ARAGON INC
ARAGON INC (USDOT 783776) in ALBUQUERQUE, NM — 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- 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.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 14 times, most recent 2017-02-21 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2013-02-27 (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
BASIC safety measures
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
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 8
- Total drivers
- 10
- Years in business
- 28
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 2.7%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 35%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
- 14 times last 2017-02-21
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-06-26
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2013-02-27 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
Record spans 2023-08-25 → 2026-05-13.
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
|
38 | 10 | 2026-04-27 |
Hours of service 395
|
18 | 2 | 2026-04-07 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
17 | 1 | 2026-04-21 |
General safety regulations 390
|
7 | 0 | 2026-05-04 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
5 | 2 | 2026-04-27 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 0 | 2025-09-21 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2026-01-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electron | — |
| 2026-01-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction repo | — |
| 2026-01-26 | 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 | — |
| 2026-01-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-12-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-12-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-12-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-11-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-10-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing i | OOS |
| 2025-09-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-09-21 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - CDL or CLP holder possesses a valid medical certificate but is not on file with the issuing state driver | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on. | OOS |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) missing | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp missing | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2024-12-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-11-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-08-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2024-08-28 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2024-08-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-08-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2024-07-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-07-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | OOS |
| 2024-05-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Driver imprope | — |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2024-05-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
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.
2026-05-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2026-04-27 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | OOS | — |
2026-04-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2026-04-07 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
2026-03-02 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
2026-01-26 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H3-ELDMF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H1-ELDNUM | — | — |
2026-01-20 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
2025-12-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-12-18 5 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TE2IV-D | — | — |
2025-11-03 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9B-LRLIWR | OOS | — |
2025-10-31 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-STBW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-STBW | OOS | — |
2025-09-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2PC | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 71H | — | — |
2025-08-15 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2025-08-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-06-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2025-05-13 9 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LHWS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LSLMWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-03-31 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
2024-12-31 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2024-12-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TC-MC | — | — |
2024-11-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2024-08-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2024-08-28 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
2024-07-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-07-01 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | OOS | — |
2024-06-18 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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