CAESAR PENCE LLC
USDOT 3706951MC-Docket MC1299418SUFFOLK, VA
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CAESAR PENCE LLC (USDOT 3706951) in SUFFOLK, 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 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2024-10-21) — 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 2.85
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.7
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
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
9
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 8
- Total drivers
- 8
- Years in business
- 5
- 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
- 0%
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
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- 1 other carrier(s) at this address
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-07-07
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
19
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
61
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-11-21 → 2026-05-14.
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
|
19 | 0 | 2026-05-05 |
Hours of service 395
|
6 | 1 | 2025-12-19 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
6 | 0 | 2026-03-23 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2025-12-19 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2024-02-01 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
1 | 0 | 2024-02-01 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
1 | 0 | 2024-02-01 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the t | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - 20% or less of the fifth wheel fasteners on either side missing/ineffective | — |
| 2025-04-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-12-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2024-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2024-04-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
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.
2026-05-05 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 51C-BNVLAWD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
2026-03-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2IRP | — | — |
2026-01-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-12-19 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSLRR | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TC-MC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2025-08-25 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TC-MC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPDIT | — | — |
2025-05-16 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I-CDFWFMI-LT20 | — | — |
2025-04-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
2024-12-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSWZ | — | — |
2024-02-01 11 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSURR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LFTSM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 332C-HMM | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
2023-11-21 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | Not Guilty/Dismissed |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(d) | — | Not Guilty/Dismissed |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | Not Guilty/Dismissed |
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