FREIGHT LINK SERVICES LLC

USDOT 3164641MC-Docket MC113652DUBLIN, OH
Do not tender62 power units

FREIGHT LINK SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3164641) in DUBLIN, 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.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2021-12-07 — 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.
  • 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 8 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 0.92
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.12
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.12
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6

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
1
Injuries
2
Crashes
84
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
13
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
8
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
2 of 2 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
1.2%
Vehicle OOS rate
28.6%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
8 times last 2026-02-26
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-30
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2021-12-07
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

104
Inspections
13
OOS inspections
101
Violations
16
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-31 → 2026-05-23.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-11-23 VA 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-21 FL 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
36 9 2026-05-05
Unsafe driving 392
22 0 2026-04-24
Hours of service 395
20 0 2026-02-28
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
9 2 2026-01-16
General safety regulations 390
3 0 2025-12-20
CDL standards 383
1 1 2025-09-25

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2026-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
2026-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit
2026-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man
2026-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Obstructed
2026-02-28 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2026-02-28 Hours-of-Service Compliance Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver
2026-02-24 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-21 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2026-01-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2026-01-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative Brake Lamps OOS
2026-01-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2026-01-16 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2026-01-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-01-16 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-01-16 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - inner wheel
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-12-29 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-12-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-12-14 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-12-05 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-10-10 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers
2025-09-25 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL OOS
2025-09-25 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-09-25 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2025-09-01 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit OOS
2025-08-11 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-06-20 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-05-24 Vehicle Maintenance Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition OOS
2025-05-24 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - inner wheel OOS
2025-05-24 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to manually add the trailer number
2025-05-24 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to manually add shipping document number
2025-04-24 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-04-24 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-03-21 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-03-04 Hours-of-Service Compliance False report of drivers record of duty status
2025-03-02 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device
2025-03-02 Hours-of-Service Compliance Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)
2025-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2025-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Missing or inadequate Nonmetallic tubing spring guard
2025-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2025-01-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste
2025-01-22 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-01-22 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi
2024-12-19 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f

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.

2026-05-05 WI · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-04-24 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
2026-02-28 TX · Level 2 11 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60E-WS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2PC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TU
Hours of service 395 22G
Hours of service 395 8F12-HOSM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 19
2026-02-24 KY · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-01-21 IL · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A OOS
2026-01-18 AR · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-01-16 TX · Level 1 7 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9BRKLAMP OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9BRKLAMP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HLIW
2026-01-07 TN · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-12-29 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2025-12-20 AR · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TC-MC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2025-12-14 NM · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-12-05 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-10-10 LA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 22A-D
Unsafe driving 392 22B-DFPWD
2025-09-25 KY · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23A2-LCDLN OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
2025-09-01 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2PC OOS
2025-08-11 CT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-06-25 NC · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 17
2025-06-20 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2025-05-24 KY · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HLIW OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HLIW
Hours of service 395 24C2III
Hours of service 395 24C2II
2025-05-09 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2025-04-24 WI · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2025-03-21 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-03-13 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2025-03-11 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2025-03-04 IA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E

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