ROADWAY TRANSPORT CORP

USDOT 1138278MC-Docket MC461905BAKERSFIELD, CA
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ROADWAY TRANSPORT CORP (USDOT 1138278) in BAKERSFIELD, CA — 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.
  • Prior federal safety/out-of-service action on file (since cleared), dated 2005-01-13 (OUT OF SERVICE) — a historical red flag.
  • 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.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2008-04-09 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • 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.
  • 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 2008-12-30 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 3 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

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 3.29
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.61
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 12.05

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
12
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
10
Total drivers
10
Years in business
23
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
66.7%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 2008-12-30
Physical address
3 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
Prior action (cleared) 2005-01-13 · OUT OF SERVICE
MCS-150 self-report
2025-11-28
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2008-04-09
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

15
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
48
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-05-18 → 2026-05-28.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-12-19 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
28 5 2026-05-28
Unsafe driving 392
12 0 2026-05-28
Hours of service 395
5 0 2026-01-16
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
3 1 2026-01-07

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-28 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-01-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-16 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor
2026-01-16 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or afte
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible or filled
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-12-02 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-10-08 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-07-28 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2024-12-18 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone
2024-12-18 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour
2024-12-18 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
2024-08-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2024-08-12 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-08-12 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
2024-08-12 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2024-08-12 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
2024-08-12 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2024-05-18 Vehicle Maintenance Brake tubing and hose adequacy OOS
2024-05-18 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher

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.

2026-05-28 CA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207B-AALPME
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-04-28 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-04-17 OR · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-02-10 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2026-01-16 OR · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSRIGRR
Hours of service 395 34A1-ELDDFN
2026-01-07 UT · Level 1 17 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205C-WRAWFLMIB
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EENA
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
2025-12-02 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-10-08 AZ · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
2025-07-28 AZ · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
2024-12-18 CA · Level 2 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLCP
Hours of service 395 24D-ELDPT
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSOA
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2024-08-12 CO · Level 1 6 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Hours of service 395 22(g)
Hours of service 395 24
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
2024-05-18 CA · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2

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