MIDNIGHT CARGO EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 3227917MC-Docket MC1011452FRANKLIN PARK, IL
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MIDNIGHT CARGO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3227917) in FRANKLIN PARK, 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 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (REPUBLIC VANGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-03-30) — 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.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 5.85.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2026-03-30 — 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.
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 7.14
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.19
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.88
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5
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
2
Injuries
2
Crashes
29
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
10
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 10
- Total drivers
- 10
- Years in business
- 7
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 5.85
- Driver OOS rate
- 20.7%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 30.8%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
- 5 times last 2026-03-30
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-04-22
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
36
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
53
Violations
14
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-12 → 2026-05-25.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-05-27
TN
1 injuredTow-away
2025-01-16
TX
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
23 | 1 | 2026-03-23 |
Hours of service 395
|
13 | 4 | 2026-04-29 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
7 | 4 | 2026-04-09 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2026-01-13 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 173
|
1 | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
1 | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2026-01-13 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2026-04-09 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
1 | 0 | 2026-03-05 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | 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 | — |
| 2026-04-09 | 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 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2026-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | OOS |
| 2026-03-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | — |
| 2026-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2026-03-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2026-01-13 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2026-01-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-01-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-01-13 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2026-01-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-11-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2025-08-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-07-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi | — |
| 2025-06-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-05-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-05-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab front bumper missing/not secured/protruding | — |
| 2024-12-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2024-12-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 20 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2026-04-22 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDELDT | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
2026-04-09 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDELDT | OOS | — |
2026-04-01 5 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 173 | 24B1-HMNBP | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 834A-HMC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | — | — |
2026-03-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-03-22 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-03-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | — | — |
2026-03-05 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2026-03-02 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2026-01-13 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
2025-11-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-08-22 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
2025-07-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
2025-06-23 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSIV | — | — |
2025-05-29 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-05-21 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203E-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2024-12-03 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2023-10-20 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | Conviction of a Different Charge |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(g) | — | — |
2023-07-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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