CERTAIN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC
USDOT 3912649MC-Docket MC1452642TAYLOR, MI
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CERTAIN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3912649) in TAYLOR, 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.
- 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2024-12-04 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC) was filed 72 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-11-10) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- 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 not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2025-11-10 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA mail to the carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — the location may not be real (shell-carrier indicator).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2025-06-12 (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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.62
Hours of service
No alert
measure 2.03
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 17.38
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
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
32
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
20
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 11
- Total drivers
- 9
- Years in business
- 4
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 5.4%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 62.5%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
- 5 times last 2025-11-10
- Physical address
- Undeliverable
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-08-25
- Insurance lapse history
- 2 lapse(s) most recent 2024-12-04
- Last compliance review
- 2025-06-12 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
39
Inspections
13
OOS inspections
128
Violations
30
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-01-18 → 2026-03-02.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-07-31
AL
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
43 | 12 | 2026-02-12 |
Hours of service 395
|
29 | 1 | 2026-03-02 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
21 | 0 | 2026-02-20 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
14 | 8 | 2026-02-12 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front belt material/casing ply showing in tread area | OOS |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test | OOS |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inadequate lining/pad thickness | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-09-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others in contact with a part of the vehicle | OOS |
| 2025-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Air spring/bag is missing or is detached at the top or bottom. | OOS |
| 2025-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | OOS |
| 2025-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inoperative or missing trailer Spring Brake | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s) | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2025-03-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective Air Reservoir | — |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Leak from air chamber | — |
| 2025-01-29 | 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 |
| 2025-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-01-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | OOS |
| 2025-01-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-01-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2024-12-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab front bumper missing/not secured/protruding | — |
| 2024-12-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2024-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | OOS |
| 2024-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2024-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
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.
2026-03-02 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2026-02-20 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22B-DFPWD | — | — |
2026-02-12 15 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TFBMF | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47D2-BLTBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LTSM | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
2025-12-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-09-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-06-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-06-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2025-05-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
2025-04-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2025-04-03 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-03-22 22 viols· 9 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BMBCBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43D-BIPBS | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SASMD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-TAOCV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-TAOCV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-TAOCV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-TAOCV | OOS | — |
2025-01-29 7 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-LC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-LC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-AR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2024-12-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203E-CBP | — | — |
2024-12-12 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9BRKLAMP | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 15G02 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
2024-12-04 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | OOS | — |
2024-10-22 8 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2024-07-24 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(ii) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
2024-07-05 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24(d) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-07-03 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2024-06-25 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2024-06-12 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2024-06-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-01-18 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(ii) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(ii) | — | — |
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