Carrier profile · USDOT 186725 · MC-238484 · Updated Aug 9, 2026

Blue Water Trucking Inc

209 power unitsavg 7.3 yrRegional · 5 statesROMEO, MI70/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-238484 NO AUTHORITYRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

209Power units

104 observed · MCS-150

116Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(586) 752-4529 Email dispatchmark.miles@bluewatertrucking.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 9, 2026

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 204 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

17 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

209 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

142 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.7%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 — 66 vehicle and 142 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 1.7 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

137 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 11

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 209-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 209
Inspections · 24 mo: 142
Annualized: ≈71 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving84 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance41 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 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: 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 ’14 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Northland’93–’09

Frankenmuth’09–’14

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2014

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Mar 2009 → Aug 2014	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1993 → Mar 2009	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 209
Observed power (24 mo): 104
Trailers (towed): 116

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

1997

Oldest model yr

17.7%

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

142

MI busiest

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

Home base

ROMEO, MI

14889 33 MILE ROAD

Top corridor

MI 91 · OH 34 · IN 13

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: 4 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 575205 USDOT 272811 USDOT 2930566 USDOT 774374Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (35 trucks · 29 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 575205 USDOT 3492952 USDOT 188932 USDOT 272811 USDOT 389300 USDOT 397707 USDOT 120612 USDOT 3803698

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

209

Observed (24 mo)

104

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: 14889 33 MILE ROAD, ROMEO, MI, 48065
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (586) 752-4529
Email: mark.miles@bluewatertrucking.net
Web domain: bluewatertrucking.net

Registration

Officer: Nickolas Rinke
USDOT / docket: 186725 · MC-238484
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 11, 2026 · 18,010,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 1, 2019
D-U-N-S: 49482680

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

209

Power units

209

Drivers

209

CDL drivers

18,010,000

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 BLUE WATER TRUCKING INC.

BLUE WATER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 186725) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 29, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier received 142 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 66 vehicle-level and 142 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier has 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 9, 2026.

It reports 209 power units and 209 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 11, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 1, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BLUE WATER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BLUE WATER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 186725, and its motor carrier number is MC-238484.

Is BLUE WATER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 9, 2026, BLUE WATER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BLUE WATER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BLUE WATER TRUCKING INC has a 19.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 204 roadside inspections, with 17 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).