TAMERLANE EXPRESS INC
USDOT 3302117MC-Docket MC1047479BOLINGBROOK, IL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized90 power units
TAMERLANE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3302117) in BOLINGBROOK, IL — 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.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2022-09-22 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 30 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-03-02) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- 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.
- 3 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 14 times, most recent 2026-03-02 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 4.41
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.01
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.47
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.02
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.97
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
2
Injuries
4
Crashes
257
Inspections
66
OOS inspections
96
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 90
- Total drivers
- 95
- Years in business
- 7
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 4 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 10.9%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 32.6%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
- 14 times last 2026-03-02
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-08-19
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2022-09-22
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
351
Inspections
91
OOS inspections
572
Violations
130
OOS violations
7
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-20 → 2026-06-09.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-01-22
IL
Tow-away
2025-07-21
MN
2 injuredTow-away
2025-06-26
IN
Tow-away
2025-04-02
WI
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
244 | 74 | 2026-06-09 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
168 | 10 | 2026-06-09 |
Hours of service 395
|
101 | 25 | 2026-05-13 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
27 | 8 | 2026-06-09 |
CDL standards 383
|
10 | 9 | 2026-05-14 |
General safety regulations 390
|
10 | 0 | 2026-03-20 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
7 | 5 | 2026-05-14 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
1 | 0 | 2025-09-17 |
Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399
|
1 | 0 | 2024-09-16 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2026-05-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2026-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2026-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | OOS |
| 2026-05-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2026-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad | — |
| 2026-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2026-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | OOS |
| 2026-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes | — |
| 2026-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2026-04-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2026-04-21 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2026-04-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2026-04-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front less than 2/32 inch tread depth | OOS |
| 2026-04-20 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-18 | Driver Fitness | Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction. | OOS |
| 2026-04-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: | OOS |
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp missing | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | OOS |
| 2026-04-14 | 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 |
| 2026-04-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time | OOS |
| 2026-04-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving after being on duty more than 60 hours in the previous 7 consecutive days at the time of inspec | OOS |
| 2026-04-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-04-02 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr | OOS |
| 2026-04-02 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failing to use extreme caution in a CMV when hazardous conditions exist | — |
| 2026-04-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Insufficient aggregate working load limit for cargo transported | OOS |
| 2026-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2026-03-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches. | OOS |
| 2026-03-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-03-29 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failing to use extreme caution in a CMV when hazardous conditions exist | — |
| 2026-03-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-03-11 | 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 | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flattened/Crushed Vehicles - Improper securement of flattened or crushed vehicles. | OOS |
| 2026-02-20 | Unsafe Driving | Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
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.
2026-06-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-06-09 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-HCM | OOS | — |
2026-05-29 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
2026-05-23 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2026-05-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
2026-05-14 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPC | — | — |
2026-05-13 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2026-05-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-05-01 9 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
2026-04-29 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCLMBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCLMBD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCLMBD | — | — |
2026-04-23 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100B-C | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SLAS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2026-04-22 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2026-04-21 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
2026-04-20 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75B-TF | OOS | — |
2026-04-18 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-LCDLR | OOS | — |
2026-04-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-04-15 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDELDT | OOS | — |
2026-04-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LLPL | — | — |
2026-04-14 10 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPDIT | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3I-HOSPDIT | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3B1-HOSPDIT | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | OOS | — |
2026-04-02 4 viols· 1 OOSPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 14-D | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
2026-04-01 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSLRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 106D-C | OOS | — |
2026-03-29 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TAORETA | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 14-D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
2026-03-20 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 80A | — | — |
2026-03-11 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
2026-03-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
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