CAPITOL EXPRESS INC

USDOT 292825MC-Docket MC164806JESSUP, MD
Review before tendering5 power units

CAPITOL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 292825) in JESSUP, 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.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2008-10-29 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 36 times, most recent 2022-04-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1992-02-24 (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
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 1992-05-12

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 4.87
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.15

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
0
Crashes
35
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
9
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
5
Total drivers
6
Years in business
39
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
17.6%

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
36 times last 2022-04-05
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-02-24
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2008-10-29
Last compliance review
1992-02-24 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

56
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
45
Violations
12
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-02 → 2026-05-21.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
20 8 2026-02-17
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
5 3 2025-03-10
Unsafe driving 392
5 0 2025-02-07

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2026-02-17 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-01-23 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-10-27 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-10-27 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft OOS
2025-10-27 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve OOS
2025-10-27 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-10-27 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C
2025-10-27 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing
2025-09-09 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.
2025-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS
2025-02-07 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2024-11-14 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS
2024-11-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2024-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake OOS
2024-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
2024-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2024-11-06 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2024-09-06 Unsafe Driving Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2024-09-05 Unsafe Driving Failure to obey traffic control device
2024-08-16 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2024-08-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp

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.

2026-02-17 MD · Level 2 4 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
2026-01-23 MD · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-10-27 MD · Level 1 6 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203B-CBP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209D-STPAL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43A-TPV OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D1-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-03-10 MD · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
2025-02-07 MD · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2024-11-06 MD · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BNMH OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BNMH OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
2024-09-06 MD · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16(a)
2024-09-05 MD · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-02-15 MD · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
2023-12-29 MD · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-12-21 MD · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2023-09-05 MD · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2023-08-30 MD · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-07-10 MD · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)

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