ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 905572MC-Docket MC413682HOBOKEN, NJ
Review before tendering652 power units
ACADEMY EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 905572) in HOBOKEN, NJ — 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: $12,500,000.
- 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.
- 14 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 4 times, most recent 2019-05-31 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2024-12-09 (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 0.11
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.01
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.03
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.22
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
21
Injuries
20
Crashes
754
Inspections
22
OOS inspections
25
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $12,500,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 652
- Total drivers
- 850
- Years in business
- 26
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 14 of 20 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.4%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 4.1%
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
- 4 times last 2019-05-31
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-04
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2024-12-09 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
1,062
Inspections
28
OOS inspections
313
Violations
34
OOS violations
3
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-14 → 2026-05-22.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-12-09
NJ
Tow-away
2025-06-18
NY
1 injured
2025-06-07
MA
2 injuredTow-away
2025-04-09
MD
2 injuredTow-away
2025-03-14
NY
1 injured
2025-03-12
NJ
Tow-away
2025-03-06
NJ
3 injured
2025-03-05
MD
1 injuredTow-away
2025-02-28
NJ
Tow-away
2025-01-27
MA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-01-20
NJ
Tow-away
2024-12-27
MD
1 injuredTow-away
2024-12-27
MD
1 injuredTow-away
2024-12-04
NY
1 injured
2024-11-21
NJ
1 injured
2024-11-14
NJ
1 injured
2024-10-18
VA
Tow-away
2024-10-15
NJ
2 injuredTow-away
2024-08-22
NJ
1 injured
2024-08-03
NY
2 injured
2024-04-28
NJ
3 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
137 | 23 | 2026-05-07 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
64 | 4 | 2026-04-22 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
35 | 0 | 2026-03-11 |
General safety regulations 390
|
9 | 0 | 2026-05-07 |
Hours of service 395
|
9 | 0 | 2025-08-29 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-05-08 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-06-11 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
1 | 0 | 2024-01-23 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2026-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Inoperative on a steering axle | OOS |
| 2026-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does not convey message) | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test | OOS |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2026-02-06 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does convey message) | OOS |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit inoperative (does not open close and/or secure as designed) | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | OOS |
| 2025-11-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Leaking hub | — |
| 2025-11-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust System - Other than Gasoline - Exhaust system leaking or discharging under the chassis more than 15 inches (38.1 | — |
| 2025-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | — |
| 2025-10-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps (other than headlamps) not securely mounted | — |
| 2025-10-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit inoperative (does not open close and/or secure as designed) | OOS |
| 2025-09-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test | OOS |
| 2025-09-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Disc Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-09-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-08-29 | 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 | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
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.
2026-05-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
2026-05-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2026-04-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2026-04-09 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 79 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
2026-04-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
2026-04-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
2026-04-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-04-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-03-18 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62-BENM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BI-SA | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2026-03-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
2026-03-12 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALR | OOS | — |
2026-03-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2026-03-11 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-02-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-01-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2026-01-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2-B | — | — |
2026-01-14 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62-BEND | OOS | — |
2026-01-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-01-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2026-01-08 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62-BEI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-12-04 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | OOS | — |
2025-11-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-BAAL | — | — |
2025-11-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5-HL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
2025-11-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83D-ELNGPB | — | — |
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