FRED BURNS MAIL CONTRACTING LLC

USDOT 451870MC-Docket MC1193338KALAMAZOO, MI
Review before tendering19 power units

FRED BURNS MAIL CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 451870) in KALAMAZOO, MI — 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.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • 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.
  • 3 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.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2021-01-15 (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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2021-01-15

BASIC safety measures

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

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
4
Injuries
3
Crashes
0
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
19
Total drivers
19
Years in business
35
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
3 of 3 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
Not available
Vehicle OOS rate
Not available

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
None on file
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-02-06
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2021-01-15 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

2
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
1
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-09-21 → 2023-10-06.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-10-06 MI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-01-21 MI 4 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Ice
2024-08-26 MI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Dusk, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2023-10-06

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

No violations recorded in the last 24 months.

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 1 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2023-10-06 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16(a)

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