HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 3650564MC-Docket MC1258147DOWNERS GROVE, IL
Review before tendering20 power units
HAKUNA MATATA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3650564) in DOWNERS GROVE, 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.
- 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2022-09-16 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.) was filed 16 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2022-08-31) — 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.
- 4 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2022-08-31 — 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.
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 3.58
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.65
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.21
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.4
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
4
Crashes
54
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
20
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 20
- Total drivers
- 20
- Years in business
- 5
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 4 of 4 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 5.6%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 40.6%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
- 2 times last 2022-08-31
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-09-18
- Insurance lapse history
- 2 lapse(s) most recent 2022-09-16
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
63
Inspections
19
OOS inspections
97
Violations
28
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-11-20 → 2026-05-21.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-02-20
PA
Tow-away
2026-02-19
AR
Tow-away
2026-02-04
PA
Tow-away
2025-06-25
IN
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
37 | 16 | 2026-04-23 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
28 | 4 | 2026-04-02 |
Hours of service 395
|
15 | 1 | 2026-04-02 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 2 | 2025-12-10 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2026-05-06 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-04-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-04-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2026-04-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Metal Coils - Improper securement of coils in a sided vehicle without anchor points | OOS |
| 2025-12-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Improper lane change | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-12-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-11-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-11-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | OOS |
| 2025-11-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2025-11-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-11-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-16 | 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 | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-08-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-07-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-07-06 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-07-06 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone | — |
| 2025-07-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference | OOS |
| 2025-06-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV | OOS |
| 2025-06-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-06-17 | 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 | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Driver Prohibited from Performing Safety Sensitive Functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse | OOS |
| 2025-05-05 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad on a steering axle | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-01-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | — |
| 2025-01-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve | — |
| 2024-12-19 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Metal Coils - Improper securement of coils transported with eyes crosswise in/on a vehicle with anchor points | OOS |
| 2024-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | 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.
2026-05-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2026-04-23 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
2026-04-02 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | 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 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
2026-03-09 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104B-C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104B-C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
2026-03-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
2025-12-10 5 viols· 1 OOSPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 120E-CDL | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLDL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLILC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-VURB | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2025-12-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-12-01 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
2025-11-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
2025-11-07 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9BRKLAMP | OOS | — |
2025-11-01 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2025-09-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2025-08-22 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | OOS | — |
2025-08-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-08-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-07-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-07-06 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLCP | — | Conviction of a Different Charge |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | Conviction of a Different Charge |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
2025-06-27 4 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100B-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100B-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A2-TAOTLM | OOS | — |
2025-06-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-06-17 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2025-06-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
2025-05-15 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2025-05-15 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
2025-05-05 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 15 | OOS | — |
2025-03-07 3 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207B-AALPME-OOS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCLMBD-SA | — | — |
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