OLD CITY EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 2984398MC-Docket MC015905COLUMBUS, OH
Do not tender62 power units

OLD CITY EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2984398) in COLUMBUS, OH — 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.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2021-12-21 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-02-26) — 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.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 22 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • Linked to a prior revoked authority — possible reincarnated / chameleon carrier. Strong bad-actor signal.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 9 times, most recent 2026-02-26 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 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 3.93
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.29
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.1
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.36

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
16
Injuries
25
Crashes
258
Inspections
33
OOS inspections
35
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
62
Total drivers
62
Years in business
9
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
22 of 25 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
1.4%
Vehicle OOS rate
22.7%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
Prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
9 times last 2026-02-26
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-05-21
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2021-12-21
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

400
Inspections
51
OOS inspections
407
Violations
62
OOS violations
7
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-14 → 2026-05-20.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-03-10 OH 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2026-02-18 MN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Snow
2026-01-25 KS 2 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Dark - Not Lighted, Snow
2026-01-24 KS Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Dark - Not Lighted, Snow
2025-11-10 GA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-10-07 TX 8 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Fog, Daylight, Dry
2025-09-14 LA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-08-07 MO 2 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-07-25 VA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-22 KY 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-04-10 DE Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-04-06 OH Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-13 IL 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-02 WY Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Severe Crosswinds, Daylight, Dry
2025-01-30 TX Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· Rain, Daylight, Wet
2025-01-19 PA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Snow, Dark - Not Lighted, Snow
2024-12-08 TX Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Dark - Not Lighted, Wet
2024-11-13 TN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Dark - Not Lighted, Wet
2024-11-11 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Dark - Lighted, Snow
2024-11-07 NJ 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2024-10-30 IL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2024-10-23 NC Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-09-25 KY Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· Dark - Not Lighted, Wet
2024-08-07 OH Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-06-14 AZ Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
143 40 2026-05-02
Unsafe driving 392
118 0 2026-05-02
Hours of service 395
35 1 2026-04-10
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
9 5 2026-03-10
General safety regulations 390
7 0 2026-03-10
Driver qualifications 391
2 2 2026-01-31
CDL standards 383
1 1 2025-10-10

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft OOS
2026-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel/Rim - Cracks between stud holes/hand holes OOS
2026-04-16 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-04-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2026-04-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone
2026-03-30 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2026-03-23 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-03-22 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2026-03-22 Hours-of-Service Compliance False report of drivers record of duty status
2026-03-22 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2026-03-22 Vehicle Maintenance Improper battery installation
2026-03-22 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-03-22 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-03-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2026-03-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-02-28 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-02-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2026-02-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-02-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-02-12 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Leaking hub OOS
2026-02-12 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2026-01-31 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M OOS
2026-01-31 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-01-24 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-14 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
2026-01-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-01-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-01-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-01-10 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2025-12-13 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-12-13 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-12-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-12-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-11-25 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-11-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - The ELD display screen is not viewable by an authorized official without entering the CMV
2025-11-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-11-06 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
2025-10-29 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
2025-10-29 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.
2025-10-29 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
2025-10-26 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-10-26 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD
2025-10-24 Hours-of-Service Compliance Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver
2025-10-14 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone

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.

2026-05-02 OH · Level 2 6 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-INAT
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
2026-04-28 PA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2026-04-17 OH · Level 2 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205A-WRBH OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209D-STPAL OOS
2026-04-16 LA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2026-04-10 AL · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
2026-04-08 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLCP
2026-03-30 KS · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
2026-03-23 MD · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2026-03-22 TX · Level 2 6 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 30
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Hours of service 395 8E
2026-03-17 KS · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
2026-03-15 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
2026-03-10 OH · Level 1 8 violsPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201B-FR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203C-CBP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203A-CBP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 61-WD
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 7A-UOC OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-VUCS OOS
2026-03-10 MO · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
General safety regulations 390 21TE-LCMVINFO
2026-03-10 KY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-03-02 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2026-02-28 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2026-02-25 MO · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2026-02-12 OH · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5-HL OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
2026-02-05 MN · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2026-02-03 SC · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2026-01-31 AR · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
General safety regulations 390 21TC-MC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-01-24 SC · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-01-15 TN · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-01-14 AZ · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUP
2026-01-13 MN · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B

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