Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 26, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
16.7 yr
Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.
5 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
B & L TRUCKING INC BRISTOL TN-VA (USDOT 3470561) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 26, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 26, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.
The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 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 Jun 26, 2026.
It reports 2 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 1, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.
B & L TRUCKING INC BRISTOL TN-VA's USDOT number is 3470561, and its motor carrier number is MC-1135828.
As of Jun 26, 2026, B & L TRUCKING INC BRISTOL TN-VA is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
B & L TRUCKING INC BRISTOL TN-VA has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 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).
B & L TRUCKING INC BRISTOL TN-VA operates 2 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
B & L TRUCKING INC BRISTOL TN-VA is based in BRISTOL, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
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5 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2022 → Sep 2025 | $750K | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2020 → Sep 2022 | $750K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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