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USDOT 589549MC284715

Specialized Transportation Services Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

31 years (granted 1995)

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Liability filing

$2M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

134 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Specialized Transportation Services Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

225 Sam Griffin Road, Smyrna, TN 37167

Phone

(615) 622-0922

Power units

55

Drivers

69

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC284715

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Dismissed — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 08/07/2006 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/11/2006
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 08/07/2006 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/11/2006

Insurance filings

91X — National Interstate Insurance Company · coverage $2M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 134 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

6.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 134 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

crystal.lynch@shipsts.com — company domain

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Domain age

shipsts.com registered 1999-07-28 (27 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: GA 09/2025 · AL 08/2022 · MS 12/2021 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 112025: 642024: 382023: 21
Level III — Driver-only: 84Level II — Walk-around: 25Level I — Full: 25
DateStateLevel
Jun 11, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
May 24, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 11, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Mar 9, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 16, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 31, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Jan 5, 2026ARLevel I — Full
Dec 22, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 24, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 12, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 31, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 21, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 29, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 29, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 26, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2025SCLevel I — Full
Sep 8, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 3, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 25, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Aug 15, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 20, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
May 23, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2025ILLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2025KYLevel I — Full
May 8, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2025VALevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 28, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 17, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Apr 14, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Apr 11, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 2, 2025MSLevel I — Full
Mar 28, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Mar 7, 2025ALLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 6, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Mar 6, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 3, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 24, 2025INLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 24, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2025MSLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 21, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 18, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2025ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Dec 18, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 16, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 1, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 18, 2024MOLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 16, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 11, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Sep 25, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 10, 2024MSLevel I — Full
Sep 9, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2024ARLevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 21, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 11, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 27, 2024ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2024TNLevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 134 inspections on file.

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