BULLDOG TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3387850MC-Docket MC1088979ARDMORE, OK
Review before tendering2 power units
BULLDOG TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3387850) in ARDMORE, OK — 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (CANAL INSURANCE CO.) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-11-04) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- 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.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2025-11-04 — 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.
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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 10.5
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 2.42
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 20.57
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
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
4
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
8
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 2
- Total drivers
- 1
- Years in business
- 6
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 50%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 75%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
- 2 times last 2025-11-04
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-03
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
4
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
41
Violations
11
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-07-29 → 2026-04-14.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
21 | 6 | 2026-04-14 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
9 | 2 | 2026-04-14 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
8 | 1 | 2026-04-14 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
2 | 1 | 2025-07-22 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2025-04-08 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others in contact with a part of the vehicle | OOS |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2026-04-14 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | — |
| 2025-07-22 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo | OOS |
| 2025-07-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2025-07-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn - Inoperative or defective | — |
| 2025-07-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-07-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-04-08 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2025-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flattened/Crushed Vehicles - Improper securement of flattened or crushed vehicles. | OOS |
| 2025-04-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | — |
| 2025-04-08 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial motor vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upo | — |
| 2024-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | — |
| 2024-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Horn inoperative | — |
| 2024-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to secure cargo as specified in 49 CFR 393.100 through 393.142 | — |
| 2024-07-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 4 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-14 21 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16AD | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSIV | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSIR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-TAOCV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-TAOCV | OOS | — |
2025-07-22 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81-H | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2025-04-08 9 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C-WRAWFLMIB | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 132C-CHVE | OOS | — |
2024-07-29 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 81 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
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