Carrier profile · USDOT 2950130 · MC-998763 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Black & Blue Transport LLC

9 power unitsavg 7.1 yrNational · 17 statesGARDNER, KS87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-998763 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(913) 742-0166 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 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

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

4 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 23.08% on 26 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
35 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent May 11, 2026.

Safety

48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 23.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 26 vehicle and 48 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 14.7 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

46 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

≈2.7 / 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: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 48
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Berkshire Hathaway’16–’17

Northland’18–’19

County Hall’19–’20

Great West’21–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2021 → Dec 2025	$1M	1
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2020	$1M	2
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Dec 2019	$1M	2
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Mar 2018 → Dec 2018	$1M	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Dec 2017 → Dec 2017	$1M	2
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Dec 2017 → Dec 2017	$1M	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

64.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 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: 12 inspections
Missouri: 6 inspections
Kentucky: 5 inspections
South Dakota: 4 inspections
Texas: 4 inspections
Arkansas: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 2 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections

Home base

GARDNER, KS

845 E WARREN ST

Most inspections: KS

12 inspections

KS 12 · MO 6 · KY 5

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2593745 USDOT 3930333Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3356016 USDOT 3511164 USDOT 4717449 USDOT 264184 USDOT 3189484 USDOT 282577 USDOT 3930333 USDOT 2593745

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david reeves — 10 carriers: USDOT 540798 USDOT 822681 USDOT 1224445 USDOT 1238037 USDOT 1247762 USDOT 1619098 USDOT 1878267 USDOT 2312982

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 845 E WARREN ST, GARDNER, KS, 66030
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (913) 742-0166
Fax: (913) 273-0611
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: David Reeves
USDOT / docket: 2950130 · MC-998763
First registered: Nov 30, 2016
Last MCS-150: Sep 29, 2026 · 1,000,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 28, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,000,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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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23%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 26 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

100violation records

13OOS-tagged records

6 of 26inspections 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.

Hours of service

323%1 / 32

Other vehicle maintenance

2631%8 / 26

Brakes

1911%2 / 19

Lights

119%1 / 11

Unsafe driving

110%0 / 11

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

20%Nov 24 to May 252 / 10

44%May 25 to Nov 254 / 9

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 5

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 2

Top 3 codes (22 of 100 records)

395.24 ELD — record edits / data9
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing8
395.32B-ELDDFR ELD — non-authenticated driving5

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393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative4
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.60C Windshield / glazing3
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47A-BCFSAD Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.60A Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43A-TPV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47D2-BRMMCAD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC.

BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2950130) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 26 vehicle-level and 48 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 29, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 28, 2026 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2950130, and its motor carrier number is MC-998763.

Is BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

BLACK & BLUE TRANSPORT LLC has a 23.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 68 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).