C & A TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC
DBA C & A TRANSPORTATION
USDOT 1379850MC-Docket MC525727ANKENY, IA
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C & A TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 1379850) in ANKENY, IA — 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 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-06-04) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 2 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 4 times, most recent 2025-06-04 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2008-10-22 (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
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.68
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.04
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.39
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.84
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
84
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
- 40
- Total drivers
- 42
- Years in business
- 21
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 6.4%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 17.4%
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 2025-06-04
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-11
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2008-10-22 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
143
Inspections
19
OOS inspections
186
Violations
26
OOS violations
4
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-25 → 2026-06-05.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-04-02
MN
Tow-away
2024-10-01
OH
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
91 | 20 | 2026-04-02 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
47 | 0 | 2026-06-02 |
Hours of service 395
|
28 | 4 | 2026-03-30 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
14 | 5 | 2026-04-02 |
CDL standards 383
|
3 | 3 | 2025-05-20 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2024-11-16 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-11-24 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-03-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2026-03-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr | — |
| 2026-03-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 co | — |
| 2026-03-14 | 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 |
| 2026-03-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time | OOS |
| 2026-03-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-30 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front belt material/casing ply showing in tread area | OOS |
| 2025-12-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | OOS |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | OOS |
| 2025-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-11-24 | Driver Fitness | License - Endorsement - Operate a CMV without proper endorsement | OOS |
| 2025-11-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Following too closely | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - No visual low air warning device manufactured on or after 1975. | — |
| 2025-11-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone | — |
| 2025-09-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-07-14 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-05-20 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2025-05-19 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-05-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-03-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2025-03-30 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-03-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 1/32 of inch measured in 2 adjacent major tread grooves 3 separate locations 8 inches a | OOS |
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 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSWZ | — | — |
2026-05-15 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-04-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2026-04-02 11 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-SAPPAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-TAOCV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRCLS | — | — |
2026-03-31 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2026-03-30 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3AII | — | — |
2026-03-14 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3I-HOSPDIT | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPDIT | OOS | — |
2026-03-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2026-02-24 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-01-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-12-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-12-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8-D | — | — |
2025-12-21 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TFBMF | OOS | — |
2025-12-08 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLPC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
2025-12-04 13 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
2025-11-24 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLFC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8-D | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B5-LNCDLNVE | OOS | — |
2025-11-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-11-05 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 51C-BNVLAWD | — | — |
2025-10-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2025-09-30 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSWZ | — | — |
2025-09-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-09-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2025-07-14 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2025-07-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2025-06-11 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
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