AMERICAN UNITED CONSTRUCTION LLC
DBA AMERICAN UTILITY COMPANY
USDOT 3314478MC-Docket MC1398719HOUSTON, TX
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized45 power units
AMERICAN UNITED CONSTRUCTION LLC (USDOT 3314478) in HOUSTON, 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.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2023-06-21 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-04-13) — 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.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2026-04-13 — 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
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 0.22
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.94
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 3.1
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 12.31
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
0
Crashes
9
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
13
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 45
- Total drivers
- 9
- Years in business
- 7
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 22.2%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 62.5%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
- 5 times last 2026-04-13
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-02
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2023-06-21
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
12
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
70
Violations
17
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-12-05 → 2026-05-05.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
37 | 11 | 2026-05-05 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
8 | 1 | 2025-12-08 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
8 | 1 | 2025-10-29 |
Hours of service 395
|
5 | 0 | 2025-07-07 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2025-10-29 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2025-10-29 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
1 | 1 | 2025-07-07 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-10-29 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective automatic trailer brake | OOS |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing | OOS |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after Decemb | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement | OOS |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/improper breakaway or emergency braking | OOS |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-07-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2025-07-07 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2025-07-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective automatic trailer brake | OOS |
| 2025-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g. lamps r | — |
| 2024-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment | — |
| 2024-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 9 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-05 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104B | — | — |
2025-12-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-10-29 15 viols· 6 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9BA-NOREGINTRA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11LR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 130 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | — | — |
| 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 | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-10-29 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43D | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2025-10-16 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A | OOS | — |
2025-07-07 18 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 834A | OOS | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HLOW | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
2025-01-28 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43D | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HLOW | — | — |
2024-01-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-12-05 8 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 130 | OOS | — |
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