BLACKHAWK FOUNDATION COMPANY INC

BLACKHAWK FOUNDATION COMPANY INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 18 power units and 19 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Geneseo, IL. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 25.0% 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 TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA, 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
Policy effective · Aug 15, 2020
Review these
  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 14.3% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — BLACKHAWK FOUNDATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 214932)
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:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 25.0% vs peer 14.3%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/214932/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 214932 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Conditional rated Company officer: DANIEL PALMER Company officer 2: WILLIAM MONSON General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Machinery / Large Objects Oilfield Equipment Grain / Feed / Hay +4 more Based in GENESEO, IL

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 100% · 5/5 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 12.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 25% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=52487 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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.

  • Legal Name BLACKHAWK FOUNDATION CO INC → BLACKHAWK FOUNDATION COMPANY INC · Aug 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 214932
In FMCSA records since Jun 22, 1982 (~44y)
MC / docket MC120612
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer DANIEL PALMER
Company officer 2 WILLIAM MONSON
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Machinery / Large Objects, Oilfield Equipment, Grain / Feed / Hay, Dry Bulk, Utilities, Farm Supplies, Construction
Fleet size 18 units
Drivers 19
Annual mileage 327,724 mi
Contact & address
Physical
13960 WOLF RD
GENESEO, IL 61254
Mailing
P O BOX 29
GENESEO, IL 61254
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 214932
In FMCSA records since Jun 22, 1982 (~44y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 327,724 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 25.0% vs 23.4% +1.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 12.5% vs 6.7% +5.8 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.25 vs 1.80 +0.45
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
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 2018-09-06 (2,000+ 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 7 0 0
Trailers 21 0 0
Trucks 11 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 4 4 0
OOS inspections 1 0 0
OOS percentage 25% 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
18
Drivers
19
Inspections
8
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
25.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk intelligence

BLACKHAWK FOUNDATION COMPANY INC had 4 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 25.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Driver Fitness at 2.0.

Inspection profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IA (3) and IL (1).

Violation profile

25.0% out-of-service rate, above the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.16 (Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 18 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 19 drivers; Ford, Kenworth, and Trao are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 25.0% 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 52,487 ACTIVE carriers operating 9–27 power units (±50% of this carrier's 18 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
12.5%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 52,487 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
25%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 52,487 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +10.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Legal Name BLACKHAWK FOUNDATION CO INC BLACKHAWK FOUNDATION COMPANY INC
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)

2024-06 2026-02

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
Iowa (IA) 3 0 0.0% Nov 18, 2025
Illinois (IL) 1 1 100.0% Feb 25, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Ford 3
Kenworth 3
Trail-Eze 2
Behn 1
Dodge 1
Etnyre 1
Freightliner 1
Olin 1
Transcraft 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 2.33 2 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 2 1.16 1 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 1.00 1 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 (8 rows) View all 8 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87150261 Feb 25, 2026 IL 2
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 391.15A-NSIN, 393.9, 177.823A Yes
86372402 Nov 18, 2025 IA 2 ia-02---i80-eb-mm-115-van-meter
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
83038336 Oct 29, 2024 IA 3 HWY 20 EB
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.16 No
82953530 Oct 18, 2024 IA 3
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
3 392.2-SLLEWA1, 392.2-SLLEWG1 No
82298406 Aug 5, 2024 SD 3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82130150 Jul 15, 2024 IA 1 ia-02---i80-eb-mm-115-van-meter
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
81993331 Jun 27, 2024 IA 2 ia-01---i80-wb-mm-151-mitchellvil
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
7 393.43(d), 396.3(a)(1), 393.48(a) Yes
81961037 Jun 24, 2024 NE 3 WAVERLY WEST BOUND
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
ILU110181161 Feb 7, 2013 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

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
Sep 6, 2018 MC120612-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA 1N669684 91X $750,000 Aug 15, 2020 On file ACTIVE
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO. 3H128419 BIPD/Primary Aug 15, 2018 Aug 15, 2020 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 15, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.
  2. Sep 6, 2018
    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
HWY 20 EB IA 1 0
WAVERLY WEST BOUND NE 1 0
VALLEY SPRINGS SD SD 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 2 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD Hours of Service 1 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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