BRASS EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 3134656MC-Docket MC095202CLANTON, AL
Review before tendering5 power units
BRASS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3134656) in CLANTON, 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 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.
- 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 4.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- 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 0.6
Hours of service
No alert
measure 2.73
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.54
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
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
11
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
8
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 5
- Total drivers
- 4
- Years in business
- 8
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 4
- Driver OOS rate
- 27.3%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 28.6%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
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-10-14
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
14
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
33
Violations
8
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-14 → 2025-11-19.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-01-19
AL
1 injured
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
18 | 4 | 2025-08-10 |
Hours of service 395
|
9 | 3 | 2025-05-23 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
4 | 0 | 2025-02-28 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 1 | 2025-02-14 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-08-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Inoperative/defective primary or secondary pressure gauge | OOS |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-05-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | OOS |
| 2025-05-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2025-05-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | OOS |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft | OOS |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2024-12-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2024-12-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 9 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-08-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2025-08-05 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 51C-BAPG | OOS | — |
2025-05-23 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPRNP | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | OOS | — |
2025-05-05 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
2025-02-28 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-02-14 9 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209D-STPAL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2024-12-04 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2023-10-27 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
2023-07-14 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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