FAST EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 2516529MC-Docket MC873210TIPP CITY, OH
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FAST EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2516529) in TIPP CITY, 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 2017-12-30 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-11-28) — 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 and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 0 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 30.3 — elevated vs peers.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2025-11-28 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 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

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 12.29
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.68
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.96
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 12.2

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
13
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
10
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
5
Total drivers
5
Years in business
12
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
30.3Elevated vs peers
Driver OOS rate
21.4%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
75%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
2 times last 2025-11-28
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-12-05
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2017-12-30
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

17
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
41
Violations
11
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-13 → 2026-03-03.

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
21 0 2026-03-03
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
8 3 2025-06-13
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
3 1 2025-04-22
CDL standards 383
2 2 2025-04-22
Hours of service 395
2 0 2026-01-13
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2025-04-22

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-03 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-03-02 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-01-13 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to manually add shipping document number
2025-09-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed OOS
2025-07-17 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-06-13 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-04-22 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
2025-04-22 Driver Fitness Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction OOS
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad on a steering axle OOS
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad
2025-04-22 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv OOS
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns
2025-02-02 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-11-25 Vehicle Maintenance Insufficient aggregate working load limit OOS
2024-11-25 Vehicle Maintenance Weight carried exceeds tire load limit OOS
2024-11-25 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2024-11-25 Vehicle Maintenance Failing to secure vehicle equipment OOS
2024-11-25 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2024-11-25 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2024-05-16 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2024-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Fuel - Dripping leak.

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 12 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-03-03 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-03-02 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
2026-01-13 IA · Level 3 8 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA3 Not Guilty/Dismissed
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
Hours of service 395 24C2III
Hours of service 395 24C2III
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG3
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA3 Not Guilty/Dismissed
2025-07-19 AR · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWG3
2025-07-17 OK · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-06-13 TN · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-05-20 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2025-04-22 OR · Level 1 8 viols· 5 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104B-C
CDL standards 383 51A-SIN OOS
CDL standards 383 95A-LCDL OOS
Driver qualifications 391 41B10-MC OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCLMBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCLMBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCLMBD-SA OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2025-02-02 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
2024-11-25 TX · Level 2 10 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75G-LOAD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2024-05-16 TN · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS4
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-F
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-HLLH
2024-02-20 CA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2

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