GEOSEARCH INC
USDOT 450031MC-Docket MC1573218STERLING, MA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized48 power units
GEOSEARCH INC (USDOT 450031) in STERLING, 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 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.
- Safety rating is Conditional — FMCSA found enough issues to flag but not enough to downgrade to Unsatisfactory.
- 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 not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2010-03-22 (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. 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
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.83
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.13
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.27
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.77
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
20
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 48
- Total drivers
- 29
- Years in business
- 35
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 5%
- 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
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-03-11
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2010-03-22 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
28
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
34
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-15 → 2026-01-12.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-17
MA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
11 | 3 | 2026-01-12 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
9 | 0 | 2025-07-22 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
2 | 1 | 2025-12-01 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 0 | 2024-10-17 |
Hours of service 395
|
1 | 0 | 2025-03-06 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on. | OOS |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper | — |
| 2025-12-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-12-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hydraulic Brake - ABS defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1 1999 | — |
| 2025-12-01 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo | OOS |
| 2025-12-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2025-12-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-07-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-05-28 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-03-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Tim | — |
| 2024-10-29 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to require passenger(s) (not a co-driver) to use seat belt while operating a property-carrying CMV. | — |
| 2024-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective parking brake system on CMV | OOS |
| 2024-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hydraulic Brake - ABS defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1 1999 | — |
| 2024-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | — |
| 2024-10-17 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a passenger-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on f | — |
| 2024-09-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-08-13 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 14 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-01-12 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LSLMWR | OOS | — |
2025-12-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LRR | — | — |
2025-12-01 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55A-B | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81-H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
2025-07-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-05-28 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A-DFSL | — | — |
2025-03-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8F1-HOSM | — | — |
2024-10-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16B-DPASS | — | — |
2024-10-17 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPVI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55A-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 41 | OOS | — |
2024-09-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-09-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-07-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-01-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-09-28 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9(d)(2) | — | — |
2023-06-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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