ALTA TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 1188080MC-Docket MC474408ALAMOSA, CO
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized40 power units

ALTA TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1188080) in ALAMOSA, CO — 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: $5,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2008-12-29 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • 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.
  • 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 2015-11-30 — 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 2017-02-13 (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. 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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2017-03-09

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.1
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0.72

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
108
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$5,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
Yes

Fleet

Power units
40
Total drivers
39
Years in business
23
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
0%

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 2015-11-30
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-10-17
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2008-12-29
Last compliance review
2017-02-13 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

164
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
29
Violations
3
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-25 → 2026-04-21.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-01-22 CO Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· 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
14 2 2026-02-05
Hours of service 395
5 0 2025-06-23
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 0 2025-06-23
Unsafe driving 392
2 1 2024-12-17
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
2 0 2025-01-29
Hazardous materials (HMR) 180
1 0 2023-12-12
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2025-06-04

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-02-05 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2026-01-06 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-12-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Lamps improper color height location.
2025-12-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2025-06-23 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD
2025-06-04 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step
2025-06-04 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction repo
2025-06-04 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi
2025-01-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2025-01-29 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Placarding) - Failure to maintain placard(s) in a condition so that the format legibility color and visibility of th
2025-01-29 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-01-29 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2024-10-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2024-07-31 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2024-07-25 Vehicle Maintenance Brake connections with leaks or constrictions
2024-07-18 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2024-07-18 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2024-07-11 Hazardous Materials Compliance HM (Shipping Papers) - Shipper HM shipping paper does not list emergency response telephone number as required
2024-07-11 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to follow the Motor Carrier's and ELD provider's recommendations in resolving the data incons
2024-05-05 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 19 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-02-05 CO · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
2026-01-06 CO · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
2025-12-12 CO · Level 1 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCHL
2025-06-23 CO · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
2025-06-04 CO · Level 3 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
Hours of service 395 22H2-ELDNISDT
Hours of service 395 22H3-ELDMF
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
2025-01-29 CO · Level 1 4 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 516C6-HMPMC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
2024-12-17 CO · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9BA-INACTIVE OOS
2024-10-01 CO · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
2024-07-31 CO · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(e)
2024-07-25 NM · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
2024-07-18 CO · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
2024-07-18 CO · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)(1)
2024-07-11 CO · Level 2 2 violsHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 201(d)
Hours of service 395 34(c)
2024-05-05 NM · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a) OOS
2024-04-05 CO · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
2024-03-10 NM · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a) OOS
2024-03-06 NM · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-12-12 CO · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 180 415(b)
2023-08-11 CO · Level 1 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)

Verify on FMCSA

FMCSA is the system of record. One click through to the official source.

An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙

Rejoining the server...

Rejoin failed... trying again in seconds.

Failed to rejoin.
Please retry or reload the page.

The session has been paused by the server.

Failed to resume the session.
Please retry or reload the page.