T & F EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 2993834MC-Docket MC073542LOUISVILLE, KY
Review before tendering20 power units
T & F EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2993834) in LOUISVILLE, KY — 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.
- Current BIPD policy (CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-02-09) — 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.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 3 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 27.93 — elevated vs peers.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2026-02-09 — 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.
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 5
Hours of service
No alert
measure 3.76
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.28
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.37
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
1
Injuries
3
Crashes
31
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
19
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 20
- Total drivers
- 20
- Years in business
- 9
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 3 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 27.93Elevated vs peers
- Driver OOS rate
- 14.3%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 50%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
- 3 times last 2026-02-09
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-05
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
54
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
126
Violations
31
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-29 → 2026-05-21.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-02-25
KY
1 injuredTow-away
2025-08-26
TN
Tow-away
2024-10-04
IN
Tow-away
2024-06-05
KY
1 injured
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Hours of service 395
|
42 | 9 | 2026-05-15 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
41 | 13 | 2026-05-21 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
27 | 0 | 2026-05-15 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
12 | 7 | 2025-02-13 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2026-05-15 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2024-10-25 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-06-06 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2026-04-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-03-05 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-03-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2026-01-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Manner) - Driver failed to retain a copy of each record of duty status for the previous 7 consecutive days which sh | OOS |
| 2025-12-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction repo | — |
| 2025-12-11 | 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 | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-24 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2025-11-24 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr | — |
| 2025-11-24 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Driver imprope | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-06-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2025-06-06 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has | OOS |
| 2025-03-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | OOS |
| 2025-02-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-02-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition | OOS |
| 2025-02-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - No visible or measurable lubricant showing in the hub - outer wheel | OOS |
| 2025-02-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - inner wheel | OOS |
| 2025-02-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2024-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake system pressure loss | OOS |
| 2024-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Leak from air chamber | OOS |
| 2024-11-21 | 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 | — |
| 2024-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2024-11-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2024-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2024-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2024-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2024-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2024-11-18 | 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 | — |
| 2024-10-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2024-10-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-10-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-10-25 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2024-10-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged | OOS |
| 2024-10-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle) | — |
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.
2026-05-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2026-05-15 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSWZ | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 17 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
2026-04-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-04-17 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2026-03-31 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-03-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
2026-01-12 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2025-12-23 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8K2-HOSRC | OOS | — |
2025-12-11 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H3-ELDMF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H1-ELDNUM | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2-ELDNISDT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7A-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 32B-ELDDFR | — | — |
2025-12-10 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
2025-11-24 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC-OOS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC-OOS | — | — |
2025-10-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16 | — | — |
2025-06-06 5 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B4 | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2IN | — | — |
2025-04-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2025-03-13 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43A-TPV | OOS | — |
2025-02-13 10 viols· 8 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HLIW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5A-HNLOW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HLIW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2024-12-18 3 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-LC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A | OOS | — |
2024-11-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPDIT | — | — |
2024-11-18 11 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2024-10-31 9 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2024-10-25 10 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2 | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HLIW | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-PROP | — | — |
2024-08-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(c)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(c)(2) | — | — |
2024-06-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-01 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 34(a)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-02-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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