ABAN TOWING LLC
USDOT 1155527MC-Docket MC476573BIRMINGHAM, AL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized11 power units
ABAN TOWING LLC (USDOT 1155527) in BIRMINGHAM, AL — 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.
- 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2021-09-16 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 3 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-25) — 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.
- 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 3 times, most recent 2025-07-25 — 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 5.88
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 1.17
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 13.62
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
11
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 11
- Total drivers
- 11
- Years in business
- 23
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 30.8%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 100%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
- 3 times last 2025-07-25
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-07-01
- Insurance lapse history
- 2 lapse(s) most recent 2021-09-16
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
16
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
68
Violations
15
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-30 → 2025-11-18.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-11-19
GA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
26 | 5 | 2025-05-13 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
23 | 4 | 2025-11-18 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
8 | 4 | 2025-07-28 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
7 | 1 | 2025-11-18 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2024-09-03 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2024-05-08 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-05-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit | OOS |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Semi-Trailer safety devices missing | — |
| 2025-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2024-11-26 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver | — |
| 2024-06-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. | OOS |
| 2024-06-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-06-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2024-05-08 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2024-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly | OOS |
| 2024-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. | — |
| 2024-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2024-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2024-05-08 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 16 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-11-18 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2-FTF | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
2025-11-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2025-11-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16AD | — | — |
2025-10-20 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
2025-07-28 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-05-13 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 41-BNPB | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLCP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
2025-04-30 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9AA1 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2SAFCH-MISSG | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
2025-04-10 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9AA1 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
2025-03-08 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9AA1 | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9BA-INACTIVE | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2024-11-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A | — | — |
2024-09-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b)(2) | — | — |
2024-06-05 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17(b)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-05-08 14 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b)(1) | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b)(2) | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43(d) | OOS | — |
2023-11-25 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9b(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-09-04 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a) | — | — |
2023-06-30 8 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 41 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205(c) | — | — |
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