CAPITAL EXPRESS LINES INC

USDOT 941034MC-Docket MC404574SACRAMENTO, CA
Do not tender95 power units

CAPITAL EXPRESS LINES INC (USDOT 941034) in SACRAMENTO, CA — carries a hard disqualifier. 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.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2005-09-15 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-05-30) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • 9 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • 1 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 20 times, most recent 2025-05-30 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2021-09-29 (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 2022-01-26

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.9
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.57
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.05
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.92

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

1
Fatalities
2
Injuries
10
Crashes
624
Inspections
87
OOS inspections
109
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
95
Total drivers
127
Years in business
25
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
9 of 10 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
1.8%
Vehicle OOS rate
17.4%

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
20 times last 2025-05-30
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-09-11
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2005-09-15
Last compliance review
2021-09-29 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

834
Inspections
118
OOS inspections
662
Violations
152
OOS violations
3
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-25 → 2026-06-13.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-04-23 UT Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-09-27 WA 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-01 CA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2025-07-25 WY Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-07-10 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-07-01 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-06-10 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-12-31 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-08-21 CA 1 fatal1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-07-02 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
296 105 2026-06-02
Unsafe driving 392
159 9 2026-06-13
Hours of service 395
120 11 2026-06-13
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
67 26 2026-05-16
Driver qualifications 391
6 1 2024-12-23
CDL standards 383
5 3 2025-07-05
General safety regulations 390
5 0 2026-05-03
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
1 0 2024-11-06

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-05-03 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2026-05-03 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-05-03 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2026-04-26 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2026-04-26 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-04-23 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2026-04-23 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Following too closely
2026-04-23 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection OOS
2026-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-04-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-04-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-03-26 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others more than one ply is exposed in the sidewall and the area exceeds 2 square inches. OOS
2026-03-26 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2026-03-25 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-03-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day
2026-03-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr
2026-03-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or afte
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers side retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.
2026-03-19 Vehicle Maintenance Van/OT Trailers - Floor crossmembers at least 3 adjacent broken/detached and sagging below OOS
2026-03-19 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-18 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured OOS
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured OOS
2026-03-16 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s)
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-03-16 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation
2026-03-15 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-03-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Deflated air suspension OOS
2026-03-13 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
2026-03-11 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing. OOS

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.

2026-06-13 OR · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPD
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Hours of service 395 3A1-HOSPD
2026-06-02 OR · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-05-27 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-05-21 CA · Level 2 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
Hours of service 395 24D-ELDPT
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPDIT
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2026-05-16 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALBV
2026-05-15 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
2026-05-14 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2026-05-14 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
2026-05-13 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
2026-05-12 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-STBW OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPRNP
Hours of service 395 3A3-HOSPRNP
2026-05-12 CA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207F-SDAS OOS
2026-05-06 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2026-05-03 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
General safety regulations 390 3E3-MC
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSURR
2026-04-29 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2026-04-26 CA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
2026-04-23 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-04-23 UT · Level 2 2 violsPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLFC
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 7A-UOC OOS
2026-04-23 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
2026-04-22 CA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
2026-04-16 UT · Level 1 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-04-08 CA · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
2026-04-04 UT · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-03-26 CA · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TAOBETA OOS
2026-03-25 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205C-WR
2026-03-25 OR · Level 2 11 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 3A1-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPD
Hours of service 395 3A1-HOSPD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSRIGRR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSLRR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11B-CSSRR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS

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