FLASHPOINT CARRIER LLC
USDOT 3705493MC-Docket MC1298300COLUMBUS, OH
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FLASHPOINT CARRIER LLC (USDOT 3705493) 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 2023-03-21 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 1 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2024-07-29) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- 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.
- Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
- 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
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 7.77
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.41
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.32
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.96
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.75
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
1
Crashes
16
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
- 9
- Total drivers
- 12
- Years in business
- 5
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 12.5%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 16.7%
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
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-09-14
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2023-03-21
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
19
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
40
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-10-31 → 2026-05-04.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-02-27
AZ
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
17 | 1 | 2026-05-04 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
10 | 1 | 2026-03-13 |
Hours of service 395
|
6 | 2 | 2026-01-07 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
4 | 1 | 2026-05-04 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-04-05 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 0 | 2023-10-31 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Driver on duty and under the influence of or using a narcotic drug / amphetamine which renders the driver incapable of s | OOS |
| 2026-01-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | OOS |
| 2026-01-07 | Unsafe Driving | Using or equipping a CMV with radar detector | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after Decemb | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Reflex reflector(s) missing or improper | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no visual indicator | — |
| 2025-07-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices inadequate flag size | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Non-compliance with headlamp requirements | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD | — |
| 2025-04-05 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a safety-related or unknown reason and in state of driver's license issuance | OOS |
| 2025-04-05 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2024-11-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2024-11-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr | — |
| 2024-11-05 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2024-11-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2024-08-23 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-07-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
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.
2026-05-04 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2026-03-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2026-01-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLCP | — | — |
2026-01-07 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 71A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 4(a) | OOS | — |
2025-12-18 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11LR | — | — |
2025-11-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2025-07-28 11 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LRR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95K-EE | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2025-05-15 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 24A | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2025-04-05 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 51A-SIN | OOS | — |
2024-11-05 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
2024-07-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2023-12-22 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2023-10-31 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 45(b) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 71(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
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