BLUESTEM TRANSPORTATION LLC

BLUESTEM TRANSPORTATION LLC is a motor carrier, based in Strong City, KS. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. No BIPD/Primary liability filing appears in our insurance records (verify on FMCSA SAFER), and operating authority is active for broker of property (except household goods).

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 · Oct 3, 2017

Review these

No BIPD/Primary row in our insurance history Verify live coverage on FMCSA L&I before tendering.
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.

On file

Broker bond/trust on file · BMC-84 surety bond UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance Details →
1 active operating authority
Active insurance on file UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · 84 Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, 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 — BLUESTEM TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2249489)
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:
  • No BIPD/Primary row in our insurance history — Verify live coverage on FMCSA L&I before tendering.
  • 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.

On file:
  • Broker bond/trust on file · BMC-84 surety bond — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Active insurance on file — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · 84
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2249489/
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 2249489 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: SADIE DURBIN Company officer 2: BRICE DURBIN Cold Food Based in STRONG CITY, KS

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 90/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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 on file · 70/100

Active insurance rows exist, but BIPD/Primary match is unclear — verify on L&I.

OOS vs peers

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

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.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Insurance

Broker bond / trust on file

2 financial-security filings

BOC-3 agent

SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2249489

In FMCSA records since Nov 19, 2011 (~14y)

MC / docket MC757243

Company officer SADIE DURBIN

Company officer 2 BRICE DURBIN

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Cold Food

Fleet size 0 units

Contact & address

Phone: (785) 766-7239

Email: [email protected]

Physical

2620 X ROAD

STRONG CITY, KS 66869

Mailing

PO BOX 251

STRONG CITY, KS 66869

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2249489

In FMCSA records since Nov 19, 2011 (~14y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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)

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.

Carrier setup (documented)

Authority active for at least 180 day

Setup (archive) (recorded 2024-05-30) · Evidence snapshot · Bluestem Transportation LLC details

Broker setup by MC age

Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2011-09-13 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
Policy effective Oct 3, 2017
Process Agent
SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC757243
ACTIVE

Power Units

Drivers

—

Inspections

None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

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

Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0.

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Serious	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	—	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	—	—	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

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones.

Authority Records (2 dockets)

Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)

MC757243

Active

Granted Sep 13, 2011

View full authority record →

common

MC757243

—

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	MC757243	common	N	—

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 13, 2011	MC757243-B	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
ASPEN AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	SU56011	SURETY	—	Oct 3, 2017	Oct 3, 2017	REPLACED
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	612404400	84	—	Oct 3, 2017	On file	ACTIVE
United States Fire Insurance Company	612404400	BMC-84	—	Oct 3, 2017	On file	ACTIVE
LEXON INSURANCE COMPANY	1139246	SURETY	—	Oct 3, 2016	Oct 18, 2017	CANCELLED
LEXON INSURANCE COMPANY	1139246	SURETY	—	Oct 3, 2016	Oct 3, 2017	REPLACED
ESB FINANCIAL	NONE	TRUST FUND	—	Oct 10, 2013	Oct 3, 2016	REPLACED
LIBERTY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP.	20111661	TRUST FUND	—	Sep 7, 2011	Oct 10, 2013	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Oct 18, 2017

insurance

TERM/CANCL — LEXON INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 3, 2017

insurance

TERM/REPL — ASPEN AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 3, 2017

insurance

TERM/REPL — LEXON INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 3, 2016

insurance

TERM/REPL — ESB FINANCIAL
Nov 27, 2013

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — BROKER
Details →
Oct 10, 2013

insurance

TERM/REPL — LIBERTY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP.
Sep 13, 2011

authority

GRANTED — PROPERTY BROKER
Details →
Sep 13, 2011

authority

Active — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →

Related Records

Kansas carriers Strong City carriers ASPEN AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

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

Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots