CHANG FREIGHT LLC
USDOT 3983258MC-Docket MC1492069ODESSA, TX
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CHANG FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3983258) in ODESSA, 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-11-03) — 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 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 3 times, most recent 2025-11-03 — 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. 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
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.11
Hours of service
No alert
measure 4.16
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.66
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.64
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
11
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
7
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 6
- Total drivers
- 6
- Years in business
- 4
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 36.4%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 12.5%
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
- 3 times last 2025-11-03
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-31
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
14
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
34
Violations
10
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-15 → 2026-05-07.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Hours of service 395
|
14 | 7 | 2025-12-13 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
10 | 1 | 2025-12-13 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
5 | 0 | 2025-06-18 |
CDL standards 383
|
3 | 2 | 2025-02-25 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 0 | 2024-10-23 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
1 | 0 | 2025-05-06 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2025-12-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status | OOS |
| 2025-12-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | — |
| 2025-12-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2025-08-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-08-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | — |
| 2025-06-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
| 2025-06-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Mis-matched brake chambers on same axle | OOS |
| 2025-05-06 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/afte | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-05-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-02-25 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for safety-related or unknown reason and outside the state of driver's license issu | OOS |
| 2025-02-25 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - CDL or CLP holder possesses a valid medical certificate but is not on file with the issuing state driver | — |
| 2024-12-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | OOS |
| 2024-12-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status | OOS |
| 2024-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2024-10-23 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 9 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2025-12-13 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D3 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8K2 | OOS | — |
2025-09-26 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2025-08-11 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
2025-06-18 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-05-06 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47B | OOS | — |
2025-02-25 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 71H | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 51A-SOUT | OOS | — |
2024-12-09 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8K2 | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2UCR | — | — |
2024-10-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2 | — | — |
2023-06-15 6 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24(c)(2)(iii) | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
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