Carrier profile · USDOT 1308568 · MC-504294 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BLUE SKY COURIERS INC

DBA BLUE SKY COURIERS

18 power unitsavg 10.1 yrRegional · 5 statesMEMPHIS, TN93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-504294 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.1Avg age (yr)

2008–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(901) 578-2583 Email dispatchKERNAN@BLUESKYCOURIERS.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 · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.1 yr

Model years 2008–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%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 — 9 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 11.2 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 3

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 18-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 10 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Carolina’11–’13

Riverport’21–’23

Knight Specialty’23–’25

Concert Specialty’25–now

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2025	$750K	8
RIVERPORT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2023	$750K	4
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Oct 2019	$750K	5
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC UNION INSURANCE CO	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Apr 2016	$750K	6
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Feb 2014 → May 2014	$750K	3
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Aug 2013	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2011 → Jul 2013	$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): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 6
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

10.1 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

55.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

MEMPHIS, TN

830 S BELLEVUE BLVD

Top corridor

TN 7 · AR 3 · MS 2

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 830 S BELLEVUE BLVD, MEMPHIS, TN, 38104
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (901) 578-2583
Cell: (901) 601-1515
Fax: (901) 274-8989
Email: kernan@blueskycouriers.com
Web domain: blueskycouriers.com

Registration

Officers: Rick Hechinger · M Cara Hechinger
USDOT / docket: 1308568 · MC-504294
First registered: Dec 1, 2004
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 284,383 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 42813191

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

284,383

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 BLUE SKY COURIERS INC.

BLUE SKY COURIERS INC (USDOT 1308568) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 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 CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 18 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is BLUE SKY COURIERS INC's USDOT number?

BLUE SKY COURIERS INC's USDOT number is 1308568, and its motor carrier number is MC-504294.

Is BLUE SKY COURIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BLUE SKY COURIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BLUE SKY COURIERS INC's safety record?

BLUE SKY COURIERS INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).