STEPHENS ENTERPRISES LLC
USDOT 1705045MC-Docket MC764347MONTGOMERY, AL
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STEPHENS ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 1705045) in MONTGOMERY, 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (ACCELERANT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-10-14) — 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.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 3.33.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 18 times, most recent 2025-10-14 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2026-03-23 (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
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.12
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.95
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.68
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
2
Crashes
11
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 6
- Total drivers
- 5
- Years in business
- 19
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 3.33
- Driver OOS rate
- 7.7%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 44.4%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
- 18 times last 2025-10-14
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-13
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2026-03-23 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
22
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
67
Violations
8
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-06 → 2026-04-02.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-08-25
GA
1 injured
2025-06-25
AL
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Hours of service 395
|
20 | 3 | 2026-04-02 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
18 | 3 | 2026-03-19 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
5 | 0 | 2026-04-02 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
4 | 1 | 2026-01-12 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2025-09-24 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2026-04-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-03-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-01-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system. | — |
| 2025-08-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Leaking hub | OOS |
| 2025-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-08-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-08-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection | OOS |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-04-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2024-04-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 12 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-02 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-03-19 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2026-01-12 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-09-24 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9B-LRLIWR | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 19A2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2025-08-15 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-OAL | — | — |
2025-04-29 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5-HL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
2025-02-26 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
2024-07-24 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 23 | OOS | — |
2024-06-03 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2024-01-25 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC-OOS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC-OOS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC-OOS | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2023-09-07 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | OOS | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 19(b)(2) | — | — |
2023-07-06 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
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