BIG SKY SOLUTIONS LLC
BIG SKY SOLUTIONS LLC (USDOT 2974312) in GLENDALE, AZ — 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.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2013-05-25 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 10 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2023-03-27) — 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.
- 5 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 6 times, most recent 2023-03-27 — 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
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
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 67
- Total drivers
- 52
- Years in business
- 9
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 5 of 5 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 8.5%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 34.3%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
- 6 times last 2023-03-27
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-05-13
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2013-05-25
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
Record spans 2023-06-07 → 2026-05-22.
Crash history (last 24 months)
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
129 | 35 | 2026-03-22 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
56 | 3 | 2026-05-07 |
Hours of service 395
|
45 | 8 | 2026-05-07 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
26 | 6 | 2026-01-22 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2024-09-10 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 1 | 2025-05-04 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 0 | 2025-10-04 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2026-03-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2026-02-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2026-02-13 | 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 | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-01-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | OOS |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2026-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-01-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | OOS |
| 2025-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Improper lane change | — |
| 2025-10-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2025-10-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-10-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inoperative on a steering axle | OOS |
| 2025-10-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-10-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-10-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-10-04 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Improper lane change | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2025-09-12 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle. | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Battery - Not protected | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-08-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-07-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-07-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2025-06-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
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.
2026-05-07 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22B-DFPWD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
2026-03-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2026-03-18 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
2026-03-09 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-02-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLPC | — | — |
2026-02-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSWZ | — | — |
2026-02-08 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2026-01-22 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8C-HOSF | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2-FTF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8D2-HOSF | — | — |
2026-01-15 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
2026-01-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
2026-01-05 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2026-01-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSLRR | — | — |
2025-12-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
2025-12-08 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | OOS | — |
2025-12-02 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
2025-10-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2025-10-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLILC | — | — |
2025-10-08 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2025-10-04 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8C-HOSF | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BI-SA | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2025-08-29 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 30-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2025-08-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
2025-07-29 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7A-D | — | — |
2025-07-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
2025-07-19 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2025-07-02 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
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