BULLET TRANSPORTATION INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 18
- Drivers · CDL
- 18 · 18
- Annual miles
- 967k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| Trailers | 1 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
Registration
- Cargo Operation
- Intrastate non-HM
- Scope
- Intrastate (Beyond 100 miles)
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (08-18-2025)
- Registered
- 04-01-2014 (12 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-11-2024
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- CHRISTOPHER BULICE
- Officer
- ZACHARY HOWARD
Cargo
- 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.
Runs within one state. Roadside inspections are rarer for intrastate fleets than for interstate ones, so this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too.
Not enough record to grade yet.
91 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-8 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lapse in liability filings66 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Jan 28, 2025 – Apr 4, 2025) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
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Drivers put out of service8 out-of-service violations against drivers: 6 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Jan 2025 – Apr 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 23 of 133 violations (17%). Brake or light defects led to 18 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate35.6% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (21 of 59). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.27× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs12 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 4
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Excessive speeding: 10
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Arkansas (about 23 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.056 | 0.034 |
| Inspections | 3.31 | 1.23 |
| Violations | 3.69 | 0.97 |
| Critical violations | 0.64 | 0.19 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
133 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert83 · 30 OOSBrakes 23 · Lights 22 · Cargo securement 8 · Tires 6 · Wheels & hubs 6 · 18 more
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Unsafe driving No alert25 · 0 OOSSpeeding 12 · Reckless / lane 10 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert23 · 6 OOSFalse log 12 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 8 · Over hours limit 2 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Aug232025ArkansasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan272025ArkansasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Progressive Casualty Insurance Companyon record since Apr 4, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY → Progressive Casualty Insurance Company (Apr 2025); NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY → EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jan 28, 2025, replaced 66 days later)
- 66 days without a liability filing (Jan 28, 2025 – Apr 4, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 19, 2019)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
6 filings and 8 authority events since 2014 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Apr 4, 2025Progressive Casualty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 11, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 3, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 2, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 10, 2025opened after EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 28, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2024EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 28, 2025 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Apr 7, 2025 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 9, 2024opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 4, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 14, 2023NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 4, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 19, 2019Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 17, 2019UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 14, 2023 · replaced by another insurer49 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 18, 2015Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 10, 2014Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 11, 2014AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 30, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect17 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 11, 2014Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2014Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 8, 2014AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 11, 2014 · insurer name change3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Arkansas (HQ) 23
- Tennessee 20
- Texas 7
- Iowa 5
- Louisiana 4
- Missouri 4
- Mississippi 4
- Florida 3
25% of inspections were in its home state.
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (29 power units: 18 filed, 29 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 29 power units this active to have about 1.1 crashes a year (sized from the 29 units seen roadside; 18 filed). This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.2 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 22 | 9.46 | |
| HOS Compliance | 19 | 1.23 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.15 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 30 | 5.53 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JAN-25 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.