Carrier profile · USDOT 476933 · MC-228157 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Blue Lakes Charters and Tours Inc

0 power unitsavg 4.1 yrRegional · 3 statesCLIO, MI100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-228157 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.1Avg age (yr)

2017–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(810) 686-4287 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 · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 158 inspections.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.1 yr

Model years 2017–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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

Before you tender

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Clean inspections80 inspections, 0 OOS in 24 months
0 out-of-service inspections at any level in that window.

Safety

80 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 80 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

80 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '26 · 14

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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.91 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.5 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 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$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Lancer’91–’08

American Alternative’08–’12

Lancer’12–now

1991200020092018now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2024

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2024	$5M	4
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Sep 2008 → Dec 2012	$5M	8
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1991 → Oct 2008	$5M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

97.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Michigan: 64 inspections
Ohio: 8 inspections

Home base

CLIO, MI

12154 N SAGINAW ROAD

Most inspections: MI

64 inspections

MI 64 · OH 8

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2300420 USDOT 2484259 USDOT 595689 USDOT 3271206 USDOT 4168464 USDOT 858950 USDOT 1493634

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jason cupp — 5 carriers: USDOT 2047075 USDOT 2410681 USDOT 3090907 USDOT 4206683

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 12154 N SAGINAW ROAD, CLIO, MI, 48420
Mailing address: 12154 N SAGINAW RD, CLIO, MI, 48420
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (810) 686-4287
Fax: (810) 686-9972
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: bluelakes.com

Registration

Officer: Jason Cupp
USDOT / docket: 476933 · MC-228157
First registered: Apr 1, 1992
Last MCS-150: Mar 28, 2025 · 1,625,803 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 8, 2026
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,625,803

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 80 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

3violation records

0OOS-tagged records

0 of 80inspections 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.

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

10%0 / 1

Unsafe driving

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%Stable

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 24

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 21

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 13

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 22

Top 3 codes (3 of 3 records)

390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

Before you tender

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BLUE LAKES CHARTERS AND TOURS INC.

BLUE LAKES CHARTERS AND TOURS INC (USDOT 476933) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 $5,000,000 limit in force from LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 80 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 80 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

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

It reports 0 power units and 54 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 28, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 8, 2026 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BLUE LAKES CHARTERS AND TOURS INC's USDOT number?

BLUE LAKES CHARTERS AND TOURS INC's USDOT number is 476933, and its motor carrier number is MC-228157.

Is BLUE LAKES CHARTERS AND TOURS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. BLUE LAKES CHARTERS AND TOURS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BLUE LAKES CHARTERS AND TOURS INC's safety record?

BLUE LAKES CHARTERS AND TOURS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 158 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).