Carrier profile · USDOT 686250 · MC-320824 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Blake Farms Transport LLC

2 power unitsavg 11.3 yrLocal · 2 statesEAST NEW MARKET, MD74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-320824 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

2008–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(410) 943-4450 Email dispatchBLAKEJOHN4450@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.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average100.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average33.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 2008–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 1

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 2-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 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)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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National’11–’16

Great West’16–’21

Progressive’21–’24

2009201420192024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2016 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2016	$750K	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Apr 2011	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

DE busiest

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

Home base

EAST NEW MARKET, MD

5554 LINKWOOD RD

Top corridor

DE ⇄ MD

DE 2 · MD 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1195450

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john blake — 7 carriers: USDOT 405095 USDOT 819969 USDOT 1274627 USDOT 2847431 USDOT 2913542 USDOT 3223407

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5554 LINKWOOD RD, EAST NEW MARKET, MD, 21631
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (410) 943-4450
Cell: (443) 521-5432
Email: blakejohn4450@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: John Blake · Howard Blake
USDOT / docket: 686250 · MC-320824
First registered: Apr 18, 1997
Last MCS-150: Nov 6, 2025 · 160,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

160,000

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 BLAKE FARMS TRANSPORT LLC.

BLAKE FARMS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 686250) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 6, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is BLAKE FARMS TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

BLAKE FARMS TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 686250, and its motor carrier number is MC-320824.

Is BLAKE FARMS TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is BLAKE FARMS TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

BLAKE FARMS TRANSPORT LLC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is BLAKE FARMS TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

BLAKE FARMS TRANSPORT LLC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BLAKE FARMS TRANSPORT LLC based?

BLAKE FARMS TRANSPORT LLC is based in EAST NEW MARKET, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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