Carrier profile · USDOT 628310 · MC-519001 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Blackburn Family Transportation Inc

44 power unitsavg 6.6 yrMulti-region · 13 statesFLORA, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-519001 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

44Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

37Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.6Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(574) 967-3709 Email dispatchbblackburn51@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

44 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.6 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

51 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 51 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 21.2 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 Feb '26 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 44-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 44
Inspections · 24 mo: 51
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’23 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Carolina’05–’08

Northland’10–’19

Midwest Family’20–’23

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Oct 2023	$1M	4
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Sep 2020	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2019	$1M	2
HARLEYSVILLE LAKE STATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Aug 2010	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2005 → Feb 2008	$1M	6

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 44
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 37

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

36.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

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

Home base

FLORA, IN

109 E CATHERINE STREET

Top corridor

IN 19 · CO 6 · OH 6

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 703154Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1003544 USDOT 1122171 USDOT 3475920 USDOT 125630 USDOT 821186 USDOT 3198624 USDOT 3686799 USDOT 3824648

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bradley e blackburn — 2 carriers: USDOT 1363979

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 109 E CATHERINE STREET, FLORA, IN, 46929
Mailing address: PO BOX 41, FLORA, IN, 46929
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (574) 967-3709
Cell: (765) 438-5803
Email: bblackburn51@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Bradley E Blackburn
USDOT / docket: 628310 · MC-519001
First registered: Jan 25, 1996
Last MCS-150: Sep 23, 2025 · 4,039,953 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,039,953

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 BLACKBURN FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC.

BLACKBURN FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 628310) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 21, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 51 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 51 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 44 power units and 39 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 23, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BLACKBURN FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

BLACKBURN FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 628310, and its motor carrier number is MC-519001.

Is BLACKBURN FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BLACKBURN FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BLACKBURN FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

BLACKBURN FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC has a 26.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 90 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is BLACKBURN FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

BLACKBURN FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC operates 44 power units and 39 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BLACKBURN FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC based?

BLACKBURN FAMILY TRANSPORTATION INC is based in FLORA, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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