BEDFORD EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 3918376MC-Docket MC1448568PITTSBURGH, PA
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BEDFORD EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3918376) in PITTSBURGH, PA — 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.
- 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.
- 8 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 2025-09-05 — 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 3.05
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.25
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.46
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.75
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
3
Injuries
8
Crashes
114
Inspections
17
OOS inspections
20
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 100
- Total drivers
- 100
- Years in business
- 4
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 8 of 8 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 3.5%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 25.5%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 2025-09-05
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-05-14
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
113
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
129
Violations
17
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-01 → 2026-04-02.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-16
TX
2 injured
2025-09-18
SC
Tow-away
2025-08-06
NY
1 injuredTow-away
2025-07-18
AL
Tow-away
2025-07-10
CA
Tow-away
2025-06-11
TX
Tow-away
2025-05-09
TX
Tow-away
2025-01-23
MI
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
41 | 0 | 2026-03-26 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
39 | 10 | 2026-03-26 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
8 | 2 | 2025-05-08 |
Hours of service 395
|
7 | 0 | 2025-05-08 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
4 | 2 | 2025-12-05 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2026-03-25 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | 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 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Improper lane change | — |
| 2026-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone | — |
| 2026-02-06 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-12-09 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | OOS |
| 2025-12-05 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2025-11-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2025-09-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | OOS |
| 2025-06-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Battery - Not protected | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Disc Brake - Loose chamber/caliper mounting bolt(s) | OOS |
| 2025-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet | — |
| 2025-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-04-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Improper battery installation | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Bolts securing cab broken/loose/missing | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Fuel - Dripping leak. | OOS |
| 2025-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2025-04-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-04-12 | 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 | — |
| 2025-04-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others bump or bulge related to tread or sidewall separation | OOS |
| 2025-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | OOS |
| 2025-04-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | OOS |
| 2025-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Defective latching fasteners - Fasteners on either side of the vehicle are missing or ineffective | OOS |
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.
2026-03-26 14 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWPB | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHWS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 67C7V-F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-VLRB | OOS | — |
2026-03-25 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLILC | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
2026-03-05 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-02-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLCP | — | — |
2025-12-05 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
2025-11-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2025-10-30 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
2025-06-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 30-B | — | — |
2025-06-11 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22B-DFPWD | — | — |
2025-05-15 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2025-05-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2025-05-08 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
2025-05-08 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BLMCBAD | OOS | — |
2025-05-07 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSURR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2025-05-05 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
2025-05-02 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2025-04-29 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
2025-04-26 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 30 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2025-04-25 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-F | OOS | — |
2025-04-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2025-04-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
2025-04-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2025-04-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2025-04-12 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
2025-04-09 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A2-TAOBB | OOS | — |
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