BLACKMON TRUCKING

ALTOONA, AL

BLACKMON TRUCKING is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Altoona, AL. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 33.3% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

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

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BLACKMON TRUCKING (USDOT 1747643)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1747643/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
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USDOT 1747643 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: CHRISTOPHER BLACKMON, PRESIDENT Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Based in ALTOONA, AL

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=233843 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

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1747643

In FMCSA records since Mar 12, 2008 (~18y)

Company officer CHRISTOPHER BLACKMON, PRESIDENT

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Contact & address

Phone: (205) 446-9014

Physical

626 ALTOONA CUTOFF ROAD

ALTOONA, AL 35952

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1747643

In FMCSA records since Mar 12, 2008 (~18y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80

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

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trailers	3	0	0
Trucks	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	33.33%	—
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)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

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

BLACKMON TRUCKING had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 33.3%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 21.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in AL (3 stops).

Violation profile

33.3% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 6 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Peterbilt and Utility 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%).

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

Compared against 233,843 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,843 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

Median across 233,843 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2023-12 2026-08

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
Alabama (AL)	3	1	33.3%	Aug 31, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		5
Utility		2
Hmde		1
Shop-Built		1
Trailer		1
Truk		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	1	—	21.00	21	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	8.00	8	—	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 (7 rows) View all 7 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88869564	Aug 31, 2026	AL	2	LINCOLN AL	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR AL 59AAUE3 · 1XP5DB9X41D545679	9	392.2-SLLSR, 396.5B-L, 393.11A1-LRR	No
88700911	Aug 14, 2026	AL	3	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR AL 59AAUE3 · 1XP5DB9X41D545679	1	392.16-D	No
83536535	Jan 6, 2025	AL	2	ROADSIDE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR AL 31AE5Y7 · 1XP5DB9X41D545679	3	393.9BRKLAMP, 392.2RG	Yes
81038080	Mar 5, 2024	AL	2	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR AL 31AE5Y7 · 1XP5DB9X41D545679	11	393.9(a), 392.2, 393.11	No
80987554	Feb 29, 2024	AL	2	ASHVILLE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Truk AL 31AE5Y7 · 1XP5DB9X41D545679	3	396.17(c), 393.9(a), 392.2	No
80376275	Dec 11, 2023	AL	3	ROADSIDE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR AL 31AE5Y7 · 1XP5DB9X41D545679	0	—	No
78827940	Jun 7, 2023	AL	2	RS	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR AL 31AB0R5 · 1FUPFDYB8XLA14789	3	390.3(e), 393.9(a), 392.2	Yes

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
AL0000725962	Dec 9, 2020	AL	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
MS3801200563	Mar 4, 2020	MS	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
ROADSIDE	AL	2	1
ASHVILLE	AL	1	0
LINCOLN AL	AL	1	0
RS	AL	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	6	0
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	4	0
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
390.3(e)	Prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.	Controlled Substances/Alcohol	1	1
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.60(c)	Windshield - Damaged or Discolored	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.75(c)	Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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