NUKA EXPRESS INC
USDOT 3564601MC-Docket MC1198495DAYTON, OH
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NUKA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3564601) in DAYTON, 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.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-02-20) — 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.
- 9 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.92.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 10 times, most recent 2026-02-20 — 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 4.94
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.34
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.18
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.01
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.18
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
11
Crashes
263
Inspections
53
OOS inspections
58
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 102
- Total drivers
- 105
- Years in business
- 5
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 9 of 11 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.92
- Driver OOS rate
- 5.2%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 32%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
- 10 times last 2026-02-20
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-09
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
329
Inspections
67
OOS inspections
379
Violations
77
OOS violations
6
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2026-05-25.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-24
TX
1 injuredTow-away
2026-02-24
GA
Tow-away
2026-02-18
UT
1 injuredTow-away
2026-01-31
VA
Tow-away
2025-11-05
IL
Tow-away
2025-10-13
MD
Tow-away
2025-10-06
OK
2 injuredTow-away
2025-05-14
MN
Tow-away
2025-02-24
MD
1 injuredTow-away
2024-11-13
TN
Tow-away
2024-08-03
VA
1 injuredTow-away
2024-05-28
FL
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
139 | 2 | 2026-04-30 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
117 | 41 | 2026-04-23 |
Hours of service 395
|
32 | 9 | 2026-04-24 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
17 | 6 | 2026-04-16 |
General safety regulations 390
|
8 | 1 | 2026-04-15 |
CDL standards 383
|
4 | 4 | 2026-01-15 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
3 | 2 | 2025-10-29 |
Operating authority / leasing 376
|
1 | 0 | 2026-04-02 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged | OOS |
| 2026-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2026-04-15 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo | OOS |
| 2026-04-06 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-02 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-04-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | — |
| 2026-03-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Unsafe Driving | Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver not adequately trained in the operation of the automatic on-board recording device | — |
| 2026-03-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-03-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Fuel tank fill pipe cap missing | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Unsafe Driving | Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving | — |
| 2026-02-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-02-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2026-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve | — |
| 2026-02-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-02-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle. | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2026-02-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-01-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Fuel - No visible fill warning marking | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2026-01-13 | 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 | — |
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.
2026-04-30 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2026-04-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2DL | — | — |
2026-04-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-04-24 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDELDT | OOS | — |
2026-04-23 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-04-16 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207B-AALPME-OOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2026-04-15 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 23-LEU | OOS | — |
2026-04-15 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 17 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16 | — | — |
2026-04-06 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-04-06 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
2026-04-02 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16 | — | — |
| Operating authority / leasing 376 | 11D1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2026-04-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2 | — | — |
2026-03-26 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2026-03-26 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-03-24 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2026-03-24 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
2026-03-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-03-17 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-03-17 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 82A1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 15I9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
2026-03-15 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-ALBV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2026-03-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2026-03-12 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2026-03-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 67C7 | — | — |
2026-02-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-INAT | — | — |
2026-02-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
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