FORTUNE FREIGHT LLC
USDOT 2643827MC-Docket MC921779HOUSTON, TX
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FORTUNE FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 2643827) in HOUSTON, TX — 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.
- 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2022-11-09 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- 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.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 11 times, most recent 2025-01-29 — 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
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 2.5
Hours of service
No alert
measure 2.12
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.37
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.48
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
22
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
10
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 8
- Total drivers
- 8
- Years in business
- 11
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 17.4%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 26.7%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
- 11 times last 2025-01-29
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-05
- Insurance lapse history
- 2 lapse(s) most recent 2022-11-09
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
27
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
74
Violations
12
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-24 → 2026-05-25.
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
|
33 | 7 | 2026-04-20 |
Hours of service 395
|
19 | 4 | 2026-05-25 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
16 | 0 | 2026-04-03 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
4 | 0 | 2025-10-20 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-10-20 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
1 | 0 | 2026-01-09 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Improper battery installation | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14 hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | OOS |
| 2026-02-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Drivers record of duty status not current | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Television/video display device - Improperly located | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-02-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | OOS |
| 2026-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2025-12-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-10-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add the trailer number | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | — |
| 2025-10-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Any of the locking pins are missing or not engaged. | — |
| 2025-08-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2025-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-02-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hos | OOS |
| 2025-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Mismatched brake chamber sizes on a steering axle | OOS |
| 2025-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-02-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Any of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged. | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2025-02-11 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers | — |
| 2025-02-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway | — |
| 2025-01-16 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-08-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | 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.
2026-05-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
2026-04-20 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-04-03 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 30 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3-PROPN | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2026-02-02 8 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83G | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 88 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F01 | — | — |
2026-01-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-01-09 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 200A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2PC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2PC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
2025-12-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2IRP | — | — |
2025-12-10 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
2025-12-05 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSIV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C-WRAWFLMIB | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2025-10-20 13 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2II | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WC | — | — |
2025-09-30 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2025-08-19 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207B-AALPME | — | — |
2025-02-23 7 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-AASGMD-L6 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47B-BMBCBD-SA | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45A-BHTIJ | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-02-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
2025-02-11 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22B-DFPWD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUP | — | — |
2025-01-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2024-08-08 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | OOS | — |
2023-12-04 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(d) | — | — |
2023-11-01 10 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 34(a)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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