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BLS TRUCKING INC

DOT# 503577 MC# 211217 New Carlisle, OH Authorized For-Hire
(937) 224-0494 mark@truckingconsultant.com 1730 Dalton Drive, New Carlisle OH 45344
345 power units 348 drivers 11.5M mi/yr · ~33k per unit
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HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 79.1 / 100
High confidence
34 yrs history · 371 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
345
Drivers · CDL
348 · 280
Annual miles
11.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 237 0 238
Tractors 5 102 0 107
Trailers 27 70 0 97

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (11-15-2013) · 12 yr old
Registered
11-05-1992 (34 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-04-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
SCOTT W. FOSTER

Cargo

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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
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
13
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
371
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.5%
53 of 208
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
2 of 366
Violations
218
67 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 44 inspections, 6 out of service 44 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 39 inspections, 2 out of service 39 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 42 inspections, 9 out of service 42 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 35 inspections, 3 out of service 35 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 49 inspections, 11 out of service 49 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 47 inspections, 7 out of service 47 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 59 inspections, 10 out of service 59 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 51 inspections, 7 out of service 51 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 5 inspections.
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What they get cited for

218 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    171 · 65 OOS
    Lights 75 · Cargo securement 30 · Tires 29 · Brakes 11 · Steering & suspension 6 · 20 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    40 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 18 · Seat belt 10 · Phone use 4 · Speeding 4 · Other 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · False log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 3
  • 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
  • Aug
    25
    2026
    New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    20
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jun
    1
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • May
    7
    2026
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    29
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    23
    2025
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    8
    2025
    Colorado
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    14
    2025
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Jul 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 1996
Cargo filing
on file · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. since Jan 1, 2011
36 months to May 14, 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
  • North Carolina 57
  • Texas 56
  • Georgia 37
  • New Jersey 31
  • Colorado 27
  • Kentucky 26
  • Alabama 19
  • Florida 19

Runs well beyond its home state: 17 of 371 inspections were in Ohio.

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