FORCE EXPRESS LLC
FORCE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3007102) in BROADVIEW HTS, OH — 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.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- 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 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- 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
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
- 10
- Total drivers
- 10
- Years in business
- 9
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 44.4%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
- 2026-03-11
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
Record spans 2023-06-21 → 2026-01-22.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
15 | 1 | 2025-07-09 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
11 | 3 | 2025-05-27 |
Hours of service 395
|
5 | 0 | 2025-02-24 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 0 | 2024-09-16 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-09 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CMV while in violation of state medical certification regulations | — |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly (including spring leaves used as a suspension conn | OOS |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo | OOS |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-02-24 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected f | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to secure vehicle equipment | OOS |
| 2025-01-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2024-12-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-09-16 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2024-06-24 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | OOS |
| 2024-05-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2024-05-13 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-05-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 15 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-07-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLCP | — | — |
2025-05-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCHL | — | — |
2025-04-25 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-MCSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2025-02-24 4 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 23-LEU | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B2-ELDDFC24 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-STCB | OOS | — |
2025-02-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2024-12-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2024-09-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2024-06-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-22 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | OOS | — |
2024-05-13 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
2024-03-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(4) | — | — |
2024-01-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | Conviction of a Different Charge |
2024-01-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | Conviction of a Different Charge |
2024-01-18 9 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 24(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 65 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a) | — | — |
2023-06-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
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