SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC
USDOT 496544MC-Docket MC289699BRAINTREE, MA
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SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION CO INC (USDOT 496544) in BRAINTREE, MA — 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.
- 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2004-07-21 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- 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 not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- Linked to a prior revoked authority (USDOT 496544) — possible reincarnated / chameleon carrier. Strong bad-actor signal.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2011-02-28 — 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 6.74
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.5
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 23.33
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
10
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 4
- Total drivers
- 4
- Years in business
- 34
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 9.1%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 66.7%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
- Prior revoked authority USDOT 496544
- Involuntary revocations
- 4 times last 2011-02-28
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-05
- Insurance lapse history
- 3 lapse(s) most recent 2004-07-21
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
16
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
69
Violations
10
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-08-24 → 2025-12-02.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-12-03
MA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
36 | 6 | 2025-08-01 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
10 | 4 | 2025-09-04 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
9 | 0 | 2025-12-02 |
Hours of service 395
|
7 | 0 | 2025-07-21 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2025-04-07 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-03-05 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. | — |
| 2025-09-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2025-06-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-06-04 | 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 | — |
| 2025-05-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD | — |
| 2025-05-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV power unit number. | — |
| 2025-05-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to select the applicable special driving category before the start of the status and deselect | — |
| 2025-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report | — |
| 2025-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-03-05 | Driver Fitness | Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction | OOS |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-05-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2024-05-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Hole in Spring Brake Housing | OOS |
| 2024-05-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake system pressure loss | — |
| 2024-05-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2024-05-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2024-05-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 13 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-12-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16AD | — | — |
2025-09-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-08-01 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203C-CBP | — | — |
2025-07-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8D11-HOSF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F2-HOSMHW | — | — |
2025-06-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
2025-05-20 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2I-ELDUN | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 32B-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 282I-ELDDSDC | — | — |
2025-04-07 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2-FTF | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2-FTF | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
2025-03-05 9 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSOA | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 95A-LCDL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2024-05-16 7 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2023-12-15 9 viols· 1 OOSPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
2023-10-02 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2023-09-07 10 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2023-08-24 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 15(i)(5) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
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