YAFFO TOWING INDY LLC

DBA YAFFO TOWING CALI
USDOT 3879618MC-Docket MC1422993INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized10 power units

YAFFO TOWING INDY LLC (USDOT 3879618) in INDIANAPOLIS, IN — 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.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2023-03-31 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.) was filed 29 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-09-10) — 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.
  • 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 6.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2025-09-10 — 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

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 4.83
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 1.44
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 17.8

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
5
Injuries
7
Crashes
18
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
17
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
10
Total drivers
10
Years in business
4
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
7 of 7 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
6
Driver OOS rate
16.7%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
50%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
3 times last 2025-09-10
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-12-12
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2023-03-31
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

28
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
126
Violations
27
OOS violations
1
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-20 → 2026-06-02.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-12-24 IN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-09-06 IN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2025-06-01 IN 3 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-04-06 IN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Rain, Dark - Not Lighted, Wet
2024-12-15 IN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Rain, Dark - Lighted, Wet
2024-11-19 IN 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Rain, Dark - Lighted, Wet
2024-10-12 IN 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2024-05-07 IN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Wet

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
60 17 2026-06-02
Unsafe driving 392
36 1 2026-06-02
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
15 4 2026-06-02
Driver qualifications 391
13 5 2026-04-19
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2025-09-10

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-21 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone
2026-04-21 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2026-04-19 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2026-04-19 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-04-19 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo
2026-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others more than one ply is exposed in the sidewall and the area exceeds 2 square inches. OOS
2026-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches. OOS
2026-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2026-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Insufficient means to prevent vertical movement
2026-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Driver - Failing to properly secure load
2026-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches. OOS
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured OOS
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Tiedown not adjustable
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any missing.
2026-02-26 Driver Fitness License - Endorsement - Operate a CMV without proper endorsement OOS
2026-02-26 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi OOS
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front less than 4/32 inch tread depth
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on OOS
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles light trucks and vans OOS
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Driver - Failing to properly secure load
2026-01-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2026-01-19 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2026-01-19 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Tiedown not adjustable
2025-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles light trucks and vans OOS
2025-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2025-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2025-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-12-18 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi OOS
2025-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured

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.

2026-06-02 PA · Level 1 9 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 112-C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 128B-CLWV OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9D2-FTF
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
2026-05-14 PA · Level 1 8 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
2026-04-21 PA · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLCP
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
2026-04-19 KY · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
Driver qualifications 391 41A-MCPC
2026-04-16 PA · Level 1 7 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Unsafe driving 392 9A-DFSL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 102B-C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TAOBETA OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TAORETA OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
2026-04-13 PA · Level 1 12 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 112-C
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TAORETA OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2026-04-02 PA · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSLM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207F-SLAS
2026-02-26 IN · Level 3 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 8-D
Driver qualifications 391 11B5-LNCDLNVE OOS
Driver qualifications 391 41APC OOS
2026-02-18 PA · Level 1 10 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9B-LRLIWR OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9D2-FTF
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75B-TFV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLDL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
2026-02-17 PA · Level 1 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 128B-CLWV OOS
Unsafe driving 392 9A-DFSL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 128B-CLWV OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLDL
2026-01-19 PA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 112-C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-HLLH
2025-12-18 PA · Level 1 11 viols· 5 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
Driver qualifications 391 41APC OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 128B-CLWV OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95F
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-HLLH
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2025-12-14 PA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16AD
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2025-11-20 PA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41A-MCPC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
2025-09-10 IN · Level 3 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
Driver qualifications 391 41APC OOS
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-05-06 CA · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSOA
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
2025-03-12 IN · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
Driver qualifications 391 41A-MCPC
2025-02-14 CA · Level 3 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSOA
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLDL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEQP
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSIV
2025-02-10 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2024-10-21 IN · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A3
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
Driver qualifications 391 41A-MCPC
2023-12-20 IN · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
2023-12-12 IN · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9D2-FTF
2023-12-04 IN · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41A-MCPC
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
2023-11-15 IN · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-HLLH
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
Driver qualifications 391 41A-MCPC
2023-08-28 IN · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Unsafe driving 392 8
Driver qualifications 391 11(b)(2)

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