AMERICAN EAGLE FREIGHT INC
USDOT 2547237MC-Docket MC886876INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Do not tender26 power units
AMERICAN EAGLE FREIGHT INC (USDOT 2547237) in INDIANAPOLIS, IN — carries a hard disqualifier. 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.
- 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2018-06-29 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-28) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 7 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.28.
- 3 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 12 times, most recent 2025-07-28 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2024-09-23 (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.
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 3.74
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.69
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.21
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.92
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
3
Fatalities
1
Injuries
7
Crashes
64
Inspections
13
OOS inspections
17
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 26
- Total drivers
- 32
- Years in business
- 12
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 7 of 7 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.28
- Driver OOS rate
- 10.6%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 24.3%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
- 12 times last 2025-07-28
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-06-27
- Insurance lapse history
- 2 lapse(s) most recent 2018-06-29
- Last compliance review
- 2024-09-23 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
120
Inspections
24
OOS inspections
250
Violations
33
OOS violations
3
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-01 → 2026-05-21.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-12-16
MO
Tow-away
2025-09-12
NM
Tow-away
2025-03-13
NM
2 fatalTow-away
2025-02-05
OK
1 fatalTow-away
2025-01-14
AZ
1 injuredTow-away
2024-09-26
CA
Tow-away
2024-07-06
TX
Tow-away
2024-06-08
OK
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
73 | 21 | 2026-05-01 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
63 | 2 | 2026-05-01 |
Hours of service 395
|
40 | 8 | 2025-12-15 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
18 | 3 | 2025-09-01 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 1 | 2025-04-01 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-12-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection | OOS |
| 2025-11-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour | — |
| 2025-09-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-09-01 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-08-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-08-24 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-08-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-08-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2025-08-24 | Unsafe Driving | Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving | — |
| 2025-08-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-08-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-08-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-08-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-08-24 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-08-24 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-08-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-08-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-08-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-08-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-08-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-08-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hos | OOS |
| 2025-08-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-07-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the t | OOS |
| 2025-07-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time | OOS |
| 2025-07-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | OOS |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-07-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-07-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour | — |
| 2025-07-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-06-18 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-04-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
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.
2026-05-01 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 67C7 | — | — |
2026-04-07 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2025-12-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-12-15 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8K2-HOSP | OOS | — |
2025-12-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-11-15 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
2025-09-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2025-09-01 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B2-ELDDFC24 | — | — |
2025-08-29 8 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
2025-08-24 11 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSLRR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-INAT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSIR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2025-08-14 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
2025-08-11 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45A-BHTIJ | OOS | — |
2025-08-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-07-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2025-07-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-07-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-07-10 5 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPDIT | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3I-HOSPDIT | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | OOS | — |
2025-07-04 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
2025-06-30 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-06-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
2025-06-17 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-05-06 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-04-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-04-13 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
2025-04-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
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