TURQUOISE LLC
DBA TURQUOISE TRUCKING
USDOT 2282379MC-Docket MC779580CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized30 power units
TURQUOISE LLC (USDOT 2282379) in CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — 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 rate is above the national roadside average.
- 7 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 11 times, most recent 2025-12-18 — 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 7.36
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.06
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.09
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.11
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.87
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
4
Injuries
7
Crashes
107
Inspections
29
OOS inspections
44
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 30
- Total drivers
- 26
- Years in business
- 14
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 7 of 7 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 6.1%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 44.6%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 2025-12-18
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-13
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
175
Inspections
37
OOS inspections
272
Violations
57
OOS violations
4
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-07 → 2026-05-24.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-12-18
CA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-11-21
PA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-10-22
IL
Tow-away
2025-09-10
TX
Tow-away
2025-06-02
IA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-01-14
IL
Tow-away
2024-06-17
MA
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
88 | 26 | 2026-03-31 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
67 | 2 | 2026-03-02 |
Hours of service 395
|
34 | 7 | 2026-03-27 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
19 | 10 | 2025-12-09 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2024-11-03 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible or filled | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2026-01-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add the trailer number | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD | — |
| 2026-01-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-01-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2026-01-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-01-13 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-01-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | OOS |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-11-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Reckless driving | — |
| 2025-11-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-11-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-11-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-11-21 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Intoxicating - No driver shall use alcohol be under the influence of alcohol or have any measured alcohol concentration | OOS |
| 2025-11-21 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - U-turn on interstate | — |
| 2025-11-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Improper turns | — |
| 2025-11-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2025-11-21 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Intoxicating - No driver shall be on duty or operate a commercial motor vehicle while the driver possesses an intoxicati | OOS |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-10-22 | Unsafe Driving | Improper lane change | — |
| 2025-10-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the t | OOS |
| 2025-10-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time | OOS |
| 2025-10-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | OOS |
| 2025-10-07 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Truck routing restriction | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing. | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test | OOS |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | OOS |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
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.
2026-03-31 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EENA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
2026-03-27 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-03-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | — | — |
2026-03-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-02-27 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C-WRAWFLMIB | — | — |
2026-02-25 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-01-29 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2II | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
2026-01-27 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2026-01-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSIV | — | — |
2026-01-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16 | — | — |
2026-01-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-01-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-12-10 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2025-12-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-12-09 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2 | — | — |
2025-12-08 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
2025-11-21 18 viols· 3 OOSPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLRD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 5A3-IDUI | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 5A2-IP | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2DUTIS | — | — |
2025-11-12 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
2025-10-22 1 violPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2LC | — | — |
2025-10-07 8 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2SLTRS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3I-HOSPDIT | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2SLTRS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPDIT | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPDIT | OOS | — |
2025-09-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-SAPPCBLM | — | — |
2025-09-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
2025-09-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
2025-08-30 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22B-DFPWD | — | — |
2025-08-24 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45A-AJS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-LC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
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