LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC
USDOT 877027MC-Docket MC674080LAKEWOOD, CO
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized55 power units
LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE INC (USDOT 877027) in LAKEWOOD, 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: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- 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.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 10 times, most recent 2017-08-07 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2017-11-16 (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
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.51
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.44
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
2
Crashes
17
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 55
- Total drivers
- 102
- Years in business
- 26
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 5.3%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 23.1%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
- 10 times last 2017-08-07
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-07-10
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2017-11-16 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
22
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
22
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-09-27 → 2026-02-20.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-08-07
AR
Tow-away
2025-01-19
KS
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
11 | 2 | 2026-01-08 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
4 | 0 | 2026-02-20 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 1 | 2024-11-22 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
2 | 0 | 2025-10-08 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
1 | 1 | 2025-09-16 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-09-16 |
Hours of service 395
|
1 | 1 | 2024-03-27 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-11-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-10-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-10-08 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - The background color symbol text numerals and inner border on a placard must be as specified in 172.52 | — |
| 2025-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2025-09-16 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Shipping Papers) - Operate a motor vehicle without a required shipping paper. NOTE: An error in the shipping descrip | OOS |
| 2024-11-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | OOS |
| 2024-11-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2024-11-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch | OOS |
| 2024-11-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2024-11-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2024-11-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Failure to maintain placard(s) in a condition so that the format legibility color and visibility of th | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 11 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-02-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2026-01-08 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
2025-11-20 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-10-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-10-08 3 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 519D1-HMPMC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
2025-09-23 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2025-09-16 2 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817A-HMSP | OOS | — |
2024-11-22 6 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203C-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-BAAL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BARS | OOS | — |
2024-10-25 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 516C6-HMPMC | — | — |
2024-03-27 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(k)(2) | OOS | — |
2024-01-10 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
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