ANDALE EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 3115760MC-Docket MC089906TACOMA, WA
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ANDALE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3115760) in TACOMA, WA — 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: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • 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.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2025-08-19 (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 2025-08-26

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 3.6
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 11.64

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
1
Crashes
22
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
9
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
10
Total drivers
5
Years in business
8
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
61.5%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
1 (not recurring)
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-07-28
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2025-08-19 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

33
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
49
Violations
13
OOS violations
2
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-14 → 2026-02-26.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-01-29 WA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Other, Daylight, Wet

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
20 9 2026-02-24
Unsafe driving 392
11 0 2026-01-29
Hours of service 395
3 0 2023-09-20
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2023-09-28

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-02-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
2026-02-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-02-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2026-02-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2026-02-24 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2026-02-05 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-02-05 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2026-02-05 Vehicle Maintenance Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s) OOS
2026-01-29 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Following too closely
2026-01-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on OOS
2026-01-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2026-01-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-11-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo OOS
2025-10-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-10-30 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-08-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2025-08-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2025-05-07 Vehicle Maintenance Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s) OOS
2025-04-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test OOS
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2024-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2024-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
2024-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2024-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-08-29 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2024-05-02 Vehicle Maintenance Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of empty intermodal containers transported on vehicles other than container OOS
2024-05-02 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 20 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-02-24 WA · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSURR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHWS
2026-02-05 WA · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 126B-CIM OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-01-29 WA · Level 3 1 violPost-accident
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLFC
2026-01-22 WA · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
2025-11-26 WA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 23-LEU OOS
2025-10-30 WA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-08-26 WA · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2025-08-12 US · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
2025-06-23 OR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
2025-06-13 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA3
2025-05-07 WA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 126B-CIM OOS
2025-04-08 WA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2024-03-13 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2SLIMPT
2024-03-06 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2024-01-31 WA · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
2023-12-13 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-09-28 WA · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
2023-09-20 WA · Level 3 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24(c)(2)(ii)
Hours of service 395 24(c)(2)(iii)
Hours of service 395 30(b)(1)
2023-08-24 WA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2023-07-14 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16(a)

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