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  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 106 days (since May 14, 2026). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION INC

PORTLAND, OR

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Uninsured since · May 14, 2026
Coverage resumed · Jun 27, 2009
Contract (Property) reinstated · Jun 30, 2009
Blockers
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 106 days (since May 14, 2026).
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 1506 days May 13, 2005 → Jun 27, 2009
  • Contract (Property) gap · 1499 days Inactive May 23, 2005 → reinstated Jun 30, 2009
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 15.4% Details →
On file
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Truck Process Agents of America, Inc. Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1289938)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 106 days (since May 14, 2026).

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 1506 days — May 13, 2005 → Jun 27, 2009
  • Contract (Property) gap · 1499 days — Inactive May 23, 2005 → reinstated Jun 30, 2009
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 15.4%

On file:
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1289938/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1289938 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: CATALIN I. IRIMIA Company officer 2: RODICA IRIMIA General Freight Based in PORTLAND, OR

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 60/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since May 14, 2026.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 15.4% (worse). n=29422 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Do not book.

Operating authority
Insurance

Uninsured since May 14, 2026

BOC-3 agent

Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1289938
In FMCSA records since Sep 28, 2004 (~21y)
Company officer CATALIN I. IRIMIA
Company officer 2 RODICA IRIMIA
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 35 units
Drivers 35
Annual mileage 5,620,455 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (888) 460-3335
Email: [email protected]
Physical
811 SW 6TH AVE
PORTLAND, OR 97204
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1289938
In FMCSA records since Sep 28, 2004 (~21y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 5,620,455 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.27 vs 1.80 -0.53
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 35 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 2 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 1 0 1
Crash reports 0 1 0 1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 12 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 11 11 0
OOS inspections 0 2 0
OOS percentage 0% 18.18% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
35
Drivers
35
Inspections
12
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
33.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
1
2 all-time
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION INC had 11 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 18.2%, which is in line with the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 6.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

11 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IL (2) and WA (2).

Violation profile

18.2% out-of-service rate, near the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (18.2% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 35 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 35 drivers; Freightliner, Hyundai Translead, and Great Dane are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 29,422 ACTIVE carriers operating 17–53 power units (±50% of this carrier's 35 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 29,422 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.4%
Median across 29,422 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +17.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Contract (Property) authority was inactive from May 23, 2005 to Jun 30, 2009 (1499 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 13, 2005 to Jun 27, 2009 (1506 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2025-10 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
11 violations
2 OOS · 18.2%
General/Admin
1 violation
Hours of Service
1 violation
Unsafe Driving
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Illinois (IL) 2 0 0.0% Jun 27, 2026
Washington (WA) 2 0 0.0% Feb 14, 2026
Michigan (MI) 1 0 0.0% Nov 4, 2025
California (CA) 1 0 0.0% Feb 3, 2026
Ohio (OH) 1 1 100.0% Oct 14, 2025
Oregon (OR) 1 0 0.0% Jan 29, 2026
Texas (TX) 1 0 0.0% Oct 22, 2025
New Mexico (NM) 1 1 100.0% Oct 27, 2025
Kentucky (KY) 1 0 0.0% Oct 30, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 8
Hyundai Translead 6
Great Dane 2
Volvo 2
Kenworth 1
Stoughton 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.56 1 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 4 — 6.46 6 — Aug 24, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (12 rows) View all 12 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88274810 Jun 27, 2026 IL 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IL P1365485 · 3AKJGLD59GSFP7142
0 — No
87083909 Feb 14, 2026 WA 2 LIBERTY LAKE WA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IL P1320277 · 1FUJHHDRXLLLJ7042
0 — No
86960381 Feb 3, 2026 CA 3 DONNER PASS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP27372 · 3AKJHHDR7MSMH4125
0 — No
86912727 Jan 29, 2026 OR 1 or-ashland--or
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP27366 · 4V4NC9EH0GN954149
5 393.45D-B, 393.9A-LCL, 396.5B-L No
86255847 Nov 4, 2025 MI 2 mi-pontiac-scale-s/b
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IL P1215778 · 3AKJGLDV5HSJG4936
3 393.9A-LBL, 390.21TB2-DOT, 393.11A1-CSURR No
86222567 Oct 30, 2025 IL 3 il-i-57-n/b
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
IL P1320279 · 1XKYD49X8SJ173300
0 — No
86194985 Oct 30, 2025 KY 3 LONDON
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IL P1279436 · 3AKJGLD57GSGU6216
1 392.2-SLLUCR No
86169253 Oct 27, 2025 NM 2 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IL P1296639 · 4V4NC9EH1LN871615
2 396.3A1, 396.3A1-LC Yes
86164260 Oct 23, 2025 WA 2 LIBERTY LAKE WA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IL P1293264 · 3AKJHHDR8MSMR8194
0 — No
86182613 Oct 22, 2025 TX 3 IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IL SPG543728 · 3AKJHHDR2LSLH1628
1 395.8E No
86053803 Oct 14, 2025 OH 1 VAN WERT OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3137159 · 3AKJHLDR2NSNL2375
2 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.9A-LHLI Yes
79318034 Aug 1, 2023 NE 3 HAMPTON
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3616125 · 3HSDZAPR4KN312065
1 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date State Fatalities Injuries Tow ▼ Hazmat Severity
TX46TAHQE1PL Oct 27, 2014 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
OH0255216392 Nov 10, 2025 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC501780
N
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC501780 common N —
MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jun 30, 2009 MC501780-P REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Oct 20, 2004 MC501780-P CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (30 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY 9300172582 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Jun 27, 2025 May 14, 2026 CANCELLED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA983163135 BIPD/Primary — Jun 27, 2024 Jun 27, 2025 REPLACED
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0075500 BIPD/Primary — Mar 20, 2024 Jun 27, 2024 CANCELLED
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0075500 BIPD/Primary — Jun 27, 2023 Mar 20, 2024 CANCELLED
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0075500 BIPD/Primary — Jun 27, 2022 Jun 27, 2023 REPLACED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD — Mar 8, 2022 Aug 2, 2022 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD — Mar 8, 2022 Jun 27, 2022 REPLACED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD — Dec 3, 2019 Dec 2, 2019 REPLACED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD — Dec 2, 2019 Mar 8, 2022 REPLACED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD — Dec 2, 2019 Apr 5, 2022 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD — Sep 27, 2019 Dec 3, 2019 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD — May 13, 2019 Oct 2, 2019 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD — May 13, 2019 Sep 27, 2019 REPLACED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD — Apr 28, 2016 May 13, 2019 REPLACED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD — Apr 28, 2016 Jun 4, 2019 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD/Primary — Sep 24, 2014 Apr 28, 2016 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD/Primary — May 28, 2014 Sep 24, 2014 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD/Primary — Oct 23, 2013 May 28, 2014 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD/Primary — Aug 28, 2013 Oct 23, 2013 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD/Primary — May 23, 2013 Aug 28, 2013 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD/Primary — Apr 5, 2013 May 23, 2013 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD/Primary — Jan 26, 2013 Apr 5, 2013 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD/Primary — Mar 30, 2012 Jan 26, 2013 CANCELLED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD/Primary — Feb 7, 2011 Feb 7, 2011 REPLACED
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. PL199510207 BIPD/Primary — Feb 7, 2011 Mar 30, 2012 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 14, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Jun 27, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  3. Jun 28, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  4. Jun 27, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Mar 22, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  6. Mar 20, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Jun 27, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Aug 2, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  9. Jun 27, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  10. Apr 5, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  11. Mar 8, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  12. Dec 4, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  13. Dec 3, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  14. Dec 2, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  15. Oct 2, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  16. Sep 30, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  17. Sep 27, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  18. Jun 4, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  19. May 14, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  20. May 13, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  21. Apr 28, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  22. Sep 24, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  23. Aug 29, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  24. May 28, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  25. Oct 23, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  26. Aug 28, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  27. May 23, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  28. May 21, 2013
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  29. Apr 5, 2013
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  30. Apr 5, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  31. Jan 26, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  32. Jan 22, 2013
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  33. Mar 30, 2012
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  34. Feb 7, 2011
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  35. Jun 30, 2009
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  36. May 23, 2005
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  37. May 23, 2005
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  38. May 23, 2005
    authority gap
    Contract (Property) authority inactive: 1499 days (through Jun 30, 2009)
  39. May 13, 2005
    insurance
    CANCEL — OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.
  40. May 13, 2005
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 1506 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jun 27, 2009)
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
LIBERTY LAKE WA WA 2 0
DONNER PASS IF CA 1 0
LONDON KY 1 0
HAMPTON NE 1 0
SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY NM 1 1
VAN WERT OH OH 1 1
IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE TX 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
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