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W A BRAXTON & SONS TRANSPORT LLC

W A BRAXTON & SONS TRANSPORT LLC is a small fleet, operating 10 power units and 10 drivers, based in Chicago, IL. Across 52 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 9.6% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Trisura 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 26, 2025
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 Driver 2.30% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 13.3% vs peer 9.10% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Trisura Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, 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 — W A BRAXTON & SONS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3447652)
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

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 — Driver 2.30% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 13.3% vs peer 9.10%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Trisura Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3447652/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3447652 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: THOMAS VERNON General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Building Materials Construction Based in CHICAGO, IL

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

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 2.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 13.3% vs peer median 9.1% (worse). n=88689 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.

Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

#1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3447652
In FMCSA records since Jun 30, 2020 (~6y)
MC / docket MC1121442
Company officer THOMAS VERNON
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Building Materials, Construction
Fleet size 10 units
Drivers 10
Annual mileage 792,283 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (773) 234-8240
Email: [email protected]
Physical
142 W 62ND ST UNIT 203
CHICAGO, IL 60621
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3447652
In FMCSA records since Jun 30, 2020 (~6y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 792,283 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 13.3% vs 23.4% -10.1 pts
Driver OOS Rate 2.3% vs 6.7% -4.4 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.90 vs 1.80 -0.90
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2020-07-29 (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 0 10 0
Trailers 0 10 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 56 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 52 52 0
OOS inspections 1 4 0
OOS percentage 1.92% 7.69% —
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
10
Drivers
10
Inspections
56
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
13.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
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

W A BRAXTON & SONS TRANSPORT LLC had 52 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 9.6%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 6.0.

Inspection profile

52 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in TN (5) and NC (4).

Violation profile

9.6% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

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

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 13.3% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 88,689 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–15 power units (±50% of this carrier's 10 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
2.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 88,689 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +2.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
13.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
9.1%
Median across 88,689 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +4.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (23 months)

2023-12 2026-08

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Tennessee (TN) 5 2 40.0% May 18, 2026
North Carolina (NC) 4 0 0.0% Jun 11, 2026
Texas (TX) 4 0 0.0% Sep 29, 2025
South Carolina (SC) 3 0 0.0% Jul 22, 2025
New Mexico (NM) 3 1 33.3% Jun 5, 2026
Louisiana (LA) 2 0 0.0% Jan 5, 2026
Georgia (GA) 2 0 0.0% Sep 25, 2025
Kentucky (KY) 2 1 50.0% Apr 22, 2026
Iowa (IA) 2 0 0.0% May 3, 2025
New York (NY) 2 1 50.0% Feb 2, 2026
Illinois (IL) 2 0 0.0% Feb 23, 2025
Utah (UT) 2 0 0.0% Jan 28, 2025
California (CA) 2 0 0.0% Mar 23, 2026
Montana (MT) 2 0 0.0% Apr 26, 2026
Alabama (AL) 1 0 0.0% Feb 16, 2025
Wyoming (WY) 1 0 0.0% Oct 21, 2025
Colorado (CO) 1 0 0.0% Aug 25, 2026
Delaware (DE) 1 0 0.0% Jan 27, 2025
Florida (FL) 1 0 0.0% Aug 11, 2025
Idaho (ID) 1 0 0.0% Jun 17, 2026
Minnesota (MN) 1 0 0.0% Mar 3, 2025
Missouri (MO) 1 0 0.0% Aug 14, 2025
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Jun 7, 2025
Nebraska (NE) 1 0 0.0% Nov 23, 2025
Ohio (OH) 1 0 0.0% Sep 13, 2025
Oregon (OR) 1 0 0.0% Mar 19, 2025
Pennsylvania (PA) 1 0 0.0% May 13, 2025
South Dakota (SD) 1 0 0.0% Feb 21, 2026
Vermont (VT) 1 0 0.0% Apr 2, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 23
Wabash National 21
Volvo 18
Great Dane 13
Fruehauf 8
Kenworth 6
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 2 — 0.28 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 3 — 0.39 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 9 — 6.14 6 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 8 — 1.22 1 — 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 (56 rows) View all 56 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88817889 Aug 25, 2026 CO 3 MONUMENT CO
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD9003 · 1XKYD49XXTJ221929
1 395.11G-HOSDFPSD No
88181552 Jun 17, 2026 ID 1 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD2812 · 4V4NC9EH8PN330177
0 — No
88111000 Jun 11, 2026 NC 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD9003 · 1XKYD49XXTJ221929
1 392.16-D No
88066851 Jun 5, 2026 NM 2 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD9003 · 1XKYD49XXTJ221929
1 393.65F No
87909139 May 18, 2026 TN 1 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD1523 · 4V4BC9EH3SN695927
0 — No
87747320 May 2, 2026 TN 3 MANCHESTER TN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD2812 · 4V4NC9EH8PN330177
0 — No
87699744 Apr 26, 2026 MT 3 WIBAUX MT
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD9004 · 1XKYD49X6TJ221930
0 — No
87659077 Apr 22, 2026 KY 2 SHELBYVILLE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD3079 · 3AKJHHDR6TSWS0677
2 111C1-OOSO, 95A1 Yes
87376126 Mar 23, 2026 CA 2 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD9003 · 1XKYD49XXTJ221929
2 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLED No
87113862 Feb 21, 2026 SD 1 TILFORD SD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD2964 · 3AKJHHDR7TSWS0672
0 — No
86988831 Feb 2, 2026 NY 3 HASTINGS NY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD2964 · 3AKJHHDR7TSWS0672
1 383.23A2-LCDLN Yes
86735337 Jan 5, 2026 LA 3 BOSSIER CITY LA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD2964 · 3AKJHHDR7TSWS0672
0 — No
86569398 Dec 6, 2025 NM 3 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD9002 · 1XKYD49X2TJ221942
0 — No
86498825 Dec 5, 2025 TN 3 MONTEREY TN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD1522 · 4V4BC9EH9SN695222
1 392.2-SLLS1 No
86404488 Nov 23, 2025 NE 3 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD2912 · 4V4BC9EH9SN695219
1 392.2-SLLUP No
86119197 Oct 21, 2025 WY 1 wy-sheridan/dietz-poe
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD9004 · 1XKYD49X6TJ221930
1 392.2-SLLSR No
85982774 Sep 29, 2025 TX 2 IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3757159 · 4V4NC9EH8PN330177
0 — No
85933826 Sep 25, 2025 GA 3 GROVETOWN GA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD1522 · 4V4BC9EH9SN695222
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
85772077 Sep 13, 2025 OH 3 WADSWORTH OH
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3238501 · 3AKJHHDR6NSNP6473
1 392.2-SLLIRP No
85500914 Aug 14, 2025 MO 2 PLATTE CITY MO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
OH NO PLATE · 3AKJHHDR6TSWS0677
0 — No
85475727 Aug 11, 2025 FL 2 DELRAY BEACH FL
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD1522 · 4V4BC9EH9SN695222
1 392.2-SLLLR No
85460027 Aug 8, 2025 TX 2 US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3770750 · 3AKJHHDR7RSUN1441
2 392.2RG, 392.2WC No
85472609 Aug 1, 2025 TX 3 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
OH PXD1523 · 4V4BC9EH3SN695927
0 — No
85283006 Jul 22, 2025 SC 3 CAYCE SC
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
TX R623607 · 4V4NC9EH8PN330177
2 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLML No
85228598 Jul 9, 2025 GA 3 LOCUST GROVE GA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
PA AH62310 · 3AKJHHDV0PSUP1363
1 392.2-SLLLR No
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC1121442
Active
Granted Jul 29, 2020
View full authority record →
common
MC1121442
Active
—
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
Jul 29, 2020 MC1121442-C Original MC Certificate Revocation 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
Trisura Insurance Company 29T100715 BMC-91X — Oct 26, 2025 On file ACTIVE
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY 29T100715 91X $1,000,000 Oct 26, 2025 On file ACTIVE
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA CAR1200000402 BIPD/Primary — Oct 26, 2024 Oct 26, 2024 REPLACED
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA CAR1200000402 BIPD/Primary — Oct 26, 2024 Oct 26, 2025 CANCELLED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA981340594 BIPD/Primary — May 20, 2024 May 20, 2024 REPLACED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA981340594 BIPD/Primary — May 20, 2024 May 20, 2024 REPLACED
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY CA981340594 BIPD/Primary — May 20, 2024 Oct 26, 2024 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP73259A BIPD/Primary — Jul 23, 2021 May 20, 2024 CANCELLED
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0070582 BIPD/Primary — Jul 23, 2020 Jul 23, 2021 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Oct 27, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. Oct 26, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
  3. Oct 26, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  4. Oct 26, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
  5. May 20, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  6. May 20, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
  7. May 17, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Jul 23, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Jul 29, 2020
    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
LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY NM 2 1
ROADSIDE AL 1 0
CALEXICO EF CA 1 0
SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE CA 1 0
MONUMENT CO CO 1 0
SMYRNA DE DE 1 0
DELRAY BEACH FL FL 1 0
GROVETOWN GA GA 1 0
LOCUST GROVE GA GA 1 0
I-380 SB BRANDON IA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

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

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