BOTTOM LINE EQUIPMENT LLC
BOTTOM LINE EQUIPMENT LLC (USDOT 1827105) in BROUSSARD, LA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 6 times, most recent 2023-09-29 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 91
- Total drivers
- 65
- Years in business
- 18
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 12.5%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 30.8%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 6 times last 2023-09-29
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-04-20
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
Record spans 2023-07-26 → 2026-05-06.
Crash history (last 24 months)
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective automatic trailer brake | OOS |
| 2026-01-14 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-12-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | — |
| 2025-06-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2025-06-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient aggregate working load limit | OOS |
| 2025-05-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2025-05-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement | — |
| 2025-01-13 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2025-01-13 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a safety-related or unknown reason and in state of driver's license issuance | OOS |
| 2025-01-13 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver | — |
| 2024-12-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-12-06 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a non-safety-related reason and in the state of driver's license issuance | OOS |
| 2024-12-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | OOS |
| 2024-12-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake system pressure loss | OOS |
| 2024-12-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2024-12-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-11-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-11-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-11-01 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2024-11-01 | Driver Fitness | No valid medical waiver in drivers possession | OOS |
| 2024-11-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2024-06-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2024-06-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | — |
| 2024-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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