SEMPER FI EXPRESS INCORPORATED

USDOT 553122MC-Docket MC174410HOUSTON, TX
Review before tendering5 power units

SEMPER FI EXPRESS INCORPORATED (USDOT 553122) 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.
  • 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2018-01-12 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2021-12-22) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above 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 12 times, most recent 2021-12-22 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1999-01-26 (C).
  • 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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2017-12-06

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 11.83

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
5
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
4
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
32
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
60%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
12 times last 2021-12-22
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-01-21
Insurance lapse history
3 lapse(s) most recent 2018-01-12
Last compliance review
1999-01-26 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

11
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
66
Violations
10
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-16 → 2026-05-27.

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
36 6 2026-05-27
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
16 3 2025-08-18
Unsafe driving 392
13 0 2025-01-15
General safety regulations 390
1 1 2023-12-05

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-08-18 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Brakes (general) Explain:
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th OOS
2025-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2025-01-08 Vehicle Maintenance Torsion bar cracked and/or broken OOS
2025-01-08 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-01-08 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2024-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation
2024-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-10-09 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2024-08-30 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp OOS
2024-08-30 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 11 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-27 TX · Level 2 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-08-18 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2025-01-15 TX · Level 1 15 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2025-01-08 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207E OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207E
2024-10-09 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2024-08-30 TX · Level 2 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-03-25 TX · Level 2 7 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 70(b)(1)(ii) OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)
2023-12-05 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 3E OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A4
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9 OOS
2023-11-14 TX · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
2023-09-19 TX · Level 1 12 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Unsafe driving 392 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-08-16 TX · Level 1 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(c) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(c)

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