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  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 857 days (since May 1, 2024). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

TRADITION TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Uninsured since · May 1, 2024
Coverage resumed · Mar 10, 2016
Contract (Property) reinstated · Mar 11, 2016
Blockers
  • Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 857 days (since May 1, 2024).
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 · 544 days Sep 13, 2014 → Mar 10, 2016
  • Contract (Property) gap · 536 days Inactive Sep 22, 2014 → reinstated Mar 11, 2016
  • 7 fatalities on crash record 248 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Evilsizor Process Servers Inc Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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 — TRADITION TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC (USDOT 247552)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 857 days (since May 1, 2024).

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 · 544 days — Sep 13, 2014 → Mar 10, 2016
  • Contract (Property) gap · 536 days — Inactive Sep 22, 2014 → reinstated Mar 11, 2016
  • 7 fatalities on crash record — 248 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Evilsizor Process Servers Inc
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/247552/
As of: Sep 5, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 247552 Inactive CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: BRIAN KINNER Company officer 2: BRIAN KINNER General Freight Household Goods Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Machinery / Large Objects Produce +7 more Based in ANGOLA, IN

FMCSA census as of Sep 5, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 58/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD
Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since May 1, 2024.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 1.4% (better). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 17.6% (better). n=5553 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: Do not book.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Company officer 2 BRIAN KINNER → — · Sep 5, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Status NOT_AUTH → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

Uninsured since May 1, 2024

BOC-3 agent

Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 247552
In FMCSA records since Jun 11, 1984 (~42y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer BRIAN KINNER
Company officer 2 BRIAN KINNER
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Household Goods, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Machinery / Large Objects, Produce, Intermodal Containers, Grain / Feed / Hay, Dry Bulk, Cold Food, Beverages, Paper Products, Construction
Fleet size 166 units
Drivers 124
Annual mileage 18,181,659 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (260) 209-0700
Email: [email protected]
Physical
300 GROWTH PARKWAY
ANGOLA, IN 46703
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 247552
In FMCSA records since Jun 11, 1984 (~42y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 18,181,659 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
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
Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2016-03-11 (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 111 55 0
Trailers 285 68 0

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

Power Units
166
Drivers
124
Inspections
0
None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
248
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
0 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.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 166 power units (large fleet); 124 drivers.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
6 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 5,553 ACTIVE carriers operating 83–249 power units (±50% of this carrier's 166 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
1.4%
Median across 5,553 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -1.4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
17.6%
Median across 5,553 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -17.6 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Contract (Property) authority was inactive from Sep 22, 2014 to Mar 11, 2016 (536 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Sep 13, 2014 to Mar 10, 2016 (544 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 status change · 1 officer change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Company officer 2 BRIAN KINNER —
      Seen 5 times · first Sep 1, 2026 · last Sep 5, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Status NOT_AUTH INACTIVE
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
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. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (248 rows) View all 248 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MI0003159287 Apr 8, 2024 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0107640074 Feb 20, 2024 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0904432154 Jan 16, 2024 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
PA401232500X Jan 16, 2024 PA 5 1 Yes No Fatal
MO0000105554 Nov 17, 2023 MO 0 0 Yes No Tow
OH0235159401 Sep 11, 2023 OH 0 1 Yes No Injury
ILX003122395 Aug 17, 2023 IL 0 1 Yes No Injury
OH0235116947 Jul 6, 2023 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
OH0235084816 May 15, 2023 OH 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0904273142 May 9, 2023 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0072867844 Feb 22, 2023 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0904222305 Feb 9, 2023 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
NV0230102131 Jan 26, 2023 NV 0 0 Yes No Tow
MO0000099907 Sep 1, 2022 MO 1 0 Yes No Fatal
IA2201331509 Jul 14, 2022 IA 0 1 Yes No Injury
NC0106898264 Mar 23, 2022 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
WY0202202667 Mar 7, 2022 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0002503103 Feb 4, 2022 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0106825285 Jan 6, 2022 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
SC0021453403 Dec 6, 2021 SC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0106771376 Nov 9, 2021 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
ILX002431675 Nov 2, 2021 IL 0 1 Yes No Injury
IN0903900570 Oct 25, 2021 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
MO0000093879 Oct 23, 2021 MO 0 0 Yes No Tow
NY3894222700 Jul 26, 2021 NY 1 0 Yes No Fatal
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC175749
INACTIVE
—
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 MC175749 common INACTIVE —
MC Certificate Documents (7 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
Mar 15, 2016 MC175749 Name Change Reinstatement Metadata only
Mar 15, 2016 MC175749 Daily Register Revocation Daily Register →
Mar 11, 2016 MC175749-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Oct 28, 2015 MC175749 Name Change Reinstatement Metadata only
Oct 28, 2015 MC175749 Daily Register Revocation Daily Register →
Jun 14, 2005 MC175749-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Jun 13, 2005 MC175749-P Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (33 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. KCA 2661690 BIPD/Primary — May 1, 2021 May 1, 2024 CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. 2600065 BIPD/Primary — Feb 1, 2021 May 1, 2021 REPLACED
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS AHI-E4223-132174 BIPD/Primary — Feb 1, 2020 Feb 1, 2021 REPLACED
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS AHI-E4223-132174 BIPD/Primary — Feb 1, 2020 Mar 2, 2021 CANCELLED
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS AHI-E4223-131150 BIPD/Primary — Nov 1, 2019 Feb 1, 2020 REPLACED
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS AHI-E4223-131150 BIPD/Primary — Nov 1, 2019 Mar 4, 2020 CANCELLED
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS AHI-E4223-131150 BIPD/Primary — May 1, 2019 Nov 1, 2019 CANCELLED
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS AHI-E4223-131150 BIPD/Primary — Mar 10, 2016 May 1, 2019 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 544 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Sep 13, 2014 to Mar 10, 2016
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA07143303 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2014 Sep 13, 2014 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA07143302 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2013 Jun 1, 2014 REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. PIA07143301 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2012 Jun 1, 2013 REPLACED
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA TFM 500895 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2011 Jun 1, 2012 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TF563414 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2007 Jun 1, 2011 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TF563414 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2007 Jun 3, 2011 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TF563414 CARGO — Jun 1, 2007 Jun 3, 2011 CANCELLED
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. MZI 97906978 CARGO — Jun 1, 2006 Jun 1, 2007 REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. 500040 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2006 Jun 1, 2007 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. 467274 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2005 Jun 1, 2006 CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. 467274 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2005 Jun 1, 2005 REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO. 467274 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2005 Jun 1, 2005 REPLACED
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY LHT2005909C203 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2004 Jun 1, 2005 CANCELLED
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY LHT2005676B202 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2003 Jun 1, 2004 REPLACED
GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK IMP 1189291 CARGO — Jun 1, 2003 Jun 1, 2006 REPLACED
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 36MSRF006936 CARGO — Jun 1, 2002 Jun 29, 2003 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 7, 2024
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  2. May 7, 2024
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  3. May 7, 2024
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-4541de9f]
  4. May 1, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  5. May 1, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  6. Mar 2, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS
  7. Feb 1, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS
  8. Mar 4, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS
  9. Feb 1, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS
  10. Nov 1, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS
  11. Oct 15, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. May 1, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  13. May 1, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS
  14. Sep 22, 2014
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  15. Sep 22, 2014
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  16. Sep 22, 2014
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  17. Sep 22, 2014
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-c5e9e257]
  18. Sep 22, 2014
    authority gap
    Contract (Property) authority inactive: 536 days (through Mar 11, 2016)
  19. Sep 13, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  20. Sep 13, 2014
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 544 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 10, 2016)
  21. Jun 1, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  22. Jun 1, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  23. Jun 1, 2012
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  24. Jun 1, 2012
    insurance
    CANCEL — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
  25. Jun 3, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  26. Jun 3, 2011
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  27. Jun 1, 2011
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  28. Jun 1, 2011
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  29. Jun 1, 2007
    insurance
    CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  30. Jun 1, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
  31. May 30, 2007
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  32. Jun 1, 2006
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
  33. Jun 1, 2006
    insurance
    CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
  34. May 26, 2006
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  35. Nov 28, 2005
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  36. Jun 7, 2005
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  37. Jun 7, 2005
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  38. Jun 7, 2005
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  39. Jun 7, 2005
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-56c1e62d]
  40. Jun 1, 2005
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
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