M & C ENTERPRISE INC
DBA CHARIOTS FOR HIRE
USDOT 1030397MC-Docket MC432629STERLING, VA
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M & C ENTERPRISE INC (USDOT 1030397) in STERLING, VA — 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: $5,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-08-18) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- 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.
- 5 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 16 times, most recent 2025-08-18 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2024-10-31 (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 0.08
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0.34
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
5
Crashes
221
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
8
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 80
- Total drivers
- 118
- Years in business
- 24
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 5 of 5 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 3.2%
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
- 16 times last 2025-08-18
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-05-14
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2024-10-31 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
355
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
48
Violations
19
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-02 → 2026-04-14.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-02-19
VA
Tow-away
2026-01-10
MD
Tow-away
2026-01-04
VA
Tow-away
2025-08-16
VA
Tow-away
2025-02-06
MD
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
33 | 19 | 2025-03-10 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
6 | 0 | 2024-10-22 |
Hours of service 395
|
1 | 0 | 2023-06-02 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Has more two or more plies are exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle | OOS |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Contaminated friction surface | — |
| 2024-10-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2024-09-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Leaf spring assembly defective/missing | OOS |
| 2024-09-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2024-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/rim cracked or broken | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | OOS |
| 2024-09-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective bus emergency exits | OOS |
| 2024-09-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | — |
| 2024-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering system components worn welded or missing | — |
| 2024-09-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/rim cracked or broken | OOS |
| 2024-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective parking brake system on CMV | OOS |
| 2024-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness | OOS |
| 2024-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2024-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective bus emergency exit windows | OOS |
| 2024-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Improper exhaust - Bus (Powered by other than Gasoline) | — |
| 2024-08-20 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-05-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective bus emergency exit windows | OOS |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/afte | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or inadequate bus emergency exit marking | — |
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.
2025-03-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TRPET | — | — |
2025-03-05 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCFSHE-SA | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCFSHE | — | — |
2024-10-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2024-09-25 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207(c) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-09-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83(h) | — | — |
2024-09-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205(a) | — | — |
2024-09-20 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62(a) | OOS | — |
2024-09-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
2024-09-18 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205(a) | OOS | — |
2024-09-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209(d) | — | — |
2024-09-16 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 41 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62(c) | OOS | — |
2024-09-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83(d) | — | — |
2024-09-16 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(d) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-05-31 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62(c) | OOS | — |
2024-05-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
2024-05-17 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(d)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2023-10-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83(d) | — | — |
2023-10-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83(d) | — | — |
2023-10-24 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 67(c)(7)(v) | OOS | — |
2023-10-20 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 41 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2023-10-19 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62(a) | OOS | — |
2023-10-19 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209(d) | OOS | — |
2023-10-17 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209(d) | OOS | — |
2023-10-17 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(d) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2023-10-17 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209(d) | OOS | — |
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