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BLUE WATER TRUCKING INC

DOT# 186725 MC# 238484 DUNS# 49482680 Romeo, MI Authorized For-Hire
(586) 752-4529 mark.miles@bluewatertrucking.net 14889 33 Mile Road, Romeo MI 48065
209 tractors · all leased 209 drivers 18M mi/yr · ~86k per unit
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Marginal
FRED Score 34.5 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 151 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
209
Drivers · CDL
209 · 209
Annual miles
18M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 209 0 209
Trailers 407 155 0 562

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-01-2019) · 7 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-11-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
NICKOLAS RINKE

Cargo

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General Freight Building Materials Beverages Other: WATER Grain/Feed/Hay Paper Products Construction Coal/Coke
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
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  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
17
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
151
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.5%
15 of 73
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 151
Violations
104
17 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 17 inspections, 3 out of service 17 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 21 inspections, 1 out of service 21 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 17 inspections, 2 out of service 17 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 15 inspections, 1 out of service 15 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 23 inspections, 4 out of service 23 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 18 inspections, 2 out of service 18 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 29 inspections, 2 out of service 29 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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What they get cited for

104 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    55 · 17 OOS
    Lights 23 · Brakes 13 · Tires 10 · Wheels & hubs 5 · Cargo securement 2 · 2 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    39 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 19 · Reckless / lane 17 · Seat belt 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    10 · 0 OOS
    Over hours limit 7 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    13
    2026
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    8
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jul
    2
    2026
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    18
    2026
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    8
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • May
    6
    2026
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    6
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, snow.
  • Jan
    26
    2026
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Auto-Owners Insurance Company
on record since Aug 29, 2014 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 1993
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Michigan (HQ) 100
  • Ohio 33
  • Indiana 14
  • Kentucky 3
  • Illinois 1

66% of inspections were in its home state.

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