DOYLE SIMS & SONS TRUCKING INC
USDOT 182476MC-Docket MC199096DRESDEN, TN
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DOYLE SIMS & SONS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 182476) in DRESDEN, TN — 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: $5,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 1997-10-07 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- 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 not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2010-10-21 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1990-06-26 (C).
- 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
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.35
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.24
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.22
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
4
Injuries
9
Crashes
90
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
13
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 86
- Total drivers
- 69
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 8 of 9 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 30%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
- 5 times last 2010-10-21
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-06-19
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 1997-10-07
- Last compliance review
- 1990-06-26 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
124
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
115
Violations
15
OOS violations
3
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-13 → 2026-05-29.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-11-13
KY
Tow-away
2025-07-28
KY
Tow-away
2025-06-10
GA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-05-15
TN
1 injuredTow-away
2025-02-05
TN
Tow-away
2024-11-14
TN
2 injuredTow-away
2024-10-08
GA
Tow-away
2024-07-24
TX
Tow-away
2024-06-25
GA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
54 | 1 | 2026-04-28 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
39 | 12 | 2026-03-11 |
Hours of service 395
|
17 | 0 | 2025-08-14 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
5 | 3 | 2025-11-18 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2026-02-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-12-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | OOS |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | OOS |
| 2025-09-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2025-08-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-07-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-06-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-06-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/rim cracked or broken | OOS |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-04-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-04-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-03-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-02-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2025-02-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-01-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-01-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-01-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2024-12-31 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-10-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | — |
| 2024-10-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2024-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
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.
2026-04-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-04-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2026-03-11 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2026-03-03 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
2026-02-17 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-02-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2026-01-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2025-12-31 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-12-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-11-18 9 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCFSBD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
2025-10-07 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 | OOS | — |
2025-09-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2025-09-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-09-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
2025-09-18 6 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2025-08-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-08-14 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-07-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-07-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-07-17 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-06-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-06-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-06-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2025-06-03 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2025-05-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
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