Critical regulatory warnings

No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 388 days (since Aug 5, 2025). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

M L & F TRANSPORTATION 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 · Aug 5, 2025

Coverage resumed · Feb 27, 2025

Common (Property) reinstated · Mar 4, 2025

Blockers

No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 388 days (since Aug 5, 2025).

Review these

Prior insurance gap · 42 days Jan 16, 2025 → Feb 27, 2025
Common (Property) gap · 41 days Inactive Jan 22, 2025 → reinstated Mar 4, 2025
OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — M L & F TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2554492)
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: Active

Blockers:
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 388 days (since Aug 5, 2025).

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 42 days — Jan 16, 2025 → Feb 27, 2025
  • Common (Property) gap · 41 days — Inactive Jan 22, 2025 → reinstated Mar 4, 2025
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2554492/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2554492 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MARCO LOPEZ ESCOBAR General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Building Materials Machinery / Large Objects Based in DULUTH, GA

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 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 54/100 — 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

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since Aug 5, 2025.

OOS vs peers

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 25% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=235645 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.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Insurance

Uninsured since Aug 5, 2025

BOC-3 agent

#1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2554492

In FMCSA records since Oct 30, 2014 (~11y)

Company officer MARCO LOPEZ ESCOBAR

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Building Materials, Machinery / Large Objects

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 121,441 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (470) 331-2940

Email: [email protected]

Physical

4206 HOPKINS LAKE DR

DULUTH, GA 30096

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2554492

In FMCSA records since Oct 30, 2014 (~11y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 121,441 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 25.0% vs 6.7% +18.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 2.00 vs 1.80 +0.20

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.

Related filings

Process Agent
#1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC
BOC-3 on file

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	1	1	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	100%	—
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)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

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.

Risk intelligence

M L & F TRANSPORTATION LLC had 1 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 8.0.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in NC (1 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.16(a) (Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner, Great Dane, and International are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~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 235,645 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

25%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 235,645 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

100%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 235,645 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jan 22, 2025 to Mar 4, 2025 (41 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jan 16, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025 (42 days)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2023-11 2025-06

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
North Carolina (NC)	1	1	100.0%	Jun 4, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Great Dane		3
International		3
Freightliner		2
Other		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	—	Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	8.00	8	—	Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
84874805	Jun 4, 2025	NC	2	WALMART	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR GA C508FA · 1FUJGLDR5CLBC3393	2	393.9TS, 392.2FT	Yes
81877702	Jun 13, 2024	MI	1	PACKARD HWY	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR GA C257AB · 2HSCNAPRX6C152921	5	393.45, 396.3(a)(1), 393.9(a)	Yes
81374691	Apr 16, 2024	NC	3	nc-mt.-airy-weigh-station-s	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR GA C257AB · 1FUJA6CK59LAD3158	4	391.11(b)(4), 383.23(a)(2), 395.26(b)	Yes
81065766	Mar 4, 2024	GA	3	TALLAPOOSA GA	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR GA C257AB · 2HSCNAPRX6C152921	4	396.17C-PI, 392.2-SLLIFTA, 395.22G-ELDMFV	No
80182234	Nov 15, 2023	SC	3	I-26 WB ROADSIDE	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR GA C257AB · 2HSCNAPRX6C152921	5	396.17(c), 395.24(c)(2)(iii), 392.16(a)	No

Authority Records (1 docket)

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	MC899876	common	INACTIVE	—

MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Mar 4, 2025	MC899876-C	REI	REINSTATEMENT	REI →
Feb 27, 2015	MC899876-C	CPL	CERTIFICATE	CPL →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (20 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA992937343	BIPD/Primary	—	May 21, 2025	Aug 5, 2025	CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA992937343	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 27, 2025	May 21, 2025	CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 42 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jan 16, 2025 to Feb 27, 2025
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1168082321	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 24, 2024	Jan 16, 2025	CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1168082321	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 20, 2024	Oct 29, 2024	CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1168082321	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 20, 2024	Sep 24, 2024	REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1168082321	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 21, 2024	Sep 20, 2024	REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT1168082321	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 21, 2024	Oct 23, 2024	CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0018774	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 24, 2024	Feb 21, 2024	CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0018596	BIPD/Primary	—	May 19, 2023	Jan 24, 2024	CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0018596	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 21, 2023	May 19, 2023	CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0018596	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 21, 2023	Mar 21, 2023	CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0016702	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 20, 2022	Feb 21, 2023	CANCELLED
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0013467	BIPD/Primary	—	May 28, 2019	Jan 20, 2022	CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP28361A	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 31, 2017	May 28, 2019	CANCELLED
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-04805-16	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 30, 2016	Jan 31, 2017	REPLACED
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-04805-16	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 30, 2016	Mar 1, 2017	CANCELLED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS043608	BIPD/Primary	—	May 28, 2015	Jan 30, 2016	CANCELLED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS043608	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 31, 2015	May 28, 2015	REPLACED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS043608	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 31, 2015	Jun 23, 2015	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Aug 11, 2025

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Aug 11, 2025

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Aug 5, 2025

insurance

CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
May 21, 2025

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
May 21, 2025

insurance

CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
Jan 22, 2025

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Jan 22, 2025

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Jan 22, 2025

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 41 days (through Mar 4, 2025)
Jan 16, 2025

insurance

CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Jan 16, 2025

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 42 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 27, 2025)
Oct 29, 2024

insurance

TERM/CANCL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Oct 23, 2024

insurance

TERM/CANCL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Sep 24, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Sep 20, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Feb 22, 2024

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Feb 21, 2024

insurance

CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
Jan 24, 2024

insurance

CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
Jan 2, 2024

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
May 19, 2023

insurance

CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
Apr 26, 2023

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Mar 21, 2023

insurance

CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
Feb 21, 2023

insurance

CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
Jan 27, 2023

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 20, 2022

insurance

CANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
Dec 29, 2021

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
May 28, 2019

insurance

CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
May 23, 2019

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Mar 1, 2017

insurance

TERM/CANCL — SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC
Jan 31, 2017

insurance

TERM/REPL — SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC
Feb 1, 2016

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 30, 2016

insurance

CANCEL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
Jun 23, 2015

insurance

TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
May 29, 2015

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
May 28, 2015

insurance

TERM/REPL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
TALLAPOOSA GA	GA	1	0
PACKARD HWY	MI	1	1
WALMART	NC	1	1
I-26 WB ROADSIDE	SC	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	2	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0
383.23(a)(2)	Operating a CMV without a CDL	Driver Fitness	1	1
391.11(b)(4)	Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency.	Driver Fitness	1	1
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
393.45	Brake tubing and hose adequacy	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
395.24(c)(2)(iii)	Driver failed to manually add shipping document number	Hours of Service	1	0
395.26(b)	Motor carrier failed to ensure that the ELD automatically recorded the required data elements.	Hours of Service	1	0
395.32(b)	Driver failed to assume or decline unassigned driving time	Hours of Service	1	0

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page

Field change history

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