G S H EXPRESS INC
USDOT 2916257MC-Docket MC982695FRESNO, CA
Review before tendering15 power units
G S H EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2916257) in FRESNO, 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.
- 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 2024-02-06 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-01-12) — 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.
- 3 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 8 times, most recent 2026-01-12 — 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.
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 7.96
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.95
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.24
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
3
Crashes
72
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
24
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 15
- Total drivers
- 18
- Years in business
- 10
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 3 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 7.4%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 26.7%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
- 8 times last 2026-01-12
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-08-27
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2024-02-06
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
113
Inspections
28
OOS inspections
245
Violations
42
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-24 → 2026-06-02.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-02-05
IL
Tow-away
2024-09-13
CA
Tow-away
2024-06-27
CA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
86 | 17 | 2026-05-01 |
Hours of service 395
|
86 | 13 | 2026-06-02 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
45 | 0 | 2026-05-08 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
27 | 12 | 2026-06-02 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2026-05-27 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | OOS |
| 2026-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-02-16 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2026-02-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-02-15 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-02-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-02-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | OOS |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere. | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-01-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2026-01-21 | 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 | — |
| 2026-01-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 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 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after Decem | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-11-18 | 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 | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step | — |
| 2025-11-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-11-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Following too closely | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to yield to emergency vehicle. | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers upper rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after Decem | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers side retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured before December 1 1993 | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-21 | 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 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-06-02 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2026-05-27 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
2026-05-08 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2026-05-01 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
2026-04-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
2026-04-22 9 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2026-02-16 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2026-02-15 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 32B-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 32B-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2026-02-05 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | OOS | — |
2026-02-02 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E-SPSLA | — | — |
2026-01-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2026-01-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2026-01-21 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSLRR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
2026-01-16 15 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11B-CSLRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2026-01-15 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-01-09 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSIV | — | — |
2025-11-18 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8D5-HOSF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2-ELDNISDT | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-11-03 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2025-10-29 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLFC | — | — |
2025-09-21 9 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2-FTF | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2SLFYEMV | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11B-CSURR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 13C1-CSSRR | — | — |
2025-09-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2025-09-16 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2025-08-28 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-08-27 10 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1-HOSPVID | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BRC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BRC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BRC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BRC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCLMBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
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