Carrier profile · USDOT 1278039 · MC-498483 · Updated Jul 26, 2026

BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC

28 power unitsavg 10.4 yrNational · 20 statesSARASOTA, FL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-498483 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.4Avg age (yr)

2003–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(844) 482-7808 Email dispatchblackhawkdispatch@blackhawklogistics.us

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 26, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.4 yr

Model years 2003–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

61 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 61 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 32.1 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 6

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 28-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 61
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’04–’07

Northland’09–’12

New York’12–’15

Sentry Select’16–’20

beyond this history

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jun 2021	$750K	3
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2016	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Oct 2012 → Jun 2015	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2004 → Sep 2007	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

35.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

SARASOTA, FL

365 SARASOTA CENTER BLVD

Top corridor

TN ⇄ FL

TN 11 · FL 9 · KY 8

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: 3 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2180905 USDOT 2873293 USDOT 4148858 USDOT 3371628Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2180905 USDOT 2873293 USDOT 4070357 USDOT 4106362 USDOT 2811363 USDOT 4148858 USDOT 4310964 USDOT 54283

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: 365 SARASOTA CENTER BLVD, SARASOTA, FL, 34240-9302
Mailing address: PO BOX 51597, SARASOTA, FL, 34232-0333
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (844) 482-7808
Email: blackhawkdispatch@blackhawklogistics.us
Web domain: blackhawklogistics.us

Registration

Officer: Vasil Gushterov
USDOT / docket: 1278039 · MC-498483
First registered: Aug 20, 2004
Last MCS-150: Jun 10, 2026 · 3,522,780 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,522,780

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 HAWK LOGISTICS INC.

BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 1278039) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 26, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 26, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

The carrier received 61 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 61 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 26, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 10, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 1278039, and its motor carrier number is MC-498483.

Is BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 26, 2026, BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 81 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).