CURRY'S TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC
USDOT 864537MC-Docket MC418987MUSCATINE, IA
Review before tendering12 power units
CURRY'S TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC (USDOT 864537) in MUSCATINE, 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 (ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 19 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-11-28) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 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 2025-11-28 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2011-03-24 (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 1.85
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.05
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 1.57
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.15
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 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
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
15
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 12
- Total drivers
- 9
- Years in business
- 26
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 16.7%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 0%
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 2025-11-28
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-06-10
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2011-03-24 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
22
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
37
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-05 → 2025-09-26.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-01-21
IA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
14 | 1 | 2025-09-26 |
Hours of service 395
|
10 | 1 | 2025-02-21 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
6 | 2 | 2024-11-26 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
3 | 0 | 2025-09-26 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2025-02-11 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-09-26 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2024-10-06 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-09-26 | Unsafe Driving | Using or equipping a CMV with radar detector | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-03-19 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Driver having possession of alcohol while on duty or operating or in physical control of a CMV | OOS |
| 2025-03-07 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-02-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-11-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2024-10-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Stop lamp violations | — |
| 2024-10-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2024-10-06 | Driver Fitness | License - Operate a CMV without a valid operators license issued by one State or jurisdiction | OOS |
| 2024-06-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-05-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 14 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-09-26 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 71A | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
2025-03-19 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 5(a)(2) | OOS | — |
2025-03-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLCP | — | — |
2025-02-21 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2025-02-11 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 19B2-BIENNIAL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2025-01-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2024-11-26 10 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F12 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F12 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F04 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F04 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F04 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F04 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F04 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F04 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2024-10-31 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 25F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TA | — | — |
2024-10-06 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B5-LNCDLNVL | OOS | — |
2024-06-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-06-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-02-15 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8K2-HOSRC | OOS | — |
2023-07-05 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(c)(1) | — | — |
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