SP TRANSPORT INC

USDOT 2940946MC-Docket MC994590KALAMAZOO, MI
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SP TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2940946) 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 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 2017-03-21 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-01-26) — 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.
  • 1 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 4 times, most recent 2026-01-26 — 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

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 3.82
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.51
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.76

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
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
24
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
9
Total drivers
13
Years in business
10
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
23.1%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
4 times last 2026-01-26
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-08
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2017-03-21
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

37
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
49
Violations
8
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-13 → 2026-05-04.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-08-17 IA 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dusk, Snow

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
18 5 2026-05-03
Unsafe driving 392
17 0 2026-03-04
Hours of service 395
5 1 2025-12-09
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 1 2025-06-10

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-04 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-02-11 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-02-11 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-02-11 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-12-09 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes
2025-12-02 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-08-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-08-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-08-14 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-07-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-06-10 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-06-10 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-06-10 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-04-28 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad OOS
2025-04-28 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Inadequate lining/pad thickness OOS
2025-04-28 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-04-20 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
2025-04-14 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-04-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number.
2024-10-01 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2024-09-19 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2024-09-19 Vehicle Maintenance Brakes (general) Explain:
2024-09-11 Unsafe Driving Lane Restriction violation
2024-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-07-17 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 24 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-03 NV · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
2026-03-04 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-02-11 MI · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2026-02-11 NE · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-12-09 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A3II
2025-12-02 MO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2025-08-26 UT · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2025-08-14 NV · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2025-07-22 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
2025-06-10 MI · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-04-28 CA · Level 1 4 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47D2-BLTBD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCLMBD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47D2-BLTBD OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2025-04-20 NE · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUP
2025-04-14 CA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
Hours of service 395 24C2III-ELDSDN
2025-02-06 MI · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2024-10-01 NV · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
2024-09-19 CA · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
2024-09-11 IL · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-07-17 NE · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
2024-02-23 IA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-02-21 NE · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-01-24 AZ · Level 3 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSIV
Unsafe driving 392 2
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPDOOS
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPDOOS OOS
2023-11-09 AZ · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)
Hours of service 395 24(d)
2023-10-05 CA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-07-13 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2

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