Carrier profile · USDOT 2331239 · MC-796049 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Black Sea Transportation LLC

60 power unitsavg 10.2 yrNational · 42 statesST CHARLES, IL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-796049 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

60Power units

82 observed · MCS-150

99Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.2Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 228-4313 Email dispatchdispatch@blackseallc.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes14 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 547 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

60 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.2 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

348 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 263 vehicle and 348 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

19.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 4.4 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

340 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 27

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

≈2.9 / 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: 60
Inspections · 24 mo: 348
Annualized: ≈174 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.9 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 Driving78 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance76 · 56 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance66 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance46 · 15 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance44 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance33 · 19 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Artisan Truckers’12–’14

National’16–’18

Ace Property’19–’22

beyond this history

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2022

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2022	$1M	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2018	$1M	3
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Nov 2015 → Nov 2015	$1M	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Nov 2015	$1M	2
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Oct 2014 → Oct 2015	$1M	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2014	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 60
Observed power (24 mo): 82
Trailers (towed): 99

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

85.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 42 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

341

OH busiest

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

Home base

ST CHARLES, IL

37W370 IL ROUTE 38

Top corridor

OH ⇄ IL

OH 34 · TN 26 · TX 22

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: 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 103887Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (47 trucks · 48 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2564216 USDOT 2598540 USDOT 3269801 USDOT 3170438 USDOT 3578170 USDOT 104030 USDOT 1874170 USDOT 3145664

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.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 37W370 IL ROUTE 38, ST CHARLES, IL, 60175
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (630) 228-4313
Email: dispatch@blackseallc.net
Web domain: blackseallc.net

Registration

Officers: Svetoslav Georgiev · Svetoslav Georgiev
USDOT / docket: 2331239 · MC-796049
First registered: Aug 6, 2012
Last MCS-150: Feb 9, 2026 · 4,360,877 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,360,877

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 BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC.

BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2331239) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Nov 11, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 348 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 263 vehicle-level and 348 driver-level — across 42 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 60 power units and 60 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 9, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2331239, and its motor carrier number is MC-796049.

Is BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 20.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 547 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 60 power units and 60 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in ST CHARLES, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 42 states.

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