CAPITOL EXPRESS FREIGHT INC

USDOT 735509MC-Docket MC336750COLUMBUS, OH
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CAPITOL EXPRESS FREIGHT INC (USDOT 735509) in COLUMBUS, 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.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 1998-08-26 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-01-05) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • 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.
  • 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 12 times, most recent 2026-01-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2006-09-20 (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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2006-09-22

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.07
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.03

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
20
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
13
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
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
17.6%

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
12 times last 2026-01-05
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-11-25
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 1998-08-26
Last compliance review
2006-09-20 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

36
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
43
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-07 → 2026-05-22.

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
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
21 4 2026-03-20
Unsafe driving 392
8 0 2025-07-29
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
6 2 2026-03-20
Driver qualifications 391
2 0 2026-03-20
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
1 0 2024-03-06
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2025-10-08

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Damaged by heat or broken OOS
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Not immobilized or secured
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-03-20 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2026-03-20 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo
2025-09-16 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-08-15 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cracked/loose/broken frame member affecting support of functional components OOS
2025-08-15 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-07-29 Vehicle Maintenance Horn - Inoperative or defective
2025-07-29 Vehicle Maintenance Driver - Failing to properly secure load
2025-07-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2024-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Obstructed

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 13 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-03-20 KY · Level 1 8 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41A-MCPC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BHDB OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 106B-C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-10-08 KY · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
2025-08-15 KY · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRMC OOS
2025-07-29 KY · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9A-DFSL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSIV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 81-H
2025-07-14 OH · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
2024-06-07 OH · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-03-14 KY · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9(d)(2)
2024-03-06 KY · Level 1 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 303(b)(4)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9(d)(2)
2024-02-23 KY · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11(b)(2)
2023-10-24 KY · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)
2023-10-10 KY · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-07-18 KY · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
2023-06-07 KY · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 65(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 41 OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2

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