SPADER FREIGHT SERVICES INC

USDOT 604915MC-Docket MC291301CLYDE, OH
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SPADER FREIGHT SERVICES INC (USDOT 604915) in CLYDE, 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: $1,000,000.
  • Cargo insurance on file.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 1997-07-07 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2009-06-04) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • 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.
  • 7 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 3 times, most recent 2009-06-04 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2009-10-20 (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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2009-10-25

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.21
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.09
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.12

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
5
Injuries
8
Crashes
50
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
74
Total drivers
90
Years in business
31
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
7 of 8 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
1.9%
Vehicle OOS rate
4.3%

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 2009-06-04
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-04-28
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 1997-07-07
Last compliance review
2009-10-20 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

78
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
37
Violations
5
OOS violations
4
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-19 → 2026-04-09.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-04-14 OH Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Wet
2025-07-31 OH 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Daylight, Wet
2025-07-20 OH Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Fog, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-04-30 OH Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2025-04-16 OH 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-16 OH Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Snow
2024-09-12 OH Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-06-17 OH 3 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
21 1 2026-03-24
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
10 4 2026-01-08
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 1 2024-06-17

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2026-03-23 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2026-02-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-01-08 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2025-10-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-08-04 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-06-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-06-03 Controlled Substances/​Alcohol Intoxicating - No driver shall use alcohol be under the influence of alcohol or have any measured alcohol concentration OOS
2025-05-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-03-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
2024-09-27 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-08-22 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-06-24 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective
2024-06-17 Unsafe Driving Failure to Maintain Lane
2024-06-12 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
2024-06-12 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2024-04-25 Unsafe Driving Lane Restriction violation

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 24 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-03-24 OH · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
2026-03-23 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSWZ
2026-03-10 KY · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSOA
2026-02-26 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-02-09 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
2026-02-06 KY · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2026-01-08 MI · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
2026-01-06 OH · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2025-10-08 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-10-02 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2025-08-04 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-06-10 OH · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
2025-06-03 OH · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOSPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 5A2-IP OOS
2025-05-20 OH · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-03-10 MI · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 88
2024-09-27 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-06-17 OH · Level 2 3 violsPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-06-12 OH · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
2024-02-27 MI · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(e)
2024-02-12 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-01-29 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-11-10 OH · Level 2 1 violPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-06-26 MI · Level 1 4 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(f) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(f) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(g) OOS
2023-06-19 OH · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2

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