KAUFF'S OF MIAMI INC

DBA KAUFF'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
USDOT 394869MC-Docket MC225711OPA LOCKA, FL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized2 power units

KAUFF'S OF MIAMI INC (USDOT 394869) in OPA LOCKA, 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: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2015-12-31 — 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.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 16 times, most recent 2023-09-07 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2008-06-25 (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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2008-07-01

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.69

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
0
Crashes
8
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
2
Total drivers
2
Years in business
36
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
14.3%

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
16 times last 2023-09-07
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-17
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2015-12-31
Last compliance review
2008-06-25 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

11
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
15
Violations
4
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-18 → 2025-12-12.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
9 3 2025-08-20
Unsafe driving 392
3 0 2025-08-20
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2024-01-15
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2025-08-20
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2024-02-21

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-08-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-08-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-08-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2025-08-20 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 4 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-08-20 FL · Level 2 8 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB1-MC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2024-02-21 FL · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47D2-BLTBD
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALBV
2024-01-15 FL · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Driver qualifications 391 41B10-MC OOS
2023-08-18 VA · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS

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