P F A SYSTEMS INC
USDOT 292465MC-Docket MC190921JOLIET, IL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized87 power units
P F A SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 292465) in JOLIET, 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: $5,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- 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.
- 7 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 9 times, most recent 2022-12-12 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2012-07-25 (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
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.54
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.34
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.07
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.09
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
7
Injuries
7
Crashes
139
Inspections
19
OOS inspections
23
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 87
- Total drivers
- 70
- Years in business
- 39
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 7 of 7 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.3%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 14.5%
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 2022-12-12
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-05-13
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2012-07-25 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
243
Inspections
31
OOS inspections
265
Violations
39
OOS violations
6
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-31 → 2026-05-22.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-11-28
SC
1 injuredTow-away
2025-05-23
IL
Tow-away
2024-12-17
SC
5 injuredTow-away
2024-10-07
GA
Tow-away
2024-09-28
TN
Tow-away
2024-07-22
TX
Tow-away
2024-06-28
IL
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
79 | 22 | 2026-04-30 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
46 | 0 | 2026-04-24 |
Hours of service 395
|
37 | 1 | 2026-04-30 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
24 | 7 | 2026-03-06 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
16 | 3 | 2026-04-20 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
15 | 0 | 2026-04-30 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 173
|
2 | 2 | 2025-07-11 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 1 | 2025-04-10 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
2 | 0 | 2026-01-19 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 178
|
1 | 0 | 2024-07-23 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 180
|
1 | 0 | 2023-06-15 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
1 | 0 | 2023-11-20 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Failure to display placard(s) so words or identification number printed on it are displayed horizontal | — |
| 2026-04-20 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Any of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing. CVSA I | — |
| 2026-04-20 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - Less than 50% of the required ID numbers are missing for each material. | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Placard damaged deteriorated or obscured | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | OOS |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information immediately available | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2026-02-25 | 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 | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-01-11 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Shipping paper accessibility | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-03 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Any of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing. CVSA I | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Highway Carriage) - Failing to have HM shipping papers readily accessible. | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-02 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Any of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing. CVSA I | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - Less than 50% of the required ID numbers are missing for each material. | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Highway Carriage) - Driver accepted/transported HM not prepared in accordance with this Subchapter. Explain | — |
| 2025-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Bulk Packages) - Missing or improperly secured manhole covers. NOTE: An OOS condition exists when any of the manhole | OOS |
| 2025-11-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Shipping Papers) - Motor carrier permit/require a driver to operate a motor vehicle without a proper shipping paper | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-11-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-11-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December | — |
| 2025-11-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failure to place or improper placement of warning devices on the road surface | — |
| 2025-10-13 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Vehicle not placarded as required | — |
| 2025-10-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
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.
2026-04-30 5 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 516C6-HMPMC | — | — |
2026-04-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLFC | — | — |
2026-04-21 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLFC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-04-20 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823A-HMPMCNP-L6-1 | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823A-HMTVMNID | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 516C5-HMPMC | — | — |
2026-04-09 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1 | — | — |
2026-03-31 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
2026-03-31 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 516C6 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
2026-03-10 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2026-03-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-03-06 4 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9BRKLAMP | OOS | — |
2026-03-03 7 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 600C1-HMER | — | — |
2026-02-25 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
2026-02-24 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
2026-02-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2026-01-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-01-29 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
2026-01-19 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 | 620B-HMAMC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2026-01-11 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817E | — | — |
2026-01-06 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-12-03 7 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817E2-HMHC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823A-HMPMCNP-L6-1 | — | — |
2025-12-02 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823A-HMPMCNP-L6-1 | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823A-HMTVMNID | — | — |
2025-12-02 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1-B | — | — |
2025-11-19 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 801-HMHCNP | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 801-HMHCNP | — | — |
2025-11-14 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-11-13 5 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202A3-HMSPS | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 834J1-HMBPMC | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817A-HMPSPMC | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 | 620B-HMAMC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
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