CSA
SearchMapNewCarriersInsightsCalculator
DataQsBeta2
Guides7
Driver CoachingAPI
LoginRegisterTry FleetTrained
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 4001718· MC1504173· CARRIER· EIN 92-1398598
⬇ PDF report

CHORDEILINAE

Legal: NIGHTHAWK EXPRESS LLC

483 S MARIGOLD LN, KENT, OH, 44240(440) 481-1221safetynhellc@gmail.comSARAH AZAM
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
Vehicle OOS
33.3%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
33.3%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
40
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 33.3% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 33.3% — above the 6.7% national average

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1504173

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 07/01/2026
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.· policy CA876383240
Authority history (3) ▾
02/20/2026COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/23/2026)
07/10/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
08/03/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (10/23/2023)
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (5) ▾
  1. GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/01/2025 → 03/19/2026
  2. PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/01/2024 → 08/06/2025
  3. GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/01/2025 → 07/01/2025
  4. PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/01/2024 → 07/01/2025
  5. WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/12/2023 → 10/14/2023

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle3 inspections · 33.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver3 inspections · 33.3% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

3 inspections · 9 violations (2 OOS) · 40% of inspections had an OOS finding.

3
Inspections
9
Violations
2
OOS violations
9
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

9
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 5 states

  • IA1
  • UT1
  • TN1
  • CA1
  • TX1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 20% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

▼ Improving
4
Inspections
6
Violations
2
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 33%Hours-of-Service Compliance 33%Driver Fitness 17%Other 17%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations · 1 OOS · 33% of recent
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
  • 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Do this
  • Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
2Hours-of-Service Compliance
2 violations · 33% of recent
  • 395.24C2III-ELDSDNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number.
  • 395.24C2II-ELDTNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number.
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
3Driver Fitness
1 violation · 1 OOS · 17% of recent
  • 391.11B2-QDriver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corresponding FMCSA enforcement guidance (391. · OOS
Do this
  • Run a credential-expiration tracker and keep DQ files complete
  • Verify medical cards and endorsements before dispatch
🎓
Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

5
Inspections
9
Violations
2
Out-of-service
93
CSA points
0
Crashes
5
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

10 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

5 truck 5 trailer
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR2LSLU2277· PWY6067 OH
2000 TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC
1T9AS4830YL540232· U879536 OH
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR6LSKU3266· PXG1301 OH
2026 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
5V8VC5323TM604143· 5508776 ME
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR0LSLK0052· PXF8519 OH
2024 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
5V8VC5372RT403344· 426332T TN
2025 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
5V8VC5326SM510465· 617904T TN
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR8LSLK0591· PXF4240 OH
2026 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GR1P0627TT731316· 686497T TN
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR5LSLK0838· PXF7084 OH

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
10
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
10
10 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi10 drivers
Company officer
SARAH AZAM
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2022-12-22
Last MCS-150 update
2026-06-29
Census status
Active

Fleet: 10 trucks · 10 owned tractors · 5 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs or addresses with 7 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

7
Connected carriers
6
Fleet-transfer links
4
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: NORTHEAST TRANS LLC (USDOT 3450296, registered 2020) is inactive, shares this carrier’s address, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 2
1
ROBERTSON TRUCKS LLC
USDOT 3666726Active· INDEPENDENCE, MO
Strong
Shared VIN · 4
3AKJHHDR0LSLK00523AKJHHDR6LSKU32663AKJHHDR5LSLK08383AKJHHDR8LSLK0591
2
BESTOFALL CORP
USDOT 3502688Active· MOUNT POCONO, PA
Strong
Shared VIN · 3
5V8VC5323TM6041433AKJHHDR5LSLK08383AKJHHDR8LSLK0591
Medium· 3
BJJ ENTERPRISES LLC
USDOT 1521064Active· SAINT LOUIS, MO
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
3AKJHHDR5LSLK08383AKJHHDR8LSLK0591
LONG HAUL LLC
USDOT 1482875Active· WICHITA, KS
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
5V8VC5323TM6041435V8VC5326SM510465
NORTHEAST TRANS LLC
USDOT 3450296Inactive· KENT, OH
Medium
Address

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

15 events
  1. 07/01/2026Insurance filed — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA876383240

  2. 06/29/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2025)

  3. 03/19/2026Insurance cancelled — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 9300174640

  4. 02/20/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/23/2026)

  5. 08/06/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA983317345

  6. 07/01/2025Insurance replaced — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 9300174640

  7. 07/01/2025Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA983317345

  8. 04/17/2025Out-of-service order rescinded
  9. 03/16/2025Federal out-of-service order

    New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact

  10. 07/10/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  11. 06/25/2024Out-of-service order rescinded
  12. 01/30/2024Federal out-of-service order

    New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact

  13. 10/14/2023Insurance cancelled — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WMC2018928

  14. 08/03/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (10/23/2023)

  15. 12/22/2022Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

🚛

Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
★

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
📄

MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-06-29
Reported mileage
61,211 mi (2025)
⚡

Got a violation you want to contest?

Use the free AI-powered DataQs Drafter to generate a polished challenge letter — quotes the relevant 49 CFR, predicts your grant chance.

Open the Drafter →
ⓘ
Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 1:19 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.