SURPASS CHEMICAL CO INC
USDOT 20860MC-Docket MC1066027ALBANY, NY
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized20 power units
SURPASS CHEMICAL CO INC (USDOT 20860) in ALBANY, NY — 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- 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.
- 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.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2023-10-03 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2019-02-28 (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
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.25
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.37
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.34
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
21
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 20
- Total drivers
- 14
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 16.7%
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
- 2 times last 2023-10-03
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-18
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2019-02-28 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
37
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
30
Violations
3
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-26 → 2026-03-31.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-10-14
NY
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
14 | 1 | 2025-10-01 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
7 | 0 | 2025-08-21 |
Hours of service 395
|
4 | 0 | 2025-01-08 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 1 | 2025-07-07 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
1 | 1 | 2025-05-28 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
1 | 0 | 2024-05-15 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes - Service brakes on trailer inoperative due to no trailer connection or air shut off | OOS |
| 2025-07-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir. | — |
| 2025-07-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2025-05-28 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adve | OOS |
| 2025-04-18 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-01-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f | — |
| 2024-12-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-10-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | — |
| 2024-06-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor | — |
| 2024-06-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-06-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2024-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2024-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-04-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 16 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-10-01 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2025-08-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
2025-07-07 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-SGNCNB | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-ALATR | — | — |
2025-07-02 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
2025-05-28 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 834A-HMC | OOS | — |
2025-04-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-01-08 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSLRR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B2-ELDDFC24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B2-ELDDFC24 | — | — |
2024-12-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2024-10-09 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(ii) | — | — |
2024-06-20 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 34(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
2024-05-15 5 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 401 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2024-04-25 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-02-12 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 | — | — |
2023-08-23 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(e) | — | — |
2023-07-26 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
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