MDI TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC
USDOT 536741MC-Docket MC267855RIVERSIDE, IL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized47 power units
MDI TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 536741) in RIVERSIDE, 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.
- 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.
- 2 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 4 times, most recent 2005-11-18 — 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
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.94
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.32
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.07
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
2
Crashes
38
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
7
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 47
- Total drivers
- 31
- Years in business
- 33
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 26.1%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
- 4 times last 2005-11-18
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-06-03
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
49
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
50
Violations
10
OOS violations
2
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-27 → 2026-04-30.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-10-01
IL
1 injuredTow-away
2024-12-02
IL
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
14 | 1 | 2025-11-18 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
13 | 3 | 2026-04-17 |
Hours of service 395
|
8 | 0 | 2026-04-17 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
2 | 2 | 2026-04-17 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 1 | 2026-02-02 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2023-09-15 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - 50% or more of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing | OOS |
| 2026-04-17 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - 50% or more of the required ID numbers are missing for each material | OOS |
| 2026-04-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2026-04-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2026-02-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14 hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2025-11-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-11-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective Air Reservoir | — |
| 2025-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-09-02 | Unsafe Driving | Following too close | — |
| 2025-07-24 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Unsafe Driving | Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-12-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
| 2024-12-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet | — |
| 2024-12-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2024-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | OOS |
| 2024-12-02 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to yield right of way | — |
| 2024-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | — |
| 2024-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-10-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-09-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2024-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to secure load | OOS |
| 2024-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2024-07-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 21 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-17 4 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823A-HMPMCNP50% | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823A-HMTVMMCNID | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-02-02 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
2026-02-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3-PROPN | — | — |
2025-11-26 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
2025-11-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-11-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-AR | — | — |
2025-10-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2025-09-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2FC | — | — |
2025-07-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 32B-ELDDFR | — | — |
2025-07-23 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
2025-06-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-03-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2IN | — | — |
2025-03-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 82A1 | — | — |
2024-12-10 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
2024-12-02 6 viols· 1 OOSPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9BRKLAMP | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2Y | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2MI | — | — |
2024-10-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2024-09-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
2024-09-12 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104(f)(3) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
2024-07-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
2024-02-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
2023-09-15 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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