RM SANTOS EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 3990392MC-Docket MC1496799HILLIARD, OH
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RM SANTOS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3990392) in HILLIARD, 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 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 14 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-10) — 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.
- Driver and 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.
- 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 32.2
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 2.3
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.46
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
0
Injuries
2
Crashes
69
Inspections
30
OOS inspections
40
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 6
- Total drivers
- 6
- Years in business
- 4
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 27.5%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 29.1%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
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-10-01
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
71
Inspections
34
OOS inspections
158
Violations
48
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-07-08 → 2026-05-09.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-11-26
WI
Tow-away
2025-09-04
SC
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
55 | 15 | 2026-04-20 |
Hours of service 395
|
27 | 1 | 2026-03-28 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
16 | 10 | 2026-03-28 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
16 | 0 | 2026-04-20 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
9 | 7 | 2026-03-25 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2026-01-16 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2024-10-18 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
1 | 0 | 2026-04-15 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-03-28 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2026-03-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-03-28 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-03-25 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2026-03-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2026-03-23 | Driver Fitness | Operating a non-CDL required commercial motor vehicle with driving privileges revoked suspended cancelled or otherwise d | OOS |
| 2026-03-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly | OOS |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inoperative on a trailer steering axle | OOS |
| 2026-03-03 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2026-03-03 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | OOS |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly | OOS |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift | OOS |
| 2026-02-10 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2026-01-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others weight carried exceeds tire load limit | OOS |
| 2026-01-06 | 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 | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-12-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo | — |
| 2025-11-18 | 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 | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2025-08-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-07-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation | — |
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.
2026-04-20 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43D | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2026-04-15 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 | 301A | — | — |
2026-03-28 9 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-S | OOS | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
2026-03-25 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
2026-03-23 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSWZ | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 15A-LNCDLNSRW | OOS | — |
2026-03-03 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9C2-OOSO | — | — |
2026-03-03 9 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43D-B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BI-TSA | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 82DUMT | — | — |
2026-02-26 9 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIHE | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIHE | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIHE | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIHE | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43D-B | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 | OOS | — |
2026-02-10 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-SAPPAS | OOS | — |
2026-01-16 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
2026-01-06 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
2025-12-19 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
2025-11-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2025-11-18 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8D11-HOSF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 32B-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPC | — | — |
2025-08-08 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2025-08-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
2025-07-27 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 41 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43D | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1 | — | — |
2025-07-23 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2S | — | — |
2025-07-11 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
2025-07-11 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2025-06-24 8 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9C2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2 | — | — |
2025-06-23 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1E-PNCNB | OOS | — |
2025-06-03 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPCDOOS | OOS | — |
2025-05-14 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 11G | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2025-05-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
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