LEX TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 3842585MC-Docket MC1397924PATERSON, NJ
Do not tender3 power units

LEX TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3842585) in PATERSON, NJ — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • Authority revocation is currently pending — carrier may lose operating authority soon.
  • 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 (ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-03-09) — 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 rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 7 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2026-03-09 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 3 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • 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

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.15
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.88
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.17
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5

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
1
Crashes
19
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
3
Total drivers
3
Years in business
4
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
7
Driver OOS rate
5.3%
Vehicle OOS rate
0%

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 2026-03-09
Physical address
3 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-01
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

30
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
29
Violations
2
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-04 → 2026-03-30.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-07-02 CO 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
10 0 2026-03-30
Unsafe driving 392
9 0 2025-12-14
Hours of service 395
6 1 2025-07-28
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2024-09-16
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2025-07-02

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-12-14 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
2025-12-10 Unsafe Driving Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2025-07-28 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-07-24 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2025-07-02 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr
2025-07-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2025-07-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
2024-10-05 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2024-10-05 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened
2024-09-16 Driver Fitness Age - Operate a CMV while not at least 21 years of age in interstate commerce OOS
2024-09-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-09-12 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
2024-07-30 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone

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.

2026-03-30 NM · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
2025-12-14 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLML
2025-12-10 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16
2025-07-28 VA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24
2025-07-24 MO · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
2025-07-02 CA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPD
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALBV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
2025-06-02 KY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-10-05 NJ · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203C-CBP
2024-09-16 NM · Level 3 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Driver qualifications 391 11(b)(1) OOS
2024-09-12 AZ · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22(h)(4)
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-07-30 SD · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-11-28 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-08-18 TN · Level 3 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Hours of service 395 8(a)(1) OOS
2023-07-04 NM · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8(d)(9)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205(c)

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