YOUNGS FREIGHTWAYS INC

DBA YOUNGS TRANSPORT
USDOT 1956177MC-Docket MC694418FRESNO, CA
Review before tendering55 power units

YOUNGS FREIGHTWAYS INC (USDOT 1956177) 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.
  • 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2019-06-24 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY) was filed 64 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2024-10-16) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • 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 27 times, most recent 2024-10-16 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 1 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.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2017-10-12 (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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2020-08-11

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.23
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.04
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.87

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
10
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
55
Total drivers
55
Years in business
17
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
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
27 times last 2024-10-16
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-09-05
Insurance lapse history
3 lapse(s) most recent 2019-06-24
Last compliance review
2017-10-12 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

16
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
16
Violations
3
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-03 → 2026-04-23.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-02-02 OK 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
10 2 2026-02-16
Unsafe driving 392
5 1 2026-04-23
Hours of service 395
1 0 2024-09-03

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-16 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-02-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-02-16 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Deflated air suspension OOS
2026-02-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2026-01-06 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured OOS
2025-10-16 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
2025-05-14 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-05-14 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-05-14 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2025-05-14 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-04-14 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-09-03 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner

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.

2026-04-23 MT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
2026-03-16 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-02-16 CA · Level 2 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207F-SDAS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLDL
2026-01-06 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C OOS
2025-10-16 TX · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLUV
2025-05-14 TX · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-04-14 NM · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2024-09-03 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24
2023-07-03 NM · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203(c)

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