KMS EXPRESS INC
USDOT 2119362MC-Docket MC777297SCHAUMBURG, IL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized111 power units
KMS EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2119362) in SCHAUMBURG, 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.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 8 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 6 times, most recent 2018-07-23 — 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
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.1
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.17
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.07
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.3
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
2
Injuries
10
Crashes
240
Inspections
19
OOS inspections
26
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 111
- Total drivers
- 111
- Years in business
- 15
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 8 of 10 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.4%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 13.9%
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
- 6 times last 2018-07-23
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-04-27
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
333
Inspections
34
OOS inspections
292
Violations
48
OOS violations
2
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-17 → 2026-05-27.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-10
AL
Tow-away
2026-02-04
SC
Tow-away
2026-01-27
PA
1 injured
2026-01-26
GA
Tow-away
2025-11-22
VA
Tow-away
2025-11-13
TN
Tow-away
2025-06-13
IL
1 injured
2025-03-25
NC
Tow-awayHazmat released
2025-03-06
UT
Tow-away
2025-02-21
PA
Tow-away
2024-05-23
SC
Tow-away
2024-05-16
GA
1 injuredTow-away
2024-05-01
IL
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
105 | 32 | 2026-05-05 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
92 | 2 | 2026-04-24 |
Hours of service 395
|
14 | 0 | 2026-04-30 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
13 | 0 | 2026-03-17 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
7 | 2 | 2026-03-13 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
6 | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2025-12-02 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
1 | 0 | 2025-10-10 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 171
|
1 | 0 | 2025-12-10 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 178
|
1 | 0 | 2025-11-28 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 0 | 2025-09-27 |
Hazmat driving & parking 397
|
1 | 0 | 2025-12-11 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Any of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing. CVSA I | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system. | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-03-12 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Failure to provide/affix placards when required. | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2026-03-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove | — |
| 2026-02-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adve | OOS |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2026-02-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2026-01-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2026-01-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-01-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | OOS |
| 2026-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Any disc wheel or rim crack/missing piece of more than 3 inches | OOS |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Obstructed | — |
| 2026-01-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Defective latching fasteners - Fasteners on either side of the vehicle are missing or ineffective | OOS |
| 2025-12-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-12-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to add file comment per safety officers request | — |
| 2025-12-24 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - A carrier may not move a transport vehicle containing a hazardous material unless the vehicle is marke | — |
| 2025-12-24 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM RAM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - Any of the required ID numbers are missing for each material. | — |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-12-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Unsafe Driving | HM (Driving & Parking) - No person may smoke/light/carry a lighted cigarette/cigar/pipe within 25 feet of a motor vehicl | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
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.
2026-05-05 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
2026-04-30 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2026-04-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-04-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUP | — | — |
2026-04-15 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-04-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2026-04-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-04-01 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823A-HMPMCNP-L6-1 | — | — |
2026-03-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2026-03-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 502A1-HMPP | — | — |
2026-03-13 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-OAL | — | — |
2026-03-12 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LTSM | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 506A-HMPMC | — | — |
2026-03-11 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
2026-03-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2026-03-09 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-03-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
2026-03-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2026-02-26 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
2026-02-23 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
2026-02-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2026-02-08 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2PC | — | — |
2026-02-03 10 viols· 7 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 834A-HMC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 516C6-HMPMC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202A2-HMSPS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPRNP | — | — |
2026-02-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WC | — | — |
2026-01-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2026-01-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
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