BLUE ISLAND RECYCLING LLC

BLUE ISLAND RECYCLING LLC is a small fleet, operating 4 power units and 1 driver, based in Blue Island, IL. Across 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, the fleet's 100.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Coverage resumed · Aug 31, 2025

Policy effective · Aug 31, 2025

Review these

Prior insurance gap · 365 days Aug 31, 2024 → Aug 31, 2025
OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file FMCA FILINGS LLC DBA FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER AUTHORITY FILINGS Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BLUE ISLAND RECYCLING LLC (USDOT 1491596)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 365 days — Aug 31, 2024 → Aug 31, 2025
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — FMCA FILINGS LLC DBA FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER AUTHORITY FILINGS

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1491596/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1491596 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: JASON GERTLER Company officer 2: DANIEL GERTLER Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Driveaway / Towaway Other (SCARP METAL) Based in BLUE ISLAND, IL

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=175811 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: Caution.

Operating authority

Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

FMCA FILINGS LLC DBA FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER AUTHORITY FILINGS

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1491596

In FMCSA records since Apr 21, 2006 (~20y)

MC / docket MC683957

Company officer JASON GERTLER

Company officer 2 DANIEL GERTLER

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Driveaway / Towaway, Other (SCARP METAL)

Fleet size 4 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 42,590 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (708) 391-5352

Email: [email protected]

Physical

3000 WEST 139TH STREET

BLUE ISLAND, IL 60406

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1491596

In FMCSA records since Apr 21, 2006 (~20y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 42,590 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 9.00 vs 1.80 +7.20

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

Active liability insurance

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.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2009-08-10 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Aug 31, 2025
Process Agent
FMCA FILINGS LLC DBA FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER AUTHORITY FILINGS
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC683957
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	4	0	0
Trailers	14	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 2 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	1	1	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	100%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

1 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

BLUE ISLAND RECYCLING LLC had 1 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 17.0.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in IL (1 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (50.0% of violations); top code 393.78 (Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet) and 1 driver; Assembled and Pbt are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 175,811 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 175,811 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

100%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 175,811 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Aug 31, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025 (365 days)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2024-03 2026-03

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Illinois (IL)	1	1	100.0%	Mar 18, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Pbt		2
Assembled		1
Galbreath		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	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	17.00	17	—	Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (2 rows) View all 2 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87333876	Mar 18, 2026	IL	2	il-015---peotone---i-57-n/b	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Pbt IN 3391351 · 1XPBDP9X0JD465991	9	393.75A3, 392.2RG, 393.78	Yes
82407587	Mar 14, 2024	IL	2	I-80 WB	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Pbt IN 3391352 · 1XPBDP9X2JD465992	6	393.134(b)(3), 393.9(a), 393.78	Yes

Recent Crashes (14 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
ILX001897996	Apr 23, 2020	IL	1	Yes	No	Injury
ILX001145454	May 1, 2018	IL	0	Yes	No	Tow
ILX001067708	Feb 5, 2018	IL	0	Yes	No	Tow
IN0903056493	Dec 11, 2017	IN	0	Yes	No	Tow
IN0903052759	Dec 6, 2017	IN	2	Yes	No	Injury
IN0903052683	Dec 6, 2017	IN	1	Yes	No	Injury
ILX000603743	Sep 30, 2016	IL	1	Yes	No	Injury
ILU140072853	Dec 22, 2015	IL	1	Yes	No	Injury
IN0902306984	Oct 2, 2014	IN	1	Yes	No	Injury
ILC130239474	Jun 10, 2014	IL	0	Yes	No	Tow
IL00M2431110	Feb 17, 2014	IL	0	Yes	No	Tow
ILU130255813	Sep 24, 2013	IL	0	Yes	No	Tow
ILU110182614	Sep 14, 2012	IL	0	Yes	No	Tow
IN0901338179	Apr 23, 2010	IN	0	Yes	No	Tow

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 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.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Mar 27, 2026	MC683957	Name Change	Revocation	Name Change →
Aug 10, 2009	MC683957-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (7 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2048022-10	91X	$750,000	Aug 31, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2048022-10	BIPD/Primary	$750,000	Aug 31, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
Coverage gap — 365 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Aug 31, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	4464487	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 31, 2016	Aug 31, 2024	REPLACED
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 082 96 84	CARGO	—	Aug 1, 2009	Feb 26, 2017	CANCELLED
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPA 082 96 84	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 1, 2009	Feb 26, 2017	CANCELLED
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPA 082 96 84	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 1, 2009	Aug 31, 2016	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Apr 29, 2026

insurance

TERM/CANCL — GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY
Apr 20, 2026

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Aug 31, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE
Aug 31, 2024

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 365 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Aug 31, 2025)
Feb 26, 2017

insurance

CANCEL — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
Feb 26, 2017

insurance

TERM/CANCL — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
Feb 8, 2017

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Aug 31, 2016

insurance

TERM/REPL — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
Aug 10, 2009

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
I-80 WB	IL	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.134(b)(3)	Rear of container not properly secured	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.75(c)	Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

Illinois carriers Blue Island carriers KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE 2 inspections 14 reportable crashes

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more