BELL WIRE COMMUNICATION CONSTRUCTION LLC

DBA: BELL WIRE COMMUNICATION CONSTRUCTION

Joins 11 inspections on file from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 31, 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

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Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 50.0% vs 23.4% national (+26.6 pts).

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BELL WIRE COMMUNICATION CONSTRUCTION LLC (USDOT 2876286)
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:
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 50.0% vs 23.4% national (+26.6 pts).

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2876286/
As of: Oct 31, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2876286 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: JAMES WESLEY KLUTTS Company officer 2: KIMBERLY ANN KLUTTS Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Machinery / Large Objects Utilities Construction Other (FIBEROPTIC CABLE) Based in NORTH BRANCH, MI

FMCSA census as of Oct 31, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

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

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

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

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2876286

In FMCSA records since Apr 11, 2016 (~10y)

Company officer JAMES WESLEY KLUTTS

Company officer 2 KIMBERLY ANN KLUTTS

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Machinery / Large Objects, Utilities, Construction, Other (FIBEROPTIC CABLE)

Fleet size 10 units

Drivers 10

Contact & address

Phone: (810) 240-5718

Email: [email protected]

Physical

6684 JONES RD

NORTH BRANCH, MI 48461-9712

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2876286

In FMCSA records since Apr 11, 2016 (~10y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	5	0	0
Trucks	9	0	0

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

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

50.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	0.69	1	—	Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving	5	—	4.60	5	—	Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	10.40	10	—	Oct 26, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (11 rows) View all 11 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88281492	Jun 30, 2026	MI	3	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BD29159 · 1GB4YLE75NF359001	2	391.41A-MCPC, 392.2-SLLSIV	Yes
86654565	Dec 23, 2025	MI	1	—	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK IN 3628415 · 1FDXF7DX0RDF02425	3	392.2-SLLMF, 396.17C-PI, 392.16-D	No
86604882	Dec 17, 2025	MI	2	mi-s/b-m-53-@-23-mile-rd	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet MI BE37910 · 1HTKHPVK3MH620470	5	393.43D-B, 393.23-LEU, 393.11A1-LIL	Yes
86479676	Dec 3, 2025	MI	3	mi-s/b-m-53-@-26-mile-rd	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet MI BC19898 · 1HTKHPVK3KH886066	1	392.2-SLLS3	No
85321679	Jul 24, 2025	MI	3	—	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BD29159 · 1GB4YLE75NF359001	1	392.2-SLLS3	No
85153590	Jul 7, 2025	MI	2	—	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet MI BC87626 · 1HTKHPVK3MH620470	5	393.43D-B, 392.2-SLLSR, 396.17C-PI	Yes
84669051	May 12, 2025	MI	3	mi-s/b-m-53-@-m-59	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet MI BC87626 · 1HTKHPVK3MH620470	1	392.2-SLLS2	No
84604109	May 7, 2025	MI	3	mi-s/b-m-53-@-26-mile-rd	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet MI BC25850 · 1HTKHPVK5KH162167	1	392.2-SLLS3	No
82655194	Sep 11, 2024	MI	2	NB	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK IN 3628415 · 1FDXF7DX0RDF02425	6	395.8(a)(1), 392.2, 390.21T(b)	Yes
80007695	Oct 24, 2023	MI	2	—	GM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Chevrolet MI BC50240 · 1HTKJPVK4LH200333	6	393.75(b), 396.17(c), 393.11	No
79086282	Jul 7, 2023	MI	3	—	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MI DC56328 · 1FDSF30598EC15732	1	391.41(a)	No

Recent Crashes View all 2 →

No crashes on file for this carrier.

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