VSN SHIPPING INC
USDOT 1997448MC-Docket MC705610OAK PARK, IL
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VSN SHIPPING INC (USDOT 1997448) in OAK 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.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2015-02-17 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-02-09) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Safety rating is Conditional — FMCSA found enough issues to flag but not enough to downgrade to Unsatisfactory.
- 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 0.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 15 times, most recent 2026-02-09 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2023-07-20 (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.
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 20
Hours of service
No alert
measure 3.76
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 13
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
1
Crashes
5
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
3
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)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 20%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 33.3%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
- 15 times last 2026-02-09
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-09-28
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2015-02-17
- Last compliance review
- 2023-07-20 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
7
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
32
Violations
3
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-03-26 → 2026-06-12.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-12-12
GA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
11 | 3 | 2025-12-12 |
Hours of service 395
|
10 | 1 | 2026-03-27 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
6 | 1 | 2026-06-12 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
5 | 0 | 2026-03-27 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift | OOS |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab front bumper missing/not secured/protruding | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2025-08-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-08-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | OOS |
| 2025-08-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2025-08-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 6 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-06-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2026-03-27 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-12-12 15 viols· 2 OOSPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203E-CBP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-SAPPAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-SAPPAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-11-06 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
2025-08-12 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2024-03-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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