VISTAR TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 333153MC-Docket MC418901RICHMOND, VA
Do not tenderHazmat-authorized995 power units

VISTAR TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 333153) in RICHMOND, VA — carries a hard disqualifier. 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.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2002-12-19 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • 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.
  • 18 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • 1 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2025-11-04 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 1 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 1996-06-20 (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. 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

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 1996-06-26

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.42
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.08
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.08
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.31

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

1
Fatalities
11
Injuries
24
Crashes
490
Inspections
38
OOS inspections
43
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
995
Total drivers
644
Years in business
38
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
18 of 24 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0.8%
Vehicle OOS rate
13.3%

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 2025-11-04
Physical address
1 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-10-28
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2002-12-19
Last compliance review
1996-06-20 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

776
Inspections
68
OOS inspections
434
Violations
76
OOS violations
8
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-31 → 2026-05-26.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-03-16 AL 3 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Daylight, Wet
2026-03-16 MO Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Snow
2026-01-27 MI Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Snow, Daylight, Ice
2026-01-12 IA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-11-05 KS Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-09-12 FL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-07-29 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2025-07-15 VA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-06-25 AZ Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-29 WA 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· Rain, Other, Wet
2025-05-06 NC Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-02 NC Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-04-16 TN Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Unknown, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-19 AZ 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-02-05 OR Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Ice
2025-02-03 SC 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-01-20 GA 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-12-23 MN 1 fatal1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-12-14 TX 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-11-08 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-09-24 SC 2 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry
2024-09-12 GA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Daylight, Wet
2024-07-25 FL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-07-09 AR Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Other, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
167 59 2026-05-06
Unsafe driving 392
115 0 2026-05-01
Hours of service 395
30 0 2026-01-09
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
26 9 2026-03-24
CDL standards 383
7 5 2025-12-12
General safety regulations 390
6 0 2025-08-14
Driver qualifications 391
5 3 2025-10-08
Operating authority / leasing 376
1 0 2024-01-10
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
1 0 2023-11-28
Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399
1 0 2025-05-29

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-13 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2026-03-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others bump or bulge related to tread or sidewall separation OOS
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system.
2026-03-04 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-02-24 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2026-02-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on OOS
2026-02-19 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2026-01-27 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding basic rule/speed too fast for conditions
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
2026-01-19 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-01-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking
2026-01-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2026-01-09 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2025-12-22 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-12-12 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL OOS
2025-12-12 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi
2025-12-12 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-12-09 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
2025-12-01 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
2025-11-21 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-11-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2025-11-18 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-11-18 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/defective brakes
2025-11-18 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-11-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the t
2025-11-14 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-11-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation
2025-11-11 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front belt material/casing ply showing in tread area OOS
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-10-14 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi
2025-10-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l

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.

2026-05-06 AZ · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-05-04 OH · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSLRR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-05-01 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-04-30 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLIRP
2026-04-27 MD · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-04-23 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-04-13 IN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS3
2026-04-02 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2026-03-25 MS · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
2026-03-25 WV · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
2026-03-24 KY · Level 1 5 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2-TAOBB OOS
2026-03-17 VA · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2026-03-10 OR · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-OAL
2026-03-04 VA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-02-24 NM · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2026-02-23 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
2026-02-19 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201B-FR
2026-02-19 WA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9B-LRLIWR OOS
2026-02-18 OK · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
2026-02-04 TX · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
2026-01-28 CA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2026-01-27 WI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2026-01-27 MI · Level 2 2 violsPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLTFC
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-F OOS
2026-01-19 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2026-01-14 FL · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS

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