CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION
USDOT 2538853MC-Docket MC883117CLEVELAND, OH
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized130 power units
CTS NATIONAL CORPORATION (USDOT 2538853) in CLEVELAND, OH — 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: $5,000,000.
- 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.
- 5 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.
- 2 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. 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 2.02
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.18
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.03
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.46
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
6
Injuries
5
Crashes
318
Inspections
35
OOS inspections
44
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 130
- Total drivers
- 130
- Years in business
- 12
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 5 of 5 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.9%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 19.8%
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
- 2 other carrier(s) at this address
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-12-19
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
515
Inspections
62
OOS inspections
460
Violations
74
OOS violations
3
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-20 → 2026-06-12.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-01-17
TN
4 injuredTow-away
2025-10-15
WA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-10-07
GA
Tow-away
2025-04-10
FL
1 injured
2025-02-08
WY
Tow-away
2024-05-31
LA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
200 | 52 | 2026-06-04 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
102 | 0 | 2026-05-04 |
Hours of service 395
|
85 | 2 | 2026-05-14 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
41 | 10 | 2026-05-24 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
9 | 0 | 2026-04-30 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
5 | 4 | 2026-01-15 |
CDL standards 383
|
5 | 4 | 2024-10-31 |
General safety regulations 390
|
5 | 0 | 2025-08-26 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
2 | 0 | 2024-01-18 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2023-12-22 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 173
|
1 | 0 | 2024-03-20 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 180
|
1 | 0 | 2025-05-15 |
Hazmat driving & parking 397
|
1 | 0 | 2024-03-07 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-05-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour | — |
| 2026-05-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step | — |
| 2026-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Obstructed | — |
| 2026-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2026-05-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | A liquid fuel system with a dripping leak at any point | OOS |
| 2026-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing not on the rearmost vehicle. | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Fuel - Missing/improper filler cap | — |
| 2026-05-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Failure to provide/affix placards when required. | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2026-04-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2026-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-03-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-03-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | OOS |
| 2026-02-25 | 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 | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add the trailer number | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | OOS |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2026-01-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adve | OOS |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
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.
2026-06-04 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2026-05-24 11 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-ALBV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
2026-05-20 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-OAL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
2026-05-14 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2-ELDNISDT | — | — |
2026-05-10 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-LLEAK | OOS | — |
2026-05-05 4 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LTNRV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 67C7V-F | — | — |
2026-05-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-04-30 4 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 506A-HMPMC | — | — |
2026-04-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-04-16 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2026-04-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2026-03-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2026-03-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2026-03-16 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2026-03-09 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2026-03-02 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-BAAL | OOS | — |
2026-02-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3II | — | — |
2026-02-08 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2II | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
2026-02-04 8 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-02-03 10 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSLRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCHL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1-B | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43A-TPV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSURR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
2026-01-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-01-15 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 834A-HMC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2026-01-12 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
2026-01-06 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22B-DFPWD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
2026-01-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRCLS | — | — |
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