PARADIS INC

USDOT 185056MC-Docket MC162853BROOKS, MN
Review before tendering52 power units

PARADIS INC (USDOT 185056) in BROOKS, MN — 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.
  • 2 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 2012-05-24 (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 2013-02-14

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.05
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.24
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.58

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
2
Injuries
2
Crashes
69
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
52
Total drivers
58
Years in business
52
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
2 of 2 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
8.3%

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
2025-04-18
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2012-05-24 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

124
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
77
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2026-05-20.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-08-11 MN 2 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-01-17 ND Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: PENDING· Snow, Daylight, Snow

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Unsafe driving 392
38 0 2025-12-29
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
25 4 2026-01-09
Hours of service 395
5 0 2026-03-14
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2025-07-16

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2026-03-03 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
2026-01-09 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr
2026-01-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-01-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-01-09 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2025-12-29 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste
2025-12-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-11-17 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-11-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-11-17 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-11-04 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2025-10-07 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-09-26 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
2025-09-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-09-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-09-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-09-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-09-01 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-09-01 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-08-13 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-08-06 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
2025-07-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-07-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-03-26 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped
2025-03-17 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2025-01-28 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2024-06-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Operating a CMV while texting
2024-06-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
2024-06-12 Unsafe Driving Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving
2024-06-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failure to yield to emergency vehicle.
2024-06-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2024-06-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2024-06-08 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2024-05-28 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-05-23 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2024-05-23 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2024-05-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2024-05-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp 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.

2026-03-14 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
2026-03-03 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8A
2026-01-09 MN · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Hours of service 395 3A2-HOSPD
2025-12-29 WI · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C2-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
2025-12-09 MN · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
2025-11-17 MN · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
2025-11-04 WI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSWZ
2025-10-23 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA2
2025-10-07 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-09-26 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUP
2025-09-22 MN · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2025-09-01 ND · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2025-08-13 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24
2025-08-06 SD · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22H4-ELDBRODS
2025-07-16 MN · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
2025-07-08 MN · Level 2 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2025-05-20 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2025-03-26 ND · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-ATIS
2025-03-17 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
2025-01-28 MN · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
2024-12-09 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2024-10-22 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2024-10-16 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2024-10-04 WI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-08-27 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2

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