03-10 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.
2026-03-04 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M OOS
2026-03-04 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-03 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-03-02 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-02-26 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2026-02-17 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-02-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-02-13 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device
2026-02-13 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-02-12 Driver Fitness Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction OOS
2026-02-12 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2026-02-12 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2026-02-12 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Tim
2026-02-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2026-02-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-02-09 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2026-02-09 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-02-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-01-28 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-01-25 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative

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.

2026-05-08 PA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2026-05-07 WY · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPDELDT OOS
2026-05-04 NM · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2026-05-01 WI · Level 3 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPDELDT OOS
2026-04-28 CO · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
2026-04-28 OR · Level 3 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPDELDT OOS
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPDELDT OOS
2026-04-27 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-04-26 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2SLIMPT
2026-04-24 CA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSOA
2026-04-19 WY · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-04-17 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-04-17 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLCP
2026-04-15 CO · Level 3 1 violPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-INAT
2026-04-14 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2026-04-11 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-04-10 CA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5A-HNL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EENA
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
2026-04-09 OR · Level 3 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPDELDT OOS
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPDELDT OOS
2026-04-08 NM · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-04-08 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2026-04-07 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2026-04-04 ID · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-04-01 UT · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2026-03-29 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1
2026-03-28 CA · Level 3 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60E
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2026-03-24 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSOA

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