TRISTATE CONTRACTING LLC

USDOT 4089028MC-Docket MC1557280MADISON, IN
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TRISTATE CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 4089028) in MADISON, 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 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 2023-10-05 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (SECURA INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 15 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2023-09-21) — 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.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • 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

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 3.33
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 26

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
0
Crashes
1
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
3
Total drivers
2
Years in business
3
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
100%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
1 (not recurring)
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-12-03
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2023-10-05
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

3
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
18
Violations
5
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-03-19 → 2026-04-24.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
14 10 2025-08-12
Unsafe driving 392
3 0 2026-04-24
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2025-08-12

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-08-12 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly (including spring leaves used as a suspension conn OOS
2025-08-12 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Broken torsion bar. OOS
2025-08-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding basic rule/speed too fast for conditions
2025-08-12 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame member permitting shifting of body OOS
2025-08-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-08-12 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 3 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-24 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
2025-08-12 IN · Level 2 13 viols· 4 OOSPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-HLLH
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STCB OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43D-BSB OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRMS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207E-S OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207E-S OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207F-SDAS OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLTFC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STCB OOS
2024-03-19 KY · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100(b) OOS

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