Carrier profile · USDOT 1781980 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Blacktop Specialists LLC

6 power unitsavg 4.6 yrNational · 16 statesCHESTERTON, IN77/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.6Avg age (yr)

2004–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 552-4997 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average19.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 1

Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.6 yr

Model years 2004–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

5 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 24 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
16 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 31, 2026.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 19.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 32.1 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

35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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 Driving50 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness6 · 3 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

47.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KS busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Kansas: 6 inspections
Oklahoma: 4 inspections
Florida: 4 inspections
Michigan: 4 inspections
Arkansas: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 3 inspections
Alabama: 2 inspections
Louisiana: 2 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections

Home base

CHESTERTON, IN

709 PLAZA DR BOX #193

Most inspections: KS

6 inspections

KS 6 · OK 4 · FL 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael pearce — 6 carriers: USDOT 1977611 USDOT 2273200 USDOT 2495708 USDOT 3244949 USDOT 3547319

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 709 PLAZA DR BOX #193, CHESTERTON, IN, 46304
Mailing address: 2500 WEST HAMPDEN, ELGELWOOD, CO, 80110
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (219) 552-4997
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Michael Pearce
USDOT / docket: 1781980
First registered: Jun 13, 2008
Last MCS-150: Apr 25, 2024 · 500 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

500

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

8 of 24 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

119violation records

27OOS-tagged records

8 of 24inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

440%0 / 44

Other vehicle maintenance

4030%12 / 40

Hours of service

1429%4 / 14

Lights

1136%4 / 11

Driver fitness

978%7 / 9

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

80%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

13%May 25 to Nov 251 / 8

75%Nov 25 to May 263 / 4

33%May 26 to Nov 263 / 9

Top 3 codes (29 of 119 records)

396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection15
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)8
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing6

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392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing4
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps3
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL2
391.11B5-LNCDLNVL Driver not qualified2
391.41A-MCPC No / expired medical certificate2
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate2
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)2
393.130B-CHVE Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipment2
393.75G-TFWETL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak2
391.41A-MCPVI No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-RRTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LBL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205A-WRCC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-STCB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43DBMA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A1-TAOBETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A4 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BLACKTOP SPECIALISTS LLC.

BLACKTOP SPECIALISTS LLC (USDOT 1781980) has a Vektor safety score of 77/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 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. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 25, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BLACKTOP SPECIALISTS LLC's USDOT number?

BLACKTOP SPECIALISTS LLC's USDOT number is 1781980.

Is BLACKTOP SPECIALISTS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. BLACKTOP SPECIALISTS LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is BLACKTOP SPECIALISTS LLC's safety record?

BLACKTOP SPECIALISTS LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 48 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 77/100 (tier: review).

How big is BLACKTOP SPECIALISTS LLC's fleet?

BLACKTOP SPECIALISTS LLC operates 6 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BLACKTOP SPECIALISTS LLC based?

BLACKTOP SPECIALISTS LLC is based in CHESTERTON, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 states.

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