KERRY TRANSPORT INC

USDOT 277756MC-Docket MC167762SAGINAW, MI
Review before tendering20 power units

KERRY TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 277756) in SAGINAW, 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.
  • 4 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.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2010-07-06 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2008-05-15 (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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2008-05-20

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 4.46
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.4
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0.77

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
5
Crashes
32
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
20
Total drivers
20
Years in business
40
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
4 of 5 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
5%

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
3 times last 2010-07-06
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-04-10
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2008-05-15 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

62
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
51
Violations
3
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-10 → 2026-04-15.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-05-07 MI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-09-22 MI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2025-05-22 IN Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-16 KY Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Dark - Lighted, Snow
2024-07-01 IN Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
18 0 2026-02-12
Hours of service 395
18 0 2025-11-20
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
7 2 2026-01-06
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
4 0 2025-08-12
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 1 2024-05-06
Hazardous materials (HMR) 171
1 0 2023-07-10
Hazmat driving & parking 397
1 0 2024-12-05

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-02-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-02-04 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Following too closely
2026-01-16 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-01-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2025-11-20 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the t
2025-10-19 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-09-03 Unsafe Driving Improper lane change
2025-08-21 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation
2025-06-26 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2025-05-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-04-07 Unsafe Driving Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
2025-03-25 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-02-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-01-23 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2024-12-05 Unsafe Driving HM (Driving & Parking) - No person may smoke/light/carry a lighted cigarette/cigar/pipe within 25 feet of a motor vehicl
2024-11-06 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
2024-10-03 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2024-08-07 Unsafe Driving Following too close
2024-08-05 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2024-05-06 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2024-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-04-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.

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.

2026-02-12 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
2026-02-04 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLFC
2026-01-16 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-01-06 MI · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
2025-11-20 IN · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPDIT
2025-10-19 KY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2025-09-03 IL · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2LC
2025-08-21 IN · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 3A3-HOSPRNP
2025-08-12 MI · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 502A2-HMPP
2025-06-26 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSWZ
2025-05-14 MI · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
2025-04-07 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 82DUMT
2025-03-25 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2025-02-19 IN · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
2025-01-23 IN · Level 3 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
2024-12-05 IN · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazmat driving & parking 397 13A-HMDP
2024-11-06 OH · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
2024-10-03 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2024-09-05 IA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-08-07 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-08-05 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-05-30 KY · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-05-06 IN · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
2024-04-30 MI · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2024-04-29 WI · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)

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