PRIMEX CARRIER INC
USDOT 3871589MC-Docket MC1417604SOUTH BEND, IN
Review before tendering9 power units
PRIMEX CARRIER INC (USDOT 3871589) in SOUTH BEND, 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.
- 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 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.
- 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 10.19
Hours of service
No alert
measure 3.71
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
17
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
12
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 9
- Total drivers
- 11
- Years in business
- 4
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 16.7%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 71.4%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
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-05-08
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
22
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
51
Violations
13
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-30 → 2026-06-05.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-01-21
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Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
21 | 8 | 2026-04-14 |
Hours of service 395
|
18 | 4 | 2025-12-28 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
12 | 1 | 2026-04-14 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle. | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-01-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding basic rule/speed too fast for conditions | — |
| 2025-12-28 | 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 | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-10-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Co-driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain | OOS |
| 2025-09-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2025-07-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-07-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-07-02 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft | OOS |
| 2025-06-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-06-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2025-05-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver not adequately trained in the operation of the automatic on-board recording device | — |
| 2025-05-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | OOS |
| 2025-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | OOS |
| 2025-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (with headerboard/blocking). At least one tiedown for every 10 feet of article length or | OOS |
| 2025-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no visual indicator | — |
| 2025-04-29 | 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 | — |
| 2025-01-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-01-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-01-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-01-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-09-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | — |
| 2024-09-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2024-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | OOS |
| 2024-08-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | OOS |
| 2024-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Constrictions - Connection to Power Unit | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 18 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-14 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D2-B | — | — |
2026-04-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG1 | — | — |
2026-01-21 1 violPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLTFC | — | — |
2025-12-28 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2025-12-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2025-10-08 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPCDOOS | OOS | — |
2025-09-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2025-09-08 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLDL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSWZ | — | — |
2025-07-02 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-06-20 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209D-STPAL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSLRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
2025-06-19 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
2025-05-26 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 15I9 | — | — |
2025-04-29 7 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100B-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110C-C | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | OOS | — |
2025-01-13 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
2024-09-03 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(ii) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
2024-08-22 4 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | OOS | — |
2024-05-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-06-30 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
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