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LJL CARGO LLC

Joins 12 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 2, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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 · Jan 4, 2018
Coverage resumed · Aug 9, 2022
Common (Property) reinstated · Aug 10, 2022
Policy effective · Mar 21, 2026
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Prior insurance gap · 22 days Dec 13, 2017 → Jan 4, 2018
  • Prior insurance gap · 1263 days Feb 23, 2019 → Aug 9, 2022
  • Common (Property) gap · 1309 days Inactive Jan 9, 2019 → reinstated Aug 10, 2022
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 15.4% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 9.10% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — LJL CARGO LLC (USDOT 1918135)
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:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • Prior insurance gap · 22 days — Dec 13, 2017 → Jan 4, 2018
  • Prior insurance gap · 1263 days — Feb 23, 2019 → Aug 9, 2022
  • Common (Property) gap · 1309 days — Inactive Jan 9, 2019 → reinstated Aug 10, 2022
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 15.4% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 9.10% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1918135/
As of: Oct 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1918135 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: LEONEL BLANCO General Freight Household Goods Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Building Materials Machinery / Large Objects +4 more Based in HOUSTON, TX

FMCSA census as of Oct 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 15.4% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 9.1% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=274076 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

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1918135
In FMCSA records since Jul 23, 2009 (~17y)
MC / docket MC715054
Company officer LEONEL BLANCO
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Household Goods, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Building Materials, Machinery / Large Objects, Oilfield Equipment, Grain / Feed / Hay, Paper Products, Construction
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 1 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2615 SUCCESS RD
HOUSTON, TX 77068
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1918135
In FMCSA records since Jul 23, 2009 (~17y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 9.1% vs 23.4% -14.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 15.4% vs 6.7% +8.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 3.42 vs 1.80 +1.62
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.

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2022-08-10 (1,514 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 2 0 0
Trailers 2 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 19 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 12 12 0
OOS inspections 1 0 0
OOS percentage 8.33% 0% —
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
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
19
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
15.4%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 15.4% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.
Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 274,076 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
15.4%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 274,076 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +15.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
9.1%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 274,076 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +9.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jan 9, 2019 to Aug 10, 2022 (1309 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (2)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Dec 13, 2017 to Jan 4, 2018 (22 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Feb 23, 2019 to Aug 9, 2022 (1263 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (14 months)

2023-11 2026-09

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
Texas (TX) 10 1 10.0% Sep 22, 2026
Indiana (IN) 1 0 0.0% Sep 25, 2025
Missouri (MO) 1 0 0.0% Nov 11, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Utility 11
Freightliner 6
Peterbilt 6
Fontaine 4
Kenworth 4
Great Dane 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.36 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service 6 — 1.45 1 — Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 11.50 12 — Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 11 — 7.23 7 — Sep 28, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (19 rows) View all 19 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89078665 Sep 22, 2026 TX 2 TX
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
89021009 Sep 16, 2026 TX 2 TX
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.78-WOOS, 396.17C-PI No
88055159 Jun 3, 2026 TX 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.8, 393.95A No
86924823 Jan 28, 2026 TX 2 US290 EB MM 648
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
7 391.11B2-Q, 393.75C, 393.55E Yes
86696822 Jan 1, 2026 TX 2 622M IH10 WB
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.55E No
86334019 Nov 11, 2025 MO 3 MINER MO
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
12 395.30B1-ELDDFR, 395.24, 392.2-SLLCP No
86256952 Nov 5, 2025 TX 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.17C No
85946186 Sep 25, 2025 IN 1 TERRE HAUTE IN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
8 395.30B1-ELDDFR, 395.3A1-HOSPD No
84769064 May 22, 2025 TX 1 IH20 LORAINE SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.45DLPC, 395.22H4, 396.5B No
83500663 Dec 27, 2024 TX 2 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.78, 395.8, 396.17C No
83254600 Nov 22, 2024 TX 2 368V US287 SB
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9 No
82956119 Oct 18, 2024 TX 2 US 180 MM 388
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.11TU, 395.8F01, 392.2RG No
82849585 Sep 30, 2024 TX 2 TX36
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75(c) No
81592889 May 8, 2024 TX 2 7002 TX36
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.5(b) No
81378356 Apr 15, 2024 TX 2 EXIT 337 AT ENTRY RA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.110(b), 396.17(c), 393.60(c) Yes
81319878 Apr 9, 2024 KS 2 ks-belleville-m.c.i.s.-#58
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 383.23(a)(2), 391.41(a)(1) Yes
80618929 Jan 11, 2024 TX 2 13302 TX6
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.11, 395.22(h)(4), 392.9b(a) No
80199805 Nov 19, 2023 SD 2 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
5 395.8E-HOSPD, 395.34A1-ELDDFN No
79271582 Jul 27, 2023 CO 3 LAMAR POE WB
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
OK0AR0089214 Jun 12, 2014 OK 0 0 Yes No Tow
OK2012004347 Jul 26, 2012 OK 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (6 letters, 3 PDFs available)

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.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Aug 10, 2022 MC715054-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Jan 9, 2019 MC715054-C Voluntary Revocation Revocation Metadata only
Jan 10, 2018 MC715054-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Oct 31, 2016 MC715054-C Daily Register Reinstatement Daily Register →
Feb 2, 2016 MC715054 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Jun 11, 2010 MC715054-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (25 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY DC920002079-00 91X $750,000 Mar 21, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-XPT-TX-19-S-347957-00 BIPD/Primary — Mar 21, 2025 Mar 21, 2026 CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP97661A BIPD/Primary — Mar 21, 2023 Mar 21, 2025 CANCELLED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW1EII-140584-01 BIPD/Primary — Feb 5, 2023 Apr 20, 2023 CANCELLED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW1EII-140584-01 BIPD/Primary — Feb 5, 2023 Mar 21, 2023 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA01687513 BIPD/Primary — Aug 9, 2022 Feb 5, 2023 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA01687513 BIPD/Primary — Aug 9, 2022 Feb 26, 2023 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 1263 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Feb 23, 2019 to Aug 9, 2022
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN249761 BIPD/Primary — Nov 13, 2018 Feb 23, 2019 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA 6320389 BIPD/Primary — Feb 13, 2018 Nov 13, 2018 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA6320389 BIPD/Primary — Jan 23, 2018 Feb 13, 2018 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA6320389 BIPD/Primary — Jan 4, 2018 Jan 23, 2018 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 22 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Dec 13, 2017 to Jan 4, 2018
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. 506-8868148 BIPD/Primary — Nov 10, 2016 Dec 13, 2017 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC1212497 02 BIPD/Primary — Mar 7, 2016 Nov 25, 2016 CANCELLED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC1212497 02 BIPD/Primary — Mar 7, 2016 Nov 10, 2016 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WMC1212497 02 BIPD/Primary — Nov 10, 2015 Mar 7, 2016 NAME CHANGED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1212497 01 BIPD/Primary — Nov 10, 2014 Nov 10, 2015 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1212497 01 BIPD/Primary — Nov 10, 2014 Dec 11, 2015 CANCELLED
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY MCC8002041 BIPD/Primary — Nov 10, 2013 Nov 10, 2014 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA 8315408 BIPD/Primary — Nov 10, 2011 Nov 10, 2013 REPLACED
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY GIC 42-0900-01915 CARGO — Nov 10, 2010 May 23, 2013 CANCELLED
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY GIC 42-1921-01915 BIPD/Primary — Nov 10, 2010 Nov 10, 2011 CANCELLED
AMERICAN SAFETY INDEMNITY COMPANY 165BRZAU0072901 CARGO — Dec 21, 2009 Nov 10, 2010 REPLACED
AMERICAN SAFETY INDEMNITY COMPANY 165BRZAU0072901 BIPD/Primary — Dec 21, 2009 Nov 10, 2010 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 21, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Mar 19, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Mar 21, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Mar 21, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  5. Apr 20, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Mar 21, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Feb 26, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  8. Feb 7, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Feb 5, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  10. Aug 10, 2022
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  11. Feb 23, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Feb 23, 2019
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 1263 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Aug 9, 2022)
  13. Jan 9, 2019
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  14. Jan 9, 2019
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 1309 days (through Aug 10, 2022)
  15. Nov 13, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  16. Feb 13, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  17. Jan 23, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  18. Dec 19, 2017
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  19. Dec 19, 2017
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  20. Dec 13, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
  21. Dec 13, 2017
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 22 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jan 4, 2018)
  22. Nov 25, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  23. Nov 10, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. Nov 8, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  25. Mar 7, 2016
    insurance
    NAMECHG — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  26. Feb 16, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  27. Dec 11, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  28. Nov 10, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  29. Nov 12, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  30. Nov 10, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY
  31. Nov 10, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
  32. May 23, 2013
    insurance
    REVOKED — GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY
  33. Nov 10, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY
  34. Nov 9, 2011
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  35. Nov 10, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN SAFETY INDEMNITY COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 5 0
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL Driver Fitness 1 1
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 1 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.110(b) Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.79 Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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