SAM AUTO TRANS LLC
SAM AUTO TRANS LLC (USDOT 2520572) in TWINSBURG, 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: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2016-06-25 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-06-11) — 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.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 8 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.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2025-06-11 — 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
- 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
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 76
- Total drivers
- 76
- Years in business
- 12
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 8 of 9 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 4.3%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 25.6%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
- 4 times last 2025-06-11
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-10-08
- Insurance lapse history
- 2 lapse(s) most recent 2016-06-25
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2026-05-22.
Crash history (last 24 months)
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
110 | 36 | 2026-04-28 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
88 | 1 | 2026-04-24 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
23 | 11 | 2026-04-24 |
Hours of service 395
|
18 | 6 | 2026-04-28 |
General safety regulations 390
|
8 | 0 | 2026-03-26 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 2 | 2025-04-23 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2026-03-03 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-03-30 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-26 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged | OOS |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2026-03-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Fuel - Missing/improper filler cap | — |
| 2026-02-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-02-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-02-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Cab front bumper missing/not secured/protruding | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2026-01-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2026-01-27 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste | — |
| 2026-01-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-12-31 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-12-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2025-12-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-12-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Obstructed | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Following too closely | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Malfunction causing smoke or fire to emit from the wheel end | OOS |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s) | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-11-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-28 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 3-SV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D2-B | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDELDT | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDELDT | OOS | — |
2026-04-24 26 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 80A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203C-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 7A-UOC | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 61-WD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCFSAD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIAD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCFSAD-SA | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BMBCAD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203A-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-HLLH | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 100B-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-STC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E-SPSLA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-SAPPAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207C-SLSS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-STLN | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRMC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5-HL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60B | — | — |
2026-04-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUP | — | — |
2026-04-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2026-04-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-04-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2026-03-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2026-03-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
2026-03-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
2026-03-24 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207B | OOS | — |
2026-03-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
2026-03-03 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
2026-03-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2026-03-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2026-02-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TC-MC | — | — |
2026-02-20 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 67C7V-F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2026-02-15 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203E-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-02-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2026-02-04 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTR | — | — |
2026-01-27 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-01-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG2 | — | — |
2026-01-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
2026-01-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2026-01-16 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2026-01-15 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
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