THE AUTO BARN INC
USDOT 608721MC-Docket MC468736BALTIMORE, MD
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized9 power units
THE AUTO BARN INC (USDOT 608721) in BALTIMORE, MD — 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.
- Cargo insurance on file.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Safety rating is Conditional — FMCSA found enough issues to flag but not enough to downgrade to Unsatisfactory.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle 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 9 times, most recent 2023-11-02 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2012-04-17 (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. 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
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.38
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.45
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.94
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
1
Crashes
30
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
13
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 9
- Total drivers
- 11
- Years in business
- 31
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 6.3%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 29%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
- 9 times last 2023-11-02
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-01-29
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2012-04-17 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
63
Inspections
17
OOS inspections
59
Violations
37
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-24 → 2026-05-22.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-05-02
MD
2 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
29 | 20 | 2026-04-17 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
5 | 0 | 2026-04-17 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
2 | 2 | 2026-04-17 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 0 | 2026-04-17 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2024-02-08 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles light trucks and vans | OOS |
| 2026-04-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing. | OOS |
| 2026-04-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing. | OOS |
| 2026-04-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Driveaway - missing | — |
| 2026-04-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-04-17 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit | OOS |
| 2025-11-12 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-09-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing. | OOS |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Driveaway safety devices missing | OOS |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles light trucks and vans | OOS |
| 2024-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo | OOS |
| 2024-11-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
| 2024-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Vehicle not secured front and rear | OOS |
| 2024-08-21 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2024-06-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Vehicle not secured front and rear | OOS |
| 2024-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/defective towaway lamps on rear unit | OOS |
| 2024-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Improper safety chains for towbar | OOS |
| 2024-05-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/defective lamp/reflector-towaway operation | OOS |
| 2024-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Improper safety chains for towbar | OOS |
| 2024-04-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 13 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-17 9 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLDL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 128B-CLWV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LRLDM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LSLDMWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LTSDM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17B2-LTSDM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-11-12 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 41-BNPB | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
2025-09-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
2025-08-06 8 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 71H10-CDDSDM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LTSM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17A1-LSLDMWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LTSM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
2024-06-25 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 128(b)(1) | OOS | — |
2024-05-08 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 71(h)(10) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-02-26 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a) | OOS | — |
2024-02-23 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 71(h)(10) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2024-02-08 3 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
2023-12-14 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(f) | — | — |
2023-11-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-10-30 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 17 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 128(b)(3) | OOS | — |
2023-09-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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