MDY TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 3831271MC-Docket MC1389886BUFFALO, NY
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MDY TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3831271) in BUFFALO, NY — 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.
- Safety rating is Conditional — FMCSA found enough issues to flag but not enough to downgrade to Unsatisfactory.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2024-12-10 (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
Hours of service
No alert
measure 2.5
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.16
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 15
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
5
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 1
- Total drivers
- 1
- Years in business
- 4
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 33.3%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 66.7%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
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-12-17
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2024-12-10 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
9
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
29
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-10-16 → 2026-04-23.
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
|
13 | 1 | 2024-09-11 |
Hours of service 395
|
5 | 2 | 2024-06-19 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
5 | 2 | 2024-06-19 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2026-04-23 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
2 | 0 | 2026-04-23 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 0 | 2024-06-19 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2024-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | — |
| 2024-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | — |
| 2024-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-06-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required) | OOS |
| 2024-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2024-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-06-19 | 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 |
| 2024-06-19 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate - no previous history | — |
| 2024-06-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2024-06-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | OOS |
| 2024-06-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report | — |
| 2024-06-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-06-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids | — |
| 2024-06-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 6 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-23 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 19B2-BIENNIAL | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
2024-09-11 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-06-19 8 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
2024-06-12 8 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(4) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9(d)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2023-12-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(4) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(g) | — | — |
2023-10-16 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(b) | OOS | — |
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