AE TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 4051831MC-Docket MC1535558CLINTON, NC
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AE TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4051831) in CLINTON, NC — 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.
  • Prior federal safety/out-of-service action on file (since cleared), dated 2025-11-25 (OUT OF SERVICE) — a historical red flag.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Current BIPD policy (STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 30 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-04-13) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Safety rating is Conditional — FMCSA found enough issues to flag but not enough to downgrade to Unsatisfactory.
  • BASIC alert flagged in: Controlled Substance.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above 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.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2026-04-13 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2025-09-24 (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.

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
Conditional · rated 2025-12-08

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.53
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
ALERT
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 12.66

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
2
Injuries
3
Crashes
8
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
2
Total drivers
1
Years in business
3
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
2 of 3 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
11.1%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
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
3 times last 2026-04-13
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
Prior action (cleared) 2025-11-25 · OUT OF SERVICE
MCS-150 self-report
2025-06-08
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2025-09-24 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

12
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
21
Violations
2
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-27 → 2026-03-24.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-04-17 SC Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-09 NC 2 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Rain, Dark - Not Lighted, Wet
2024-11-15 NC Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· 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 2 2025-04-17
Unsafe driving 392
6 0 2025-04-17
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 1 2025-04-17
Hours of service 395
1 1 2025-04-17

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-04-17 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2025-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Door missing/broken
2024-12-11 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2024-12-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2024-12-11 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2024-12-11 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2024-12-11 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 5 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-04-17 SC · Level 2 12 viols· 1 OOSPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209D-STPAL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203C-CBP
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-F OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203A-CBP
2025-02-11 SC · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR
2024-12-11 SC · Level 2 6 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2024-10-30 SC · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2023-10-06 NC · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2

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