TEMPEST TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 1416745MC-Docket MC536134MILLINGTON, TN
Review before tendering150 power units
TEMPEST TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1416745) in MILLINGTON, 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- Cargo insurance on file.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2015-07-31 — 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.
- 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 21 times, most recent 2021-10-07 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2012-02-03 (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
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.57
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.32
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.3
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.6
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
3
Crashes
98
Inspections
17
OOS inspections
26
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 150
- Total drivers
- 95
- Years in business
- 21
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 3 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 2.8%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 31.5%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
- 21 times last 2021-10-07
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-06-09
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2015-07-31
- Last compliance review
- 2012-02-03 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
129
Inspections
25
OOS inspections
164
Violations
34
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-20 → 2026-06-11.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-04-19
PA
Tow-away
2025-12-06
IA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-10-27
OH
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
64 | 0 | 2026-06-11 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
60 | 22 | 2026-06-04 |
Hours of service 395
|
21 | 2 | 2026-06-11 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
11 | 5 | 2026-04-21 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
5 | 4 | 2026-06-11 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2026-03-17 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2026-01-05 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2026-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-04-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-04-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | OOS |
| 2026-04-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2026-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hydraulic Hose Abraded (Chafed) | — |
| 2026-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | — |
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-04-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others more than one ply is exposed in the sidewall and the area exceeds 2 square inches. | OOS |
| 2026-03-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | — |
| 2026-03-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2026-03-29 | 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 | — |
| 2026-03-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-03-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | OOS |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Rotor (disc) cracked more than 75 percent of the friction surface completely through the rotor or completely through a s | OOS |
| 2026-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-02-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2026-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Unsafe Driving | Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Driver Fitness | Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction | OOS |
| 2026-01-05 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv | OOS |
| 2026-01-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test | OOS |
| 2026-01-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-12-23 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr | OOS |
| 2025-12-23 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries | — |
| 2025-12-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-11-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2025-11-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-11-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
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.
2026-06-11 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B4-CLHA | OOS | — |
2026-06-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LHLM | — | — |
2026-06-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-05-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2026-05-27 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11B-CSRIGRR | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-S | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45C-BSG | — | — |
2026-05-26 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2026-05-22 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLCP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 79 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D2-B | — | — |
2026-05-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-05-19 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSOA | — | — |
2026-05-05 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
2026-04-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-04-28 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2026-04-27 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 | OOS | — |
2026-04-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-04-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LIL | — | — |
2026-04-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHHC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
2026-04-13 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSIV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2026-04-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-04-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
2026-04-03 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TAOBETA | OOS | — |
2026-03-29 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3II | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
2026-03-26 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
2026-03-19 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
2026-03-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 17 | — | — |
2026-03-10 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-CR | OOS | — |
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