BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 2940420MC-Docket MC996117CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD
Review before tendering14 power units
BACKROAD TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2940420) in CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD — 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.
- 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.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2022-11-21 — 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
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.76
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 18.45
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
8
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
10
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 14
- Total drivers
- 9
- Years in business
- 10
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 83.3%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
- 5 times last 2022-11-21
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-07
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
12
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
56
Violations
16
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-08-01 → 2026-06-04.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-12-27
MD
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-02-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container | OOS |
| 2026-02-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly (including spring leaves used as a suspension conn | OOS |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | OOS |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-12-26 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp missing | — |
| 2025-05-19 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Ball and socket joint has movement greater than 1/8 inch measured with hand pressure | OOS |
| 2025-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-01-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front less than 2/32 inch tread depth | OOS |
| 2025-01-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container | OOS |
| 2025-01-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | — |
| 2025-01-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others bump or bulge related to tread or sidewall separation | — |
| 2025-01-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | — |
| 2025-01-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2025-01-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-01-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-07-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Defective latching fasteners - Fasteners on either side of the vehicle are missing or ineffective | OOS |
| 2024-07-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2024-07-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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