HAWLER EXPRESS INC

USDOT 1448072MC-Docket MC547253HUNTSVILLE, TX
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HAWLER EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1448072) in HUNTSVILLE, 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2025-04-11 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (CANAL INSURANCE CO.) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-04-02) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • 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.
  • 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 2026-04-02 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2009-04-22 (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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2009-05-06

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.11
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 15.66

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
1
Crashes
4
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
1
Total drivers
1
Years in business
20
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
75%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 2026-04-02
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-05-15
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2025-04-11
Last compliance review
2009-04-22 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

4
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
20
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-08-15 → 2025-12-03.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-11-26 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
11 5 2025-12-03
Hours of service 395
1 0 2025-10-06
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2025-10-31

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-12-03 Vehicle Maintenance Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo OOS
2025-12-03 Vehicle Maintenance Warning flag required on projecting load
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Torsion bar cracked and/or broken OOS
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative Brake Lamps OOS
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/afte OOS
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2025-10-06 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2025-10-06 Hours-of-Service Compliance Drivers record of duty status not current
2024-08-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2024-08-15 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
2024-08-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-08-15 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2024-08-15 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 3 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-12-03 NM · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110B OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 87A
2025-10-31 TX · Level 2 9 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D1 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9BRKLAMP OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9BRKLAMP OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207E OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HLOW
2025-10-06 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
Hours of service 395 8F01

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