Carrier profile · USDOT 2950130 · MC-998763 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC

15 power unitsavg 7.3 yrNational · 17 statesGARDNER, KS87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-998763 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(913) 424-3445 Email dispatchBLACKBLUETRANSPORT@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 25.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 7.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Berkshire Hathaway’16–’17

Northland’18–’19

County Hall’19–’20

Great West’21–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2021 → Dec 2025	$1M	1
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2020	$1M	2
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Dec 2019	$1M	2
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Mar 2018 → Dec 2018	$1M	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Dec 2017 → Jan 2018	$1M	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Dec 2017 → Mar 2018	$1M	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 31

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

39.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KS busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

GARDNER, KS

845 E WARREN ST

Top corridor

KS 13 · MO 7 · SD 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3356016 USDOT 3930333Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 264184 USDOT 3189484 USDOT 282577 USDOT 3930333 USDOT 3730116 USDOT 3356016 USDOT 80806 USDOT 4420221

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david reeves — 8 carriers: USDOT 540798 USDOT 822681 USDOT 1238037 USDOT 1247762 USDOT 1619098 USDOT 1878267 USDOT 2312982

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 845 E WARREN ST, GARDNER, KS, 66030
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (913) 424-3445
Fax: (913) 273-0611
Email: blackbluetransport@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: David Reeves · Allyssa Reeves
USDOT / docket: 2950130 · MC-998763
First registered: Nov 30, 2016
Last MCS-150: Feb 20, 2026 · 2,750,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Apr 28, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,750,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC.

BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2950130) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Apr 28, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2950130, and its motor carrier number is MC-998763.

Is BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC has a 25.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 66 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).