BLS TRUCKING INC

USDOT 503577MC-Docket MC211217NEW CARLISLE, OH
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized345 power units

BLS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 503577) in NEW CARLISLE, OH — 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.
  • Cargo insurance on file.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2018-08-03 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 9 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2009-11-23 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 2 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2012-05-23 (C).
  • 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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2013-11-15

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.74
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.05
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.06
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.94

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

0
Fatalities
8
Injuries
14
Crashes
321
Inspections
48
OOS inspections
58
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
Yes
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
345
Total drivers
348
Years in business
34
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
9 of 14 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0.6%
Vehicle OOS rate
25.1%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
3 times last 2009-11-23
Physical address
2 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-05-04
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2018-08-03
Last compliance review
2012-05-23 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

567
Inspections
90
OOS inspections
480
Violations
116
OOS violations
5
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-22 → 2026-06-10.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-05-07 AL Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· Rain, Daylight, Wet
2025-09-29 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-09-23 OH 1 injured
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Wet
2025-07-08 CO Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-05-14 GA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· Other, Daylight, Wet
2025-03-27 NJ Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-12-12 GA Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Other, Dawn, Dry
2024-10-31 TX Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: PENDING· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry
2024-10-28 GA 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-10-14 NJ Tow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· Daylight, Dry
2024-09-19 FL 3 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-08-22 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-08-07 GA 3 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-07-26 GA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: YES· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2024-05-03 GA 1 injuredTow-away
Not preventable (FMCSA) · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
274 93 2026-06-05
Unsafe driving 392
150 3 2026-05-18
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
34 16 2026-04-09
Hours of service 395
8 2 2025-05-02
Driver qualifications 391
4 3 2026-05-14
General safety regulations 390
4 0 2025-12-29
CDL standards 383
3 2 2026-03-24
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
1 1 2024-02-27
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
1 0 2023-09-26
FMCSR part 999 999
1 0 2025-05-14

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-05-05 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2026-05-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Parking lamp(s) inoperative
2026-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-04-22 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp missing
2026-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
2026-04-17 Vehicle Maintenance No or improper load securement OOS
2026-04-15 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Operating a CMV while texting
2026-04-15 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet OOS
2026-04-13 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2026-04-10 Unsafe Driving Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV
2026-04-09 Vehicle Maintenance Tire in contact with another part of the vehicle OOS
2026-04-09 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-04-09 Vehicle Maintenance Failing to secure cargo as specified in 49 CFR 393.100 through 393.142
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet OOS
2026-04-03 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit
2026-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2026-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man
2026-03-31 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-03-27 Unsafe Driving Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving
2026-03-24 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL OOS
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet OOS
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on OOS
2026-03-10 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove
2026-03-09 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-02-27 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2026-02-27 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2026-02-26 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2026-02-20 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-02-20 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Trailers rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or afte
2026-02-03 Unsafe Driving Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving
2026-01-23 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2026-01-23 Vehicle Maintenance No Side retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material as required for vehicles manufactured before December 199
2026-01-14 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-01-09 Vehicle Maintenance Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo OOS
2026-01-08 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-07 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - CMV snow chains required
2026-01-06 Vehicle Maintenance All required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection OOS
2026-01-06 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2025-12-29 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-12-29 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing
2025-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance No/Defective air reservoir drain valve
2025-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Cab/body parts requirements violations
2025-12-12 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-06-05 CO · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRCLS
2026-06-03 TN · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110B3-C OOS
2026-06-02 NY · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
2026-05-28 FL · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
2026-05-18 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2026-05-14 AL · Level 3 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 4A-DOSU OOS
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
Driver qualifications 391 41APC OOS
2026-05-12 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2W
2026-05-05 AL · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
2026-05-05 NC · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLEWA1
2026-05-04 NJ · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LPL
2026-04-30 KY · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
2026-04-22 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16-D
2026-04-22 TN · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2026-04-22 AL · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LBL
2026-04-17 TX · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLUV
2026-04-15 OH · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLT
2026-04-15 TN · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110B3-C OOS
2026-04-13 CO · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
2026-04-10 TX · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16
2026-04-09 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Unsafe driving 392 9A1
2026-04-09 TX · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-TC OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2026-04-06 NJ · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110B3-C OOS
2026-04-03 NJ · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS1
2026-04-03 AR · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2026-04-01 TX · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TU
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLPC

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