FOREST HILLS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC

USDOT 85531MC-Docket MC041122GREENSBURG, PA
Safe to tenderHazmat-authorized25 power units

FOREST HILLS TRANSFER & STORAGE INC (USDOT 85531) in GREENSBURG, PA — meets the federal safety baseline. 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.
  • Cargo insurance on file.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • 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 5 times, most recent 2023-08-04 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1987-01-27 (S).
  • 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

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
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 1987-01-27

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.4
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.1
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.57

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
33
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
Yes
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
25
Total drivers
15
Years in business
52
Hazmat authority
Yes

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
5 times last 2023-08-04
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-01-22
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
1987-01-27 · S

Inspection history (all-time)

52
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
24
Violations
6
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-14 → 2026-05-29.

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
12 0 2025-10-30
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
9 5 2025-07-03
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
2 0 2026-03-01
Hours of service 395
1 1 2023-10-25

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-10-30 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-07-03 Vehicle Maintenance Flat tire or fabric exposed OOS
2025-05-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-04-09 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns
2024-12-09 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Inoperative/defective primary or secondary pressure gauge OOS
2024-12-09 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2024-11-05 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2024-07-11 Unsafe Driving Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2024-05-21 Hours-of-Service Compliance State/Local Laws - State/Local Hours of Service
2024-05-21 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 19 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-03-01 WV · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-10-30 MN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-10-21 SC · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2025-07-03 NC · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A OOS
2025-06-24 NY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIFTA
2025-05-16 MI · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
2025-04-09 OH · Level 2 1 violHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104B-C
2025-01-28 KY · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-12-09 OH · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 51C-BAPG OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
2024-11-05 OH · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2024-10-21 IL · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2024-07-11 NC · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
2024-05-21 PA · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d) OOS
2024-04-21 MA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-12-19 PA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2 Not Guilty/Dismissed
2023-11-28 NC · Level 2 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
2023-10-25 TN · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1) OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-09-27 SC · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-09-11 WV · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2

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