BLADE ENTERPRISES LLC

HENDERSONVLLE, TN

DBA: BLADE TRUCKING

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

Policy effective · Jul 1, 2025

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $750,000 MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file AllAmerican Agents of Process Details →
OOS rate better than size peers

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BLADE ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 3442683)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — AllAmerican Agents of Process
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3442683/
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 3442683 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Company officer: DAVID BLANTON Company officer 2: MICHELLE BLANTON General Freight Based in HENDERSONVLLE, TN

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 100/100). 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

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 12.5% (better). n=64889 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: Clear to review.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

AllAmerican Agents of Process

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3442683

In FMCSA records since Jun 19, 2020 (~6y)

MC / docket MC1118539

Company officer DAVID BLANTON

Company officer 2 MICHELLE BLANTON

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 14 units

Drivers 14

Annual mileage 416,489 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (704) 466-8399

Email: [email protected]

Physical

175 ALLEN DR

HENDERSONVLLE, TN 37075

Mailing

175 ALLEN DR

HENDERSONVLLE, TN 37075-3937

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3442683

In FMCSA records since Jun 19, 2020 (~6y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 416,489 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.54 vs 1.80 -1.26

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%

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

Insurance
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Jul 1, 2025
Process Agent
AllAmerican Agents of Process
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1118539
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	14	0	0
Trailers	14	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 3 crashes →

	Last 6 months	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0	0
Injuries	0	0	0
Tow-away	1	1	2
Crash reports	1	1	2

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 16 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	13	13	0
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

3 all-time

Authorities

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

BLADE TRUCKING had 13 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 3.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

13 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in TX (3) and CA (2).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 14 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 14 drivers; Peterbilt, Great Dane, and Volvo are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 64,889 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 64,889 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

12.5%

Median across 64,889 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (12 months)

2023-12 2026-05

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 %	Last Inspection
Texas (TX)	3	0.0%	May 18, 2026
California (CA)	2	0.0%	Apr 20, 2026
Tennessee (TN)	2	0.0%	Mar 7, 2025
North Carolina (NC)	1	0.0%	Mar 16, 2026
New York (NY)	1	0.0%	Nov 4, 2025
Pennsylvania (PA)	1	0.0%	Feb 21, 2025
South Dakota (SD)	1	0.0%	Apr 26, 2026
Illinois (IL)	1	0.0%	Oct 9, 2025
Kentucky (KY)	1	0.0%	Apr 14, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		10
Great Dane		6
Volvo		6
Stri		3
Utility		2
Other		1
Unknown		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	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	2.92	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 (16 rows) View all 16 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87915997	May 18, 2026	TX	2	—	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR TN V3190HY · 4V4NC9EH4SN666093	0	—	No
87688136	Apr 26, 2026	SD	3	TILFORD SD	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR TN V2700HY · 4V4NC9EH6SN666094	0	—	No
87630546	Apr 20, 2026	CA	3	CASTAIC IF	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR TN U8820HY · 4V4NC9EHXSN679107	0	—	No
87630470	Apr 20, 2026	CA	3	CASTAIC IF	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TN N0023HY · 1XPXD49X5RD659447	0	—	No
87311231	Mar 16, 2026	NC	1	nc-gaston-county-weigh-station-i-	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR TN W5297HY · 4V4BC9EJ3TN707353	0	—	No
86251694	Nov 4, 2025	NY	1	VERONA NY	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR TN V3191HY · 4V4NC9EH2SN666092	3	393.47E, 393.9A-LSLI, 393.53B-B	No
86098930	Oct 20, 2025	TX	2	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TN T1425HY · 1XPXDP9X2LD648723	2	393.11TU, 396.3A1	No
86015932	Oct 9, 2025	IL	3	il-i-57-n/b	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TN T8232HY · 1XPXDP9X0LD648722	0	—	No
85738403	Sep 4, 2025	TX	2	tx-lat:33---09-29.69n	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TN N0022HY · 1XPBD49X2RD657133	0	—	No
84391923	Apr 14, 2025	KY	3	LONDON	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR TN V3191HY · 4V4NC9EH2SN666092	1	392.2	No
84072907	Mar 7, 2025	TN	2	MOUNT JULIET TN	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TN P4740HY · 1XPBD49X4RD657134	0	—	No
83941154	Feb 22, 2025	TN	3	MANCHESTER TN	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TN N0022HY · 1XPBD49X2RD657133	0	—	No
83946843	Feb 21, 2025	PA	3	—	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TN T1425HY · 1XPXDP9X2LD648723	1	392.2-SLLILC	No
81743824	May 24, 2024	TN	2	DAVIDSON	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR UK N0023HY · 1XPXD49X5RD659447	1	392.2-SLLLR	No
80784408	Feb 2, 2024	CA	2	CAJON SCALES	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TN N0023HY · 1XPXD49X5RD659447	1	392.2	No
80356528	Dec 10, 2023	NM	3	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TN N0023HY · 1XPXD49X5RD659447	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NC0108430825	Mar 12, 2026	NC	0	Yes	No	Tow
CA2522404569	Nov 25, 2024	CA	0	Yes	No	Tow
TX6TIAHQE19Y	Feb 23, 2024	TX	1	Yes	No	Injury

Authority Records (1 docket)

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MC Certificate Documents (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.

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
Jul 10, 2020	MC1118539-C	CPL	REVOCATION	CPL →

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
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	TINCA7764616	91X	$750,000	Jul 1, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	TINCA7764616	BIPD/Primary	$750,000	Jul 1, 2025	On file	ACTIVE
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	506-9071809	BIPD/Primary	—	Jul 1, 2023	Jul 1, 2025	CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP60675A	BIPD/Primary	—	Jun 26, 2020	Jul 1, 2023	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

May 25, 2026

insurance

TERM/CANCL — MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY
Jul 1, 2025

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jul 1, 2025

insurance

CANCEL — NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.
Jul 1, 2023

insurance

TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Jul 10, 2020

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
CASTAIC IF	CA	2
CAJON SCALES	CA	1
LONDON	KY	1
GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	NM	1
VERONA NY	NY	1
TILFORD SD	SD	1
DAVIDSON	TN	1
MANCHESTER TN	TN	1
MOUNT JULIET TN	TN	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2	0

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page

Field change history

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