Carrier profile · USDOT 598813 · MC-879457 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DAVID W BLANKENSHIP LLC

9 power unitsavg 13.5 yrRegional · 5 statesMILLINGTON, MD94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-879457 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(410) 928-8005 Email dispatchVERONICA@DWBLLC.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 42 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 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 peersOlder

13.5 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 30 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 23.4 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 4

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

≈1.7 / 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: 30
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving36 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National’14–’18

Navigators’18–’20

Progressive’20–’23

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	2
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2023	$750K	2
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2020	$750K	4
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2018	$750K	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

32.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

MILLINGTON, MD

114 PFALZGROFF ROAD

Top corridor

MD 19 · DE 4 · PA 3

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: 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 548880 USDOT 643744Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2531018 USDOT 548880 USDOT 643744 USDOT 1206092 USDOT 2591946

Shares a company officer with other carriers

veronica bishop — 2 carriers: USDOT 2591946

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 114 PFALZGROFF ROAD, MILLINGTON, MD, 21651
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (410) 928-8005
Fax: (410) 202-0859
Email: veronica@dwbllc.net
Web domain: dwbllc.net

Registration

Officers: Veronica Bishop · Veronica Bishop
USDOT / docket: 598813 · MC-879457
First registered: Apr 21, 1995
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2025 · 1,110,223 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 625959338

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,110,223

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 DAVID W BLANKENSHIP LLC.

DAVID W BLANKENSHIP LLC (USDOT 598813) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 31, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 30 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAVID W BLANKENSHIP LLC's USDOT number?

DAVID W BLANKENSHIP LLC's USDOT number is 598813, and its motor carrier number is MC-879457.

Is DAVID W BLANKENSHIP LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, DAVID W BLANKENSHIP LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAVID W BLANKENSHIP LLC's safety record?

DAVID W BLANKENSHIP LLC has a 15.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 42 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).