INSTICO EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 2497292MC-Docket MC865283FLOWER MOUND, TX
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INSTICO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2497292) in FLOWER MOUND, TX — 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.
  • Current BIPD policy (GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.) was filed 55 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-06-04) — 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.
  • 1 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 5 times, most recent 2025-06-04 — 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
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.7

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
1
Crashes
24
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
7
Total drivers
8
Years in business
12
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
22.2%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 2025-06-04
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-08-03
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

36
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
26
Violations
8
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-19 → 2026-02-10.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-09-03 TX 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
15 6 2025-10-13
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 0 2025-10-13
Unsafe driving 392
2 0 2025-10-22
Hours of service 395
1 0 2024-02-20

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-10-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2025-10-13 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-07-18 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit
2025-07-18 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp OOS
2025-07-18 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2025-06-13 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-05-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-09-02 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2024-08-27 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo without direct contact not prevented from shifting while in transit OOS
2024-08-27 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 10 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-10-22 KY · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2025-10-13 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2025-07-18 TX · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2PC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9 OOS
2025-06-13 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2025-06-02 CO · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-05-07 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2024-09-02 NM · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
2024-02-20 TX · Level 2 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(d)(3)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Hours of service 395 24(d)
2023-10-31 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
2023-06-19 TX · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)

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