PANDA TRUCKS LLC
DBA PANDA TRUCKS
USDOT 3261005MC-Docket MC1028010LUTZ, FL
Review before tendering15 power units
PANDA TRUCKS LLC (USDOT 3261005) in LUTZ, FL — 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- 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.
- 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 5 times, most recent 2025-06-09 — 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.
- 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 3
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.09
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.3
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.78
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
2
Crashes
64
Inspections
13
OOS inspections
20
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 15
- Total drivers
- 15
- Years in business
- 7
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 5.9%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 32.4%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
- 5 times last 2025-06-09
- Physical address
- 1 other carrier(s) at this address
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-01-26
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
86
Inspections
14
OOS inspections
220
Violations
32
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-09 → 2026-05-14.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-01-08
FL
Tow-away
2025-03-04
FL
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
124 | 2 | 2026-04-21 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
44 | 24 | 2026-04-21 |
Hours of service 395
|
17 | 4 | 2026-04-09 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
8 | 1 | 2026-04-09 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2026-03-18 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others weight carried exceeds tire load limit | OOS |
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-03-28 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-03-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others weight carried exceeds tire load limit | OOS |
| 2026-03-18 | Driver Fitness | Endorsements - (CDL) - Operate a CMV without proper endorsements on operators license | OOS |
| 2026-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others weight carried exceeds tire load limit | OOS |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Obstructed | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not immobilized or secured against rolling | OOS |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-11-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front less than 4/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-11-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Insufficient aggregate working load limit for cargo transported | OOS |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-08-12 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. | — |
| 2025-08-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others weight carried exceeds tire load limit | OOS |
| 2025-08-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-07-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | OOS |
| 2025-05-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2025-05-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | OOS |
| 2025-05-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hos | OOS |
| 2025-05-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | OOS |
| 2025-04-25 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Driver Fitness | Endorsements - (CDL) - Operate a CMV without proper endorsements on operators license | OOS |
| 2025-01-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2024-12-18 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone | — |
| 2024-12-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the t | OOS |
| 2024-12-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Driver imprope | OOS |
| 2024-12-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-09-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-09-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient aggregate working load limit | OOS |
| 2024-07-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | OOS |
| 2024-07-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Non-compliance with headlamp requirements | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to secure load | OOS |
| 2024-07-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Warning flag required on projecting load | — |
| 2024-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
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.
2026-04-21 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2026-04-09 10 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7A-D | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3II | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3II | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8D11-HOSF | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2026-03-28 10 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-03-18 14 viols· 8 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2026-02-27 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104F3-C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-ATIS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-02-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
2026-01-23 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2026-01-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
2026-01-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2026-01-10 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2DIM | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
2025-12-11 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2DIM | — | — |
2025-11-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2025-11-12 12 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 106C1-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104F3-C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104F3-C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104B-C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
2025-11-03 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75B-TFV | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG2 | — | — |
2025-10-31 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2DIM | — | — |
2025-10-25 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 106D-C | OOS | — |
2025-09-02 14 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2025-08-25 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2025-08-13 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
2025-08-12 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16AD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
2025-08-12 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
2025-07-17 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100B-C | OOS | Conviction of a Different Charge |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-05-27 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG1 | — | — |
2025-05-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2SLSNC | — | — |
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