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BLACK INK LOGISTICS LLC

MARION, AR

Joins 7 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 23, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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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 · Jul 15, 2024
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  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 11.1% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Process Agent Service Company, Inc. Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — BLACK INK LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2908370)
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: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 11.1% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Process Agent Service Company, Inc.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2908370/
As of: Oct 23, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2908370 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: GREGORY PERRY General Freight Based in MARION, AR

FMCSA census as of Oct 23, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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
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 11.1% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=270165 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: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority
common 1 active
Insurance

GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · BMC-91X · $1,000,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Process Agent Service Company, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2908370
In FMCSA records since Jul 12, 2016 (~10y)
MC / docket MC979851
Company officer GREGORY PERRY
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 56,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (870) 635-2965
Email: [email protected]
Physical
600 E CRAWFORD
MARION, AR 72364
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2908370
In FMCSA records since Jul 12, 2016 (~10y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 56,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 11.1% vs 6.7% +4.4 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.29 vs 1.80 +0.49
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · GRT25482A
Effective Jul 15, 2024
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 2016-08-04 (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 2 0 0
Trailers 3 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 10 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 7 7 0
OOS inspections 1 3 0
OOS percentage 14.29% 42.86% —
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
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
10
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
100.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
3
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 100.0% 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 270,165 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
11.1%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 270,165 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +11.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
100%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 270,165 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (9 months)

2024-06 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
14 violations
4 OOS · 28.6%
Driver Fitness
1 violation
1 OOS · 100.0%
Unsafe Driving
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Arkansas (AR) 4 0 0.0% Oct 13, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 2 2 100.0% Apr 17, 2025
Missouri (MO) 1 1 100.0% Sep 13, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
International 7
Timpte In 2
Trail King 2
Mack 2
East Dump 1
Peterbilt 1
Ravens-Met 1
Timpte, In 1
Unknown 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.66 1 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 — 18.66 19 — Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (10 rows) View all 10 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89249260 Oct 13, 2026 AR 1 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K835239 · 1XPBDP9X4KD264354
5 396.17C-PI, 392.2-SLLSR, 393.48A-BIBD No
85786714 Sep 13, 2025 MO 2 STEELE MO
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K818165 · 1HSHXAHR26J317537
7 396.3A1-BOS, 393.47A-BCFSBD, 393.9A-HLLH Yes
84946891 Jun 10, 2025 AR 3 FORREST CITY AR
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K828465 · 1HSHXAHR08J560122
0 — No
84446571 Apr 17, 2025 TN 2 DYERSBURG TN
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K828465 · 1HSHXAHR08J560122
6 393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LHLIWR, 393.95A4-EEUS Yes
83785255 Feb 4, 2025 AR 3 WEST MEMPHIS AR
WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
IL P1236435 · 5KJJBWDR6RLVG3753
1 392.2-SLLEWA1 No
83784774 Feb 3, 2025 TN 2 STANTON TN
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K828465 · 1HSHXAHR08J560122
2 393.75A3-TAOL, 391.11B4 Yes
83456172 Dec 19, 2024 AR 3 BLYTHEVILLE AR
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K818165 · 1HSHXAHR26J317537
0 — No
82604527 Sep 4, 2024 AR 3 MARION AR
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K818165 · 1HSHXAHR26J317537
0 — No
82140058 Jul 16, 2024 AR 3 BONO AR
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
AR K828798 · 1M2AG11C74M013322
0 — No
81766564 Jun 3, 2024 AR 3 OSCEOLA AR
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
AR K828465 · 1HSHXAHR08J560122
1 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
AR2021519487 Apr 7, 2021 AR 0 0 Yes No Tow
AR2020512167 Mar 5, 2020 AR 0 0 Yes No Tow
TN0300436514 Apr 12, 2018 TN 0 4 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC979851
Active
—
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MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 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.

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
Jul 16, 2018 MC979851-P Daily Register Reinstatement Daily Register →
Aug 4, 2016 MC979851-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. GRT25482A 91X $1,000,000 Jul 15, 2024 On file ACTIVE
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN350923 BIPD/Primary — Oct 31, 2023 Jul 15, 2024 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN328030 BIPD/Primary — Jul 15, 2022 Oct 31, 2023 CANCELLED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA03865182 BIPD/Primary — Jul 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2022 REPLACED
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP CHL 01-04094-20 BIPD/Primary — Jul 15, 2020 Jul 15, 2021 CANCELLED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AFXAR000406-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 15, 2019 Jul 15, 2020 CANCELLED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400283-2 BIPD/Primary — Jul 15, 2018 Jul 15, 2019 CANCELLED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400283-01 BIPD/Primary — Jul 15, 2017 Jul 15, 2018 CANCELLED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400283 BIPD/Primary — Jul 15, 2016 Jul 15, 2016 REPLACED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400283 BIPD/Primary — Jul 15, 2016 Jul 15, 2017 CANCELLED
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY A03400283 BIPD/Primary — Jul 15, 2016 Aug 18, 2016 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 15, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Oct 31, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Jul 15, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  4. Jul 15, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP
  5. Jul 12, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Jul 16, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  7. Jul 15, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Jul 15, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Jul 11, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  10. Jul 16, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  11. Jul 15, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Jul 17, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Jul 15, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Aug 18, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Aug 4, 2016
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  16. Jul 15, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
BLYTHEVILLE AR AR 1 0
BONO AR AR 1 0
FORREST CITY AR AR 1 0
MARION AR AR 1 0
NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR AR 1 0
OSCEOLA AR AR 1 0
WEST MEMPHIS AR AR 1 0
STEELE MO MO 1 1
DYERSBURG TN TN 1 1
STANTON TN TN 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0

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