DENALI FREIGHT LLC
USDOT 3478762MC-Docket MC1140979HICKORY HILLS, IL
Review before tendering5 power units
DENALI FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3478762) in HICKORY HILLS, 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-08-21) — 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.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 6 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 9 times, most recent 2025-08-21 — 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 3.53
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.06
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.31
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.25
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
1
Injuries
6
Crashes
36
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
12
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 5
- Total drivers
- 5
- Years in business
- 6
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 6 of 6 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 2.5%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 44.4%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
- 9 times last 2025-08-21
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-04
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
63
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
91
Violations
23
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-31 → 2026-05-27.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-08-31
KY
Tow-away
2025-05-13
KY
Tow-away
2025-03-08
IN
Tow-away
2025-02-02
OH
1 injuredTow-away
2025-01-20
WV
Tow-away
2024-10-20
AR
Tow-away
2024-05-24
KY
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
38 | 13 | 2026-04-29 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
22 | 1 | 2026-04-29 |
Hours of service 395
|
7 | 2 | 2025-05-08 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
6 | 2 | 2026-04-29 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-10-12 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Drugs/Other Substances - Operate a CMV while under the influence or evidence of use within the past 24 hours. | OOS |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids | — |
| 2025-04-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | — |
| 2025-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-02-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-02-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2024-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2024-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2024-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - 20% or less of the fifth wheel fasteners on either side missing/ineffective | — |
| 2024-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2024-09-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air suspension pressure loss | OOS |
| 2024-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2024-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Leak from air chamber | — |
| 2024-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2024-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-06-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-06-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2024-05-16 | Unsafe Driving | Failing 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.
2026-04-29 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2026-04-28 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
2026-03-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-02-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-01-26 3 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRMC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
2025-12-02 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-10-12 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 4A-DOSU | OOS | — |
2025-10-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-09-08 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-08-29 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSIR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSIR | — | — |
2025-05-14 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
2025-05-08 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2IRP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-05-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2025-04-16 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-04-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-03-11 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9BRKLAMP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
2025-02-18 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
2024-10-17 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I-CDFWFMI-LT20 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
2024-09-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-06-10 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2024-05-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
2024-03-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2024-03-04 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-02-22 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LSLMWR | — | — |
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