W A BRAXTON & SONS TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3447652MC-Docket MC1121442CHICAGO, IL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized10 power units
W A BRAXTON & SONS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3447652) in CHICAGO, 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: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-09-29) — 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 rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2025-09-29 — 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 5.17
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.14
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.41
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.37
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
45
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 10
- Total drivers
- 10
- Years in business
- 6
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 2.1%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 16.7%
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
- 2 times last 2025-09-29
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-17
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
55
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
51
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-12-01 → 2026-06-11.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
33 | 0 | 2026-06-11 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
8 | 2 | 2026-06-05 |
Hours of service 395
|
4 | 0 | 2025-05-03 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2025-04-16 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2026-02-02 |
Safety fitness procedures 385
|
1 | 1 | 2026-04-22 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 0 | 2025-04-23 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2025-11-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway | — |
| 2025-09-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-08-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-07-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2025-07-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-06-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-06-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Obstructed | — |
| 2025-05-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2025-05-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
| 2025-05-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-04-23 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab front bumper missing/not secured/protruding | — |
| 2025-03-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | — |
| 2025-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2025-02-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-01-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-11-19 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
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.
2026-06-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
2026-06-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 65F | — | — |
2026-04-22 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety fitness procedures 385 | 111C1-OOSO | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
2026-03-23 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-02-02 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
2025-12-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-11-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUP | — | — |
2025-10-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-09-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-09-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2025-08-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-08-08 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WC | — | — |
2025-07-22 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-07-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-06-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2025-06-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60E-WS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WC | — | — |
2025-05-03 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
2025-04-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2FT | — | — |
2025-04-23 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203E-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-04-16 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TE2IV-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-04-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2025-03-19 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSOA | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 9-SLL | — | — |
2025-03-09 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 | — | — |
2025-03-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
2025-03-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
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