Carrier profile · USDOT 2477417 · MC-857063 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Blu Petroleum Inc

34 power unitsavg 5.3 yrRegional · 3 statesMUNDELEIN, IL100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-857063 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.3Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(847) 566-5536 Email dispatchkpoole@blupetroleum.com

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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 · 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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 41 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.3 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 32 vehicle and 35 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · 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 8.5 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

26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 6

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 34-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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 ’15 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. · since Jul 2022

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2015 → Jul 2015	$1M	4
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Aug 2015	$1M	2
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2013 → Jul 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): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

53.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

MUNDELEIN, IL

21402 W IL 60

Top corridor

IL 26 · IN 5 · WI 4

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 3197835Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3197835 USDOT 226518

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@blupetroleum.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2363967

Shares a company officer with other carriers

stephen poole — 5 carriers: USDOT 427874 USDOT 883791 USDOT 2363967 USDOT 4472975

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 21402 W IL 60, MUNDELEIN, IL, 60060
Mailing address: PO BOX 838, MUNDELEIN, IL, 60060
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (847) 566-5536
Email: kpoole@blupetroleum.com
Web domain: blupetroleum.com

Registration

Officer: Stephen Poole
USDOT / docket: 2477417 · MC-857063
First registered: Feb 20, 2014
Last MCS-150: May 27, 2025 · 510,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 45837535

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

510,000

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 BLU PETROLEUM INC.

BLU PETROLEUM INC (USDOT 2477417) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. effective Jul 16, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 32 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 34 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 27, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is BLU PETROLEUM INC's USDOT number?

BLU PETROLEUM INC's USDOT number is 2477417, and its motor carrier number is MC-857063.

Is BLU PETROLEUM INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, BLU PETROLEUM INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BLU PETROLEUM INC's safety record?

BLU PETROLEUM INC has a 15.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 41 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BLU PETROLEUM INC's fleet?

BLU PETROLEUM INC operates 34 power units and 27 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BLU PETROLEUM INC based?

BLU PETROLEUM INC is based in MUNDELEIN, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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