RED CAP TRANSPORTATION INC
DBA RED CAP TRANSPORT
USDOT 1093846MC-Docket MC452502DEARBORN, MI
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RED CAP TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1093846) in DEARBORN, MI — 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.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 2 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.
- 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
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.92
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.12
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.14
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 11.46
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
2
Crashes
28
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 50
- Total drivers
- 47
- Years in business
- 23
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 3%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 17.6%
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
- 2024-06-14
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
49
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
86
Violations
7
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-06 → 2026-04-13.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-05-13
MI
Tow-away
2024-08-27
OH
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
49 | 5 | 2026-04-13 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
16 | 0 | 2025-12-26 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 1 | 2026-04-13 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-09-03 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2025-12-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-12-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2025-12-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-11-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps (other than headlamps) not steady burning as required | — |
| 2025-11-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or afte | — |
| 2025-09-15 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-09-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front less than 4/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has | OOS |
| 2025-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-01-20 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-11-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2024-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | — |
| 2024-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel | — |
| 2024-08-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2024-08-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-08-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | OOS |
| 2024-07-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2024-07-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | — |
| 2024-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2024-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2024-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2024-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | — |
| 2024-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab front bumper missing/unsecured/protrude | — |
| 2024-05-13 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Unsafe Driving | Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2024-05-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Unsafe Driving | Improper lane change | — |
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.
2026-04-13 9 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2026-02-20 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSLRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
2025-12-26 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLDL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-12-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2025-11-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 25E-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11B-CSRIGRR | — | — |
2025-09-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-09-03 9 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B4 | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75B-TFV | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
2025-08-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-04-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-02-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2024-11-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
2024-09-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(3) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
2024-08-01 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-07-12 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-07-10 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-06-11 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-05-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-12-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
2023-10-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
2023-10-03 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100(c) | OOS | — |
2023-09-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-08-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-08-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22(b) | — | — |
2023-07-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2023-06-06 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(c)(1) | — | — |
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