TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
USDOT 198MC-Docket MC147039ROMULUS, MI
Do not tenderHazmat-authorized534 power units
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 198) in ROMULUS, MI — carries a hard disqualifier. 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.
- 25 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- 1 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 9 times, most recent 2021-04-29 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1996-04-11 (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
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.39
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.14
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.14
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.38
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
1
Fatalities
12
Injuries
26
Crashes
524
Inspections
34
OOS inspections
36
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- Yes
Fleet
- Power units
- 534
- Total drivers
- 619
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 25 of 26 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.4%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 8.8%
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 2021-04-29
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-08-22
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 1996-04-11 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
847
Inspections
63
OOS inspections
548
Violations
70
OOS violations
11
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-29 → 2026-05-27.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-09
GA
Tow-away
2026-02-23
MI
Tow-away
2025-12-24
TX
Tow-away
2025-12-14
IN
Tow-away
2025-11-29
TX
Tow-away
2025-11-25
GA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-10-11
TX
2 injured
2025-08-06
TX
Tow-away
2025-07-02
LA
Tow-away
2025-06-10
TX
Tow-away
2025-06-07
SC
1 fatalTow-away
2025-05-22
MI
Tow-away
2025-05-20
TN
Tow-away
2025-05-15
LA
1 injured
2025-04-30
AL
3 injuredTow-away
2025-04-23
AR
1 injuredTow-away
2025-04-20
TX
Tow-away
2025-03-09
MS
Tow-away
2025-02-23
TX
Tow-away
2025-02-17
NC
Tow-away
2025-02-03
IN
1 injuredTow-away
2024-12-14
AR
Tow-away
2024-08-13
TX
Tow-away
2024-07-30
IL
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
222 | 40 | 2026-05-02 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
109 | 2 | 2026-04-22 |
Hours of service 395
|
75 | 3 | 2026-05-05 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
34 | 5 | 2026-05-02 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
11 | 5 | 2026-02-18 |
CDL standards 383
|
3 | 2 | 2026-01-14 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
2 | 0 | 2025-08-10 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2025-10-03 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-04-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-04-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-04-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-04-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2026-04-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2026-03-29 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to review any unassigned driving time when prompted by the ELD | — |
| 2026-03-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-03-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-03-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2026-03-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/afte | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Leak from air chamber | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2026-02-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add the trailer number | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/rim cracked or broken | OOS |
| 2026-02-18 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv | OOS |
| 2026-02-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction repo | — |
| 2026-02-10 | 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 | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-01-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
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 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-05-02 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45UV | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2026-04-26 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2026-04-25 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-04-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-04-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2026-04-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-04-12 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100C-C | — | — |
2026-04-09 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-04-08 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-04-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSLRR | — | — |
2026-03-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2026-03-29 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 32B-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 32B-ELDDFR | — | — |
2026-03-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
2026-03-27 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2026-03-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2026-03-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
2026-03-08 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2026-03-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
2026-03-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
2026-02-27 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | Conviction of Original Charge |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 82DUMT | — | Conviction of a Different Charge |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-02-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-02-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2026-02-23 7 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-02-20 15 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-LC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-LC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2II | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
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