BULLINS TRUCKING COMPANY LLC

DOT# 545382 MC# 299062 DUNS# 816693623 Chattanooga, TN Authorized For-Hire
(423) 421-0399 chandler@bullins.com 3794 Tag Rd, Chattanooga TN 37416
30 power units 27 drivers 1.1M mi/yr · ~37k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Low confidence
33 yrs history · 14 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
30
Drivers · CDL
27 · 27
Annual miles
1.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 24 5 0 29
Trailers 57 0 0 57

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
12-14-1993 (33 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-06-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
STEVE WILLIAM BULLINS
Officer
ANDY LEE

Cargo

61.0
medium risk
Household Goods Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Building Materials Other: GRAVEL, DIRT Dry Bulk Construction Garbage/Refuse Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods

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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

This motor carrier 1.20×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.20× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 13% above typical. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.42× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.38× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +7%.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
14
57% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
66.7%
2 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 14
National avg 6.7%
Violations
16
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.033 0.027
Inspections 0.52 1.02
Violations 0.27 0.71
Critical violations 0.07 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

16 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    10 · 4 OOS
    Lights 4 · Cargo securement 3 · Tires 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · Over hours limit 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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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Feb
    12
    2026
    Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jul 10, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2019
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 15, 2019)

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
  • Tennessee (HQ) 10
  • Georgia 2
  • Alabama 1
  • South Carolina 1