SHOWBOUND EXPRESS INC

USDOT 1425562MC-Docket MC538941SEYMOUR, IN
Review before tendering12 power units

SHOWBOUND EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1425562) in SEYMOUR, 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.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • 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.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 11 times, most recent 2017-09-08 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2010-01-13 (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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2010-01-21

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.44

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
6
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
12
Total drivers
12
Years in business
21
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
25%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
11 times last 2017-09-08
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-03-13
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2010-01-13 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

13
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
14
Violations
4
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-17 → 2026-03-10.

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
11 3 2025-07-16
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2023-11-14

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-07-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-07-16 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C
2025-07-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-06-23 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 5 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-07-16 IN · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D1-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
2025-06-23 MI · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
2024-02-01 IN · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2023-11-14 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-07-17 OH · Level 1 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a) OOS

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