VIP TRANS INC
USDOT 2422075MC-Docket MC834289LAKE STATION, IN
Review before tendering31 power units
VIP TRANS INC (USDOT 2422075) in LAKE STATION, IN — 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- 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.
- 4 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 4.45.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2017-07-06 — 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 7.78
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.12
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.26
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.79
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
1
Injuries
4
Crashes
96
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
17
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 31
- Total drivers
- 31
- Years in business
- 13
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 4 of 4 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 4.45
- Driver OOS rate
- 1%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 19.6%
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
- 4 times last 2017-07-06
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-05-30
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
137
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
155
Violations
27
OOS violations
3
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-16 → 2026-06-05.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-02-08
AL
Tow-away
2025-11-14
GA
Tow-away
2025-05-01
CA
Tow-away
2024-12-09
TN
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
66 | 3 | 2026-06-03 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
65 | 19 | 2026-06-03 |
Hours of service 395
|
12 | 1 | 2026-06-05 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
9 | 6 | 2026-05-13 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 1 | 2026-02-20 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 180
|
1 | 0 | 2025-07-03 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | OOS |
| 2026-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo | OOS |
| 2026-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2026-05-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-05-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to yield to emergency vehicle. | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference | OOS |
| 2026-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-03-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | OOS |
| 2026-03-16 | Unsafe Driving | Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Driver Fitness | Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction | OOS |
| 2026-02-20 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV with more than 1 driver license | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number. | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-12-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-12-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2025-10-20 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-10-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Disc Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad. | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to yield right of way | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2025-07-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere. | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened | — |
| 2025-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-07-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | 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.
2026-06-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
2026-06-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
2026-05-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-05-13 6 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
2026-05-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-05-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2SLFYEMV | — | — |
2026-04-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2026-04-22 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A2-TAOTLM | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2026-04-03 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
2026-03-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSWZ | — | — |
2026-03-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2026-03-16 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-INAT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43A-TPV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCHL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-03-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-02-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
2026-02-20 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 95A-LCDL | OOS | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 21 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III-ELDSDN | — | — |
2026-02-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-01-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24D | — | — |
2026-01-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
2026-01-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2025-12-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-12-15 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2025-12-11 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45UV | OOS | — |
2025-11-14 2 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-INAT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
2025-10-20 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-10-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
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