DANIEL K STEPHENS

DBA THUNDERBOLT EXPRESS
USDOT 377911MC-Docket MC168951GIBBON, NE
Review before tendering3 power units

DANIEL K STEPHENS (USDOT 377911) in GIBBON, NE — 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.
  • 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2011-04-23 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • 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.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • Linked to a prior revoked authority — possible reincarnated / chameleon carrier. Strong bad-actor signal.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 15 times, most recent 2012-04-18 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2011-02-24 (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
Active
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2023-08-22

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
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 6

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
0
Crashes
4
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
1
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
3
Total drivers
2
Years in business
36
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
100%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
Prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
15 times last 2012-04-18
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-07-29
Insurance lapse history
3 lapse(s) most recent 2011-04-23
Last compliance review
2011-02-24 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

6
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
4
Violations
1
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-09-26 → 2026-04-28.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
2 1 2026-04-28
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2023-09-26
Hours of service 395
1 0 2025-10-02

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-10-02 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
2024-06-18 Vehicle Maintenance Brake tubing and hose adequacy OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 4 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-28 KS · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
2025-10-02 CO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8A
2024-06-18 NM · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
2023-09-26 NE · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2

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