DTS INC
USDOT 2531743MC-Docket MC879888OVERLAND PARK, KS
Review before tendering27 power units
DTS INC (USDOT 2531743) in OVERLAND PARK, KS — 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.
- 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.
- 3 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 8 times, most recent 2026-04-13 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2019-09-26 (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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.85
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.6
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.43
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 11.66
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
3
Injuries
3
Crashes
25
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
7
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 27
- Total drivers
- 18
- Years in business
- 12
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 3 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 3.7%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 30%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
- 8 times last 2026-04-13
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-24
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2019-09-26 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
42
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
151
Violations
13
OOS violations
3
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-01 → 2026-05-20.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-04-22
OH
1 injuredTow-away
2025-03-20
PA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-01-05
IL
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
33 | 3 | 2025-12-27 |
Hours of service 395
|
23 | 0 | 2026-04-22 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
17 | 5 | 2026-04-23 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
14 | 0 | 2026-04-22 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2024-02-01 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2026-04-22 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Motor carrier coerced a driver to make a false certification of the driver's data entries or record of duty | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2026-04-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step | — |
| 2026-04-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-18 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-11-28 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add the trailer number | — |
| 2025-11-28 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-11-28 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD | — |
| 2025-08-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-03-04 | 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 | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-02-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driveline/Driveshaft - Any missing broken or loose universal joint bearing cap bolt bearing strap or retainer bolt | OOS |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | OOS |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi | — |
| 2024-12-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-11-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Following too closely | — |
| 2024-11-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD | — |
| 2024-11-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2024-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad | — |
| 2024-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2024-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | — |
| 2024-08-27 | Unsafe Driving | Improper turns | — |
| 2024-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken | OOS |
| 2024-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to secure vehicle equipment | OOS |
| 2024-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy Under Vehicle | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2024-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | All Brakes - Missing or Broken Components including Pad Retaining Components and loose or missing caliper mounting bolt( | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 17 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-23 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2026-04-22 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUP | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2-ELDNISDT | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30E-ELDMCCD | — | — |
2026-04-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
2026-02-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-12-27 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
2025-11-28 9 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2II | — | — |
2025-08-14 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-03-04 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 32B-ELDDFR | — | — |
2025-02-24 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
2025-02-14 9 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C-WR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCFSBD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-DLDSUJBCB | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-ALBV | — | — |
2024-12-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2024-10-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(a) | — | — |
2024-05-07 19 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(f) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | — | — |
2024-02-01 5 viols· 1 OOSPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 65(c) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2023-10-26 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(c)(2)(iii) | — | — |
2023-08-29 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(c)(2)(iii) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
2023-06-01 12 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
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