BOLT FREIGHT INC

KENOSHA, WI

BOLT FREIGHT INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 14 power units and 10 drivers, based in Kenosha, WI. Across 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 22.2% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Sentry Select Insurance Company, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

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

Policy effective · Oct 18, 2023

Review these

No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 60.0% vs peer 12.5% Details →

On file

2 active operating authorities
Insurance on file · $750,000 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC Details →

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BOLT FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3336569)
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:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 60.0% vs peer 12.5%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3336569/
As of: Sep 16, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 3336569 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MARGARITA BOTEVA General Freight Machinery / Large Objects Produce Grain / Feed / Hay U.S. Mail Dry Bulk +4 more Based in KENOSHA, WI

FMCSA census as of Sep 16, 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 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 60% vs peer median 12.5% (worse). n=64932 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.

Fleet size changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

Power Units +4 (10 → 14) · Aug 23, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Operating authority

Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3336569

In FMCSA records since Sep 19, 2019 (~7y)

MC / docket MC1064161

Company officer MARGARITA BOTEVA

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Machinery / Large Objects, Produce, Grain / Feed / Hay, U.S. Mail, Dry Bulk, Cold Food, Beverages, Paper Products, Farm Supplies

Fleet size 14 units

Drivers 10

Annual mileage 149,621 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (414) 377-7292

Email: [email protected]

Physical

6021 56TH AVE STE 3

KENOSHA, WI 53142

Mailing

6021 56TH AVE STE 3

KENOSHA, WI 53142-3087

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3336569

In FMCSA records since Sep 19, 2019 (~7y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 149,621 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 60.0% vs 23.4% +36.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.94 vs 1.80 -0.86

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

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.

Broker setup by MC age

Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2019-10-18 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Oct 18, 2023
Process Agent
SKB TRUCKING PERMITS& LOGISTICS INC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1064161
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	9	4
Trailers	1	10	5

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 1 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	0	0
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 24 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	18	18	0
OOS inspections	0	4	0
OOS percentage	0%	22.22%	—
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)

60.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

2 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

BOLT FREIGHT INC had 18 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 22.2%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 8.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

18 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IN (2) and MO (2).

Violation profile

22.2% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (38.5% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 10 power units (small fleet) and 10 drivers; Freightliner, Volvo, and Wabash National are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 60.0% 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 64,932 ACTIVE carriers operating 7–21 power units (±50% of this carrier's 14 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 64,932 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

60%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

12.5%

Median across 64,932 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +47.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

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

Record Changes

Aug 23, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- Power Units 10 14
  FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Aug 23, 2026 Aug 23, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (16 months)

2023-09 2026-09

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
Indiana (IN)	2	0	0.0%	Feb 3, 2026
Missouri (MO)	2	2	100.0%	Sep 9, 2026
Illinois (IL)	2	0	0.0%	Aug 6, 2026
Kentucky (KY)	2	0	0.0%	May 19, 2026
Mississippi (MS)	1	0	0.0%	May 30, 2025
Nebraska (NE)	1	0	0.0%	Jun 18, 2026
New York (NY)	1	0	0.0%	Apr 11, 2025
Ohio (OH)	1	0	0.0%	Sep 11, 2025
Oklahoma (OK)	1	1	100.0%	Feb 18, 2026
Arkansas (AR)	1	0	0.0%	Nov 25, 2025
West Virginia (WV)	1	0	0.0%	Mar 2, 2026
Iowa (IA)	1	0	0.0%	Mar 28, 2026
Kansas (KS)	1	1	100.0%	Dec 15, 2025
Michigan (MI)	1	0	0.0%	Jun 17, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		9
Volvo		7
Wabash National		7
Peterbilt		4
Hyundai Translead		3
Great Dane		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	4	—	3.77	4	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	7	—	8.42	8	—	Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (24 rows) View all 24 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88957778	Sep 9, 2026	MO	2	EUREKA MO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1344555 · 1FUJGLDR6CSBF5307	1	393.9A-LTSI	Yes
88639800	Aug 6, 2026	IL	2	—	—	0	—	No
88567470	Jul 30, 2026	MO	1	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WI 13610Z · 1FUJGLDR4BSAW9769	5	393.11A1-LTSM, 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.45D-B	Yes
88318787	Jul 1, 2026	IL	2	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR VA 53761PZ · 3AKJGLBGXGSHK6517	0	—	No
88188345	Jun 18, 2026	NE	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR VA 53761PZ · 3AKJGLBGXGSHK6517	0	—	No
88167981	Jun 17, 2026	MI	3	—	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR WI TEMP · 4V4NC9EH4MN277277	0	—	No
87900732	May 19, 2026	KY	1	—	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P985179 · 4V4NC9EH3GN934560	2	393.47E, 393.53B-B	No
87636330	Apr 21, 2026	KY	3	EDDYVILLE	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR WI 12378AW · 1XP7D49X8AD109759	0	—	No
87453172	Mar 28, 2026	IA	3	ia-15---i380-nb-mm-51-brandon	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P 927001 · 4V4NC9EH3GN969681	1	392.2-SLLEWA1	No
87199023	Mar 2, 2026	WV	3	MOUNT HOPE WV	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1192779 · 1FUJGLDR6CSBF5307	1	392.2-SLLS2	No
87078169	Feb 18, 2026	OK	1	SEQUOYAH POE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1192779 · 1FUJGLDR6CSBF5307	6	393.75A3-TAOLTIS, 396.3A1-BARS, 393.9A-LHLI	Yes
86992302	Feb 3, 2026	IN	3	CHESTERTON IN	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1324775 · 4V4NC9EH5FN138990	0	—	No
86578586	Dec 15, 2025	KS	2	OLATHE KS	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1042616 · 4V4NC9TJ82N334518	5	393.75A3-TAOLTIS, 393.9A-LBL, 393.9A-LHWS	Yes
86434012	Nov 25, 2025	AR	3	HOPE AR	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1042616 · 4V4NC9TJ82N334518	0	—	No
85766818	Sep 11, 2025	OH	2	BIDWELL OH	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR WI 89947Z · 1XP7D49X8AD109759	1	393.207B-AALPME	No
84824196	May 30, 2025	MS	3	DE SOTO COUNTY	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WI 91072Z · 3AKJGLDR5HSHZ6619	0	—	No
84436175	Apr 11, 2025	NY	2	REMSEN NY	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WI 87480Z · 3ALXGF003LDLW5625	2	392.2-SLL, 393.45B2-B-AIR	No
84373523	Apr 9, 2025	IN	3	GARY IN	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR WI 13610Z · 1FUJGLDR4BSAW9769	1	392.2-SLLLR	No
82678391	Sep 12, 2024	IN	3	PLYMOUTH IN	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR IL P985181 · 1XP7D49X8AD109759	2	392.2	No
81329589	Apr 10, 2024	IA	1	ia-39---i35-sb-mm-212-northwood	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR IL P985181 · 1XP7D49X8AD109759	5	396.3(a)(1), 393.53(b), 393.9(a)	Yes
79729300	Sep 21, 2023	KY	2	CORBIN	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1105699 · 4V4NC9EH3KN900143	0	—	No
79418160	Aug 16, 2023	MS	3	DE SOTO COUNTY	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1105699 · 4V4NC9EH3KN900143	0	—	No
79364768	Aug 7, 2023	IL	3	90	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1105699 · 4V4NC9EH3KN900143	0	—	No
78966888	Jun 22, 2023	KY	1	PINER	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1105699 · 4V4NC9EH3KN900143	4	393.78, 393.48(a), 392.2	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
KY0073229351	Sep 2, 2025	KY	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Authority Records (2 dockets)

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

MC1064161

Active

Granted Oct 18, 2019

View full authority record →

View full authority record →

MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

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
Oct 18, 2019	MC1064161-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0204279002	91X	$750,000	Oct 18, 2023	On file	ACTIVE
Sentry Select Insurance Company	A0204279002	BMC-91X	—	Oct 18, 2023	On file	ACTIVE
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0204279001	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 18, 2022	Oct 18, 2023	REPLACED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA01196377	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 18, 2019	Oct 18, 2022	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Oct 18, 2023

insurance

TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 18, 2022

insurance

TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Oct 18, 2019

authority

Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
DE SOTO COUNTY	MS	2	0
HOPE AR	AR	1	0
90	IL	1	0
CHESTERTON IN	IN	1	0
GARY IN	IN	1	0
PLYMOUTH IN	IN	1	0
OLATHE KS	KS	1	1
CORBIN	KY	1	0
EDDYVILLE	KY	1	0
PINER	KY	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	3	0
393.45(b)(2)	Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.48(a)	Inoperative/defective brakes	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
396.5(b)	Oil and/or grease leak	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

Wisconsin carriers Kenosha carriers SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY 24 inspections 1 reportable crash

All cross-references Authority, BOC-3, explainers, and more

Field change history

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