MCLEOD EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 992986MC-Docket MC420333DECATUR, IL
Do not tenderHazmat-authorized284 power units

MCLEOD EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 992986) in DECATUR, IL — carries a hard disqualifier. 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 2016-10-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • 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.
  • 9 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • 3 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2006-12-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2011-12-09 (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 2012-07-27

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.75
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.17
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.13
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.02
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.5

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

3
Fatalities
7
Injuries
18
Crashes
170
Inspections
24
OOS inspections
27
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
284
Total drivers
279
Years in business
25
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
9 of 18 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
2.8%
Vehicle OOS rate
31.3%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
2 times last 2006-12-05
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-06-12
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2016-10-01
Last compliance review
2011-12-09 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

291
Inspections
36
OOS inspections
182
Violations
47
OOS violations
16
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-31 → 2026-05-22.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-01-14 KY Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Other, Daylight, Wet
2026-01-12 AL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2026-01-06 IL 2 fatalTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dawn, Other
2025-08-28 IL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-07-01 IL 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-06-25 IL 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-06-01 OH Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-03-04 PA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-03 TN Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Unknown, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-12-16 OH 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· Rain, Dark - Lighted, Wet
2024-10-25 IN 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Wet
2024-09-26 IL Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-09-03 IL Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-08-29 IL 1 fatal1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-08-22 IL 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-08-06 IN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-07-26 KY 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-07-02 IL Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-05-30 IL 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-05-27 IL 3 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Dark - Not Lighted, Wet

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
68 5 2026-04-23
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
57 40 2026-04-23
Hours of service 395
11 1 2026-04-07
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 1 2026-02-17
CDL standards 383
1 1 2024-05-22
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2026-03-19

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Paper Rolls - Improper securement of paper rolls transported with eyes vertical in a sided vehicle OOS
2026-04-07 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Improper turns
2026-04-07 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2026-03-19 Driver Fitness Driver operating a CMV without proper endorsements or in violation of restrictions OOS
2026-03-16 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-03-16 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
2026-03-04 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-03-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-02-27 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-02-27 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2026-02-20 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2026-02-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-01-22 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone
2025-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2025-12-16 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-11-12 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2025-10-13 Vehicle Maintenance Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement OOS
2025-10-01 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-10-01 Vehicle Maintenance Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking
2025-09-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-09-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-09-11 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-09-11 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2025-08-28 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device
2025-08-28 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2025-08-27 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-08-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation OOS
2025-08-06 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation
2025-07-26 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-04-29 Unsafe Driving Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving
2025-04-15 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2025-04-08 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2025-04-08 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers
2025-04-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
2025-03-19 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2025-03-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) obscured
2025-03-07 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2025-03-07 Vehicle Maintenance Stop lamp violations OOS
2025-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2025-01-23 Vehicle Maintenance Van/OT Trailers - Upper rail buckled/cracked and has missing adjacent roof bows. OOS
2025-01-23 Vehicle Maintenance Van/OT Trailers - Upper rail buckled/cracked and has missing/loose fasteners OOS
2025-01-23 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2024-12-26 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2024-12-20 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-12-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-12-10 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2024-11-15 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last OOS

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.

2026-04-23 KY · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA3
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 122B-CPR OOS
2026-04-07 MO · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIT
Hours of service 395 24
2026-04-07 KY · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA3
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG2
2026-03-26 IA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA3
2026-03-19 IL · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B4-DEN OOS
2026-03-16 IN · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-03-04 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-03-03 KY · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-02-27 IN · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
Hours of service 395 24
2026-02-20 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
2026-02-17 VA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-02-12 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-01-22 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLCP
2025-12-18 KY · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
2025-12-16 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2025-12-02 KY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2025-11-30 MO · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG1
2025-11-12 KY · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
2025-10-13 IL · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9 OOS
2025-10-01 IA · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2
2025-09-24 OH · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
2025-08-28 IL · Level 2 2 violsPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
2025-08-27 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
2025-08-16 IA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2 OOS
2025-08-06 TX · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2

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