MID ATLANTIC EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 3398146MC-Docket MC1093326CURTIS BAY, MD
Review before tendering31 power units
MID ATLANTIC EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3398146) in CURTIS BAY, 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 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 (GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 6 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-14) — 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.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 3 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 2 times, most recent 2025-07-14 — 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.
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 8.78
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.06
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.25
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.38
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
3
Crashes
66
Inspections
19
OOS inspections
20
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 31
- Total drivers
- 47
- Years in business
- 6
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 3 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.4%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 42.2%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
- 2 times last 2025-07-14
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-18
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
100
Inspections
26
OOS inspections
169
Violations
39
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-12 → 2026-05-05.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-04-01
NJ
Tow-away
2026-02-16
NJ
Tow-away
2025-03-23
NJ
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
93 | 30 | 2026-05-05 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
35 | 0 | 2026-01-22 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
18 | 7 | 2026-05-05 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
7 | 1 | 2026-01-09 |
Hours of service 395
|
2 | 0 | 2025-07-22 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2023-10-09 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | OOS |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone | — |
| 2026-01-09 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2026-01-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding basic rule/speed too fast for conditions | — |
| 2025-12-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-10-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-10-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Sliding fifth wheel fore/aft stop is missing/not secured | OOS |
| 2025-10-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Mounting plate or pivot bracket has 20% or less of the fasteners on either side missing/ineffective | — |
| 2025-10-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-09-18 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | — |
| 2025-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-08-16 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-07-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-07-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-07-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-06-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers side retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1 | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Leaf spring broken. | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Disc Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad. | — |
| 2025-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Wedge type brake(s) out-of-adjustment | — |
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.
2026-05-05 12 viols· 7 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BNMH | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHWS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRMC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRMC | OOS | — |
2026-04-13 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2026-03-25 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-03-24 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
2026-01-22 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2026-01-14 8 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43A-TPV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2026-01-09 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-S | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLCP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7A-D | — | — |
2026-01-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLTFC | — | — |
2025-12-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-12-03 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-11-18 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2025-10-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2025-10-06 7 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I-CDFAM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I-CDPBFL-LT20 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I-CDFAM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
2025-08-20 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
2025-08-16 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
2025-07-22 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
2025-07-22 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-07-07 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 82DUMT | — | — |
2025-06-17 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-06-11 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11B-CSSRR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2025-05-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2025-05-14 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201B-FR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCLMAD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207C-SLSB | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47F-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2025-04-21 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207B-AALPME-OOS | OOS | — |
2025-04-16 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-04-14 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
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