BMC TRANSPORTATION CO

DOT# 220060 MC# 163128 DUNS# 154550719 Columbus, NE Authorized For-Hire
(402) 563-7257 luis.raya@behlenmfg.com 4025 E 23rd Street, Columbus NE 68602
75 tractors 65 drivers 6.3M mi/yr · ~84k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 51.3 / 100
Moderate confidence
44 yrs history · 154 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
75
Drivers · CDL
65 · 65
Annual miles
6.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 5 70 0 75
Trailers 200 0 0 200

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (07-19-1990) · 36 yr old
Registered
08-05-1982 (44 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-06-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
LUIS RAYA
Officer
COREY MARCOE

Cargo

63.1
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.04×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.2 vs 3.1 for similar fleets
Likely 1–6 crashes
This motor carrier
3.2
Similar fleets
3.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~8%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year); similar fleets have about 3.1 a year. The grade counts 13 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.66× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 30 of 102 violations (29%). Brake or light defects led to 12 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    4 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 5 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.6% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 7
  • High speeding: 5

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
154
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.7%
20 of 75
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
1 of 154
National avg 6.7%
Violations
102
23 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 20 inspections, 1 out of service 20 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 23 inspections, 4 out of service 23 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 15 inspections, 1 out of service 15 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 18 inspections, 6 out of service 18 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 21 inspections, 3 out of service 21 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 25 inspections, 4 out of service 25 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.027 0.025
Inspections 1.67 0.91
Violations 0.69 0.53
Critical violations 0.10 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

102 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    74 · 23 OOS
    Brakes 30 · Lights 15 · Cargo securement 12 · Steering & suspension 2 · Tires 2 · 13 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    17 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 7 · Speeding 6 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    10 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · False log 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
5 crashes
  • Jun
    8
    2026
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Mar
    7
    2026
    Wyoming
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    27
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    21
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    29
    2024
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$2,000,000 · National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
on record since Apr 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1989
Cargo filing
on file · Federal Insurance Company since May 1, 2025
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Merchants National Bonding, Inc. since Nov 17, 2023
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (Apr 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 6, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California 27
  • Nebraska (HQ) 21
  • South Dakota 11
  • New Mexico 10
  • Colorado 7
  • Idaho 7
  • Kansas 7
  • Montana 6

14% of inspections were in its home state.