Send carrier packetSend packetOnboard this carrier with a branded, e-signable packet

Carrier profile · USDOT 83563 · MC-863814 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC

5 power unitsLocal · 1 statesAPPLETON, WI

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-863814 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.4Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(920) 739-7391 Email dispatchchris@BADGERMETALS.NET

Carrier verification summary for BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC

BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 83563) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 83563) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 83563) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 83563) has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 83563) 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.

BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 83563) reports 5 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 23, 2026.

BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 83563) has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Nov 3, 1987 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Click to see how we scored it

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 file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.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 9 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 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

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 5 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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.

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

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$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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Selective America’14–’20

Emcasco’18–’25

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MIDDLESEX INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Apr 2014 → Jun 2020	$750K	2

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

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

Home base

APPLETON, WI

911 S LYNNDALE DRIVE

Top corridor

WI 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

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 330580Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joseph welch — 5 carriers: USDOT 1173240 USDOT 1538475 USDOT 2459121 USDOT 2593787

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.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 911 S LYNNDALE DRIVE, APPLETON, WI, 54914
Mailing address: PO BOX 1034, APPLETON, WI, 54912-1034
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (920) 739-7391
Fax: (920) 739-0474
Email: chris@badgermetals.net
Web domain: badgermetals.net

Registration

Officers: Joseph Welch · James Coates
USDOT / docket: 83563 · MC-863814
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 23, 2026 · 320,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Nov 3, 1987
D-U-N-S: 6145684

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

320,000

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Frequently asked

What is BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 83563, and its motor carrier number is MC-863814.

Is BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

BMI TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).