MR B'S EXPRESS LLC

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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
Common (Property) reinstated · Sep 5, 2025
Policy effective · Jun 6, 2025
Review these
  • Common (Property) gap · 81 days Inactive Jun 16, 2025 → reinstated Sep 5, 2025
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — MR B'S EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3024149)
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: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Common (Property) gap · 81 days — Inactive Jun 16, 2025 → reinstated Sep 5, 2025
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3024149/
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 3024149 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: NICHOLAS BAHNKE General Freight Other (APPLIANCES) Based in FRASER, MI

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=276430 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.

  • Drivers −1 (3 → 2) · Jul 9, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3024149
In FMCSA records since Jul 3, 2017 (~9y)
MC / docket MC1086319
Company officer NICHOLAS BAHNKE
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Other (APPLIANCES)
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 100,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
31230 W AMURCON
FRASER, MI 48026
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3024149
In FMCSA records since Jul 3, 2017 (~9y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 100,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 50.0% vs 6.7% +43.3 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.63 vs 1.80 -0.17
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 1 1 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 8 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 8 8 0
OOS inspections 5 0 0
OOS percentage 62.5% 0%
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
8
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
50.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 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

MR B'S EXPRESS LLC had 8 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 62.5%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 7.0.

Inspection profile

8 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CO (2) and MI (2).

Violation profile

62.5% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Hours of Service (60.0% of violations); top code 393.9 (Inoperable Required Lamp) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 3 drivers; Freightliner, Ftl, and International are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 50.0% 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 276,430 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
50%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,430 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,430 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jun 16, 2025 to Sep 5, 2025 (81 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 3 2
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2025-04 2026-04

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
Colorado (CO) 2 2 100.0% Feb 7, 2026
Michigan (MI) 2 0 0.0% May 20, 2025
California (CA) 1 0 0.0% Feb 15, 2026
Illinois (IL) 1 1 100.0% Mar 6, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA) 1 1 100.0% Jan 27, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 1 1 100.0% Apr 10, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 6
Ftl 1
International 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 1 1.66 2 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 5 5.38 5 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 3 7.40 7 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 2.81 3 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 (8 rows) View all 8 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87566717 Apr 10, 2026 SC 3 WALTERBORO SC
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 8A1-HOSP, 82DUMT Yes
87234552 Mar 6, 2026 IL 2
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 395.8A-ELD, 393.67C7 Yes
87071589 Feb 15, 2026 CA 1 RAINBOW CVEF
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86989604 Feb 7, 2026 CO 1 LOMA CO
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 392.4A-DOSP, 395.8E-HOSPD, 393.9A-LFTSI Yes
86906882 Jan 27, 2026 PA 2
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
3 395.8E1-HOSPVIDOOS, 395.22G-ELDMFV, 393.9 Yes
86379982 Nov 19, 2025 CO 3 DUMONT CO
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 395.8A1-HOSP, 392.2SLSNC Yes
84743610 May 20, 2025 MI 3 mi-s/b-m-53-@-28-mile-rd
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
84376834 Apr 10, 2025 MI 3 mi-i-75nb-@-safe-enforcement-site
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Ftl
1 392.2-SLLLR No
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (5 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
Sep 5, 2025 MC1086319-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Oct 14, 2022 MC1086319-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Sep 1, 2022 MC1086319 NC REVOCATION NC →
Apr 28, 2020 MC1086319 NC REVOCATION NC →
Apr 21, 2020 MC1086319-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (7 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. 142139Q 91X $750,000 Jun 6, 2025 On file ACTIVE
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. 142139Q BIPD/Primary Jul 7, 2022 Jun 6, 2025 CANCELLED
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. CWP 1 420 60P CARGO Apr 20, 2021 Oct 4, 2022 NAME CHANGED
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. BOP 1 421 39Q BIPD/Primary Apr 3, 2021 Oct 4, 2022 NAME CHANGED
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY CA2004156 BIPD/Primary Apr 23, 2020 May 19, 2021 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 2004156 BIPD/Primary Apr 16, 2020 Apr 23, 2020 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY CA 2004156 BIPD/Primary Apr 16, 2020 Jun 1, 2020 NAME CHANGED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 5, 2025
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Jun 16, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Jun 16, 2025
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  4. Jun 16, 2025
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 81 days (through Sep 5, 2025)
  5. Jun 6, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.
  6. Oct 4, 2022
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  7. Oct 4, 2022
    insurance
    NAMECHG — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.
  8. Oct 4, 2022
    insurance
    NAMECHG — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.
  9. Oct 4, 2022
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  10. May 24, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. May 19, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Jun 1, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Apr 24, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Apr 23, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
RAINBOW CVEF CA 1 0
DUMONT CO CO 1 1
LOMA CO CO 1 1
WALTERBORO SC SC 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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