CTI EXPRESS LLC

DBA CTI EXPRESS
USDOT 1576147MC-Docket MC583662SOCORRO, TX
Review before tendering15 power units

CTI EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1576147) in SOCORRO, 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.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2014-02-08 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-08-05) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Safety rating is Conditional — FMCSA found enough issues to flag but not enough to downgrade to Unsatisfactory.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below 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 20 times, most recent 2025-08-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 1 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2021-09-15 (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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Conditional · rated 2021-11-17

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.63
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.87

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
8
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
15
Total drivers
16
Years in business
20
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
16.7%

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
20 times last 2025-08-05
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-09-09
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2014-02-08
Last compliance review
2021-09-15 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

20
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
49
Violations
8
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-31 → 2026-05-12.

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
24 4 2025-03-28
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
6 1 2023-11-16
Unsafe driving 392
4 1 2024-06-26
Hours of service 395
4 0 2024-09-23
Driver qualifications 391
1 0 2023-06-05

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-09-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD
2025-03-28 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-09-23 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative Brake Lamps OOS
2024-09-23 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit OOS
2024-09-23 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD
2024-06-26 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2024-06-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2024-06-26 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 11 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-03-28 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2024-09-23 WY · Level 1 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30(b)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2) OOS
2024-06-26 SD · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(c)
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-11-16 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
2023-11-01 NM · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
2023-08-31 NM · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-08-22 TX · Level 1 11 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Hours of service 395 24(d)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
2023-08-06 NM · Level 2 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104B
Unsafe driving 392 9A2 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
2023-06-05 AZ · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Hours of service 395 22(h)(2)
Driver qualifications 391 11(b)(2)
2023-05-31 US · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(b)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D1-B
2023-05-31 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL

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