MC TRANSPORTS LLC

BRISTOL, TN

Joins 7 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 30, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Coverage resumed · Mar 21, 2022

Coverage resumed · Jan 2, 2024

Common (Property) reinstated · Jan 3, 2024

Common (Property) reinstated · Mar 22, 2022

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Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
Prior insurance gap · 508 days Oct 29, 2020 → Mar 21, 2022
Prior insurance gap · 251 days Apr 26, 2023 → Jan 2, 2024
Common (Property) gap · 246 days Inactive May 2, 2023 → reinstated Jan 3, 2024
Common (Property) gap · 503 days Inactive Nov 4, 2020 → reinstated Mar 22, 2022
OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 11.1% vs peer 0.00% Details →

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $1,000,000 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY · BIPD/Primary Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC Details →

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TruckCodex risk summary — MC TRANSPORTS LLC (USDOT 2923403)
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:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • Prior insurance gap · 508 days — Oct 29, 2020 → Mar 21, 2022
  • Prior insurance gap · 251 days — Apr 26, 2023 → Jan 2, 2024
  • Common (Property) gap · 246 days — Inactive May 2, 2023 → reinstated Jan 3, 2024
  • Common (Property) gap · 503 days — Inactive Nov 4, 2020 → reinstated Mar 22, 2022
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 11.1% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY · BIPD/Primary
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2923403/
As of: Oct 30, 2026
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USDOT 2923403 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: MARIA CRESS General Freight Motor Vehicles Based in BRISTOL, TN Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Oct 30, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 69/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C 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

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 11.1% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=229288 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

HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

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

common 1 active

Insurance

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY · BIPD/Primary · $1,000,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

#1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2923403

In FMCSA records since Aug 26, 2016 (~10y)

MC / docket MC986053

Company officer MARIA CRESS

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

General Freight, Motor Vehicles

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 1 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (276) 594-5375

Email: [email protected]

Physical

256 WALNUT HILL RD

BRISTOL, TN 37620

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2923403

In FMCSA records since Aug 26, 2016 (~10y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 11.1% vs 23.4% -12.3 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.43 vs 1.80 -1.37

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

Active liability insurance

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY

BIPD/Primary · $1,000,000 · 0073604-01-CA

Effective Jan 9, 2026

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 2024-01-03 (1,031 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Jan 9, 2026
Process Agent
#1 A $20 BOC-3 FILING LLC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC986053
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trailers	1	0	0
Trucks	1	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 13 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	7	7	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	14.29%	—
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)

11.1%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 active

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 11.1% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~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 229,288 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 229,288 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

11.1%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 229,288 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +11.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gaps detected (2)

Common (Property) authority was inactive from May 2, 2023 to Jan 3, 2024 (246 days)
Common (Property) authority was inactive from Nov 4, 2020 to Mar 22, 2022 (503 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (2)

No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Oct 29, 2020 to Mar 21, 2022 (508 days)
No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Apr 26, 2023 to Jan 2, 2024 (251 days)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (13 months)

2024-02 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Vehicle Maintenance

3 violations

2 OOS · 66.7%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Tennessee (TN)	5	1	20.0%	Nov 21, 2025
Alabama (AL)	1	0	0.0%	Oct 21, 2026
Mississippi (MS)	1	0	0.0%	Mar 12, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Chevrolet		12
Unknown		6
Ot		2
Trailer		2
Asm Car Ha		1
Dodge		1
Kaufman		1
Unkown		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	—	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	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	1.20	1	—	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 (13 rows) View all 13 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89324723	Oct 21, 2026	AL	1	SOUTHSIDE AL	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge FL P4786M · 3C63RRJL9NG407969	2	393.205C-WRAWFLMIB	No
87274312	Mar 12, 2026	MS	1	ALCORN COUNTY	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK TN H485183 · 1GCHK29688E152686	0	—	No
86395526	Nov 21, 2025	TN	1	FARRAGUT TN	CHEVROLET OTHER TN H485183 · 1GCHK29688E152686	0	—	No
86062370	Oct 14, 2025	TN	1	KNOXVILLE TN	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK TN H485183 · 1GCHK29688E152686	0	—	No
83562579	Jan 8, 2025	TN	1	OOLTEWAH TN	CHEVROLET TRUCK TRACTOR TN J41836 · 1GCHK29688E152686	0	—	No
83335904	Dec 6, 2024	TN	1	I-75	CHEVROLET TRUCK TRACTOR UK B305842 · 1GCHK29688E152686	0	—	No
83265897	Nov 26, 2024	TN	1	MOHAWK TN	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B305842 · 1GCHK29688E152686	3	393.207A-SAPPAS, 396.5B-L	Yes
82914860	Oct 14, 2024	TN	1	MOHAWK TN	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B305842 · 1GCHK29688E152686	0	—	No
82446596	Aug 20, 2024	NC	1	nc-madison-county-wel-ctr,-i-26,	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B305842 · 1GCHK29688E152686	1	392.2	No
82115927	Jul 15, 2024	VA	1	FANCY GAP VA	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B305842 · 1GCHK29688E152686	1	393.104(b)	No
81860068	Jun 7, 2024	TN	1	KNOXVILLE TN	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B305842 · 1GCHK29688E152686	0	—	No
81294415	Apr 8, 2024	KY	3	LONDON	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B305842 · 1GCHK29688E152686	1	392.2	No
80915675	Feb 21, 2024	NC	1	nc-gaston-county-weigh-station-i-	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK WV B305842 · 1GCHK29688E152686	0	—	No

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (4 letters, 4 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
Jan 3, 2024	MC986053-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Reinstatement Letter →
Mar 23, 2022	MC986053	Name Change	Reinstatement	Name Change →
Mar 22, 2022	MC986053-C	Reinstatement Letter	Reinstatement	Reinstatement Letter →
Sep 26, 2016	MC986053-C	Original MC Certificate	Certificate	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY	0073604-01-CA	BIPD/Primary	$1,000,000	Jan 9, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	9300101987	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 9, 2025	Jan 9, 2026	REPLACED
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	9300101987	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 9, 2025	Jan 22, 2026	CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA976095181	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 2, 2024	Jan 9, 2025	REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA976095181	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 2, 2024	Feb 10, 2025	CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 251 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Apr 26, 2023 to Jan 2, 2024
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA956817218	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 21, 2022	Apr 26, 2023	CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 508 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Oct 29, 2020 to Mar 21, 2022
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA 3923633	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 15, 2016	Oct 29, 2020	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

May 8, 2026

insurance

CANCEL — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 22, 2026

insurance

TERM/CANCL — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 9, 2026

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jan 9, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 10, 2025

insurance

TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
Jan 9, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
Jan 3, 2024

authority

REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
May 2, 2023

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
May 2, 2023

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
May 2, 2023

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 246 days (through Jan 3, 2024)
Apr 26, 2023

insurance

CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
Apr 26, 2023

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 251 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jan 2, 2024)
Nov 4, 2020

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Nov 4, 2020

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Nov 4, 2020

authority gap

Common (Property) authority inactive: 503 days (through Mar 22, 2022)
Oct 29, 2020

insurance

CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP
Oct 29, 2020

insurance gap

Coverage gap: 508 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 21, 2022)

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
KNOXVILLE TN	TN	2	0
MOHAWK TN	TN	2	1
SOUTHSIDE AL	AL	1	0
LONDON	KY	1	0
ALCORN COUNTY	MS	1	0
FARRAGUT TN	TN	1	0
I-75	TN	1	0
OOLTEWAH TN	TN	1	0
FANCY GAP VA	VA	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	0
393.104(b)	Damaged securement system/tiedowns	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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