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BLACK BYRD 5050 LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION 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
Coverage resumed · Jan 30, 2023
Common (Property) reinstated · Feb 10, 2023
Policy effective · May 3, 2024
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 118 days Oct 4, 2022 → Jan 30, 2023
  • Common (Property) gap · 122 days Inactive Oct 11, 2022 → reinstated Feb 10, 2023
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 100.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES 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 — BLACK BYRD 5050 LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3512580)
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:
  • Prior insurance gap · 118 days — Oct 4, 2022 → Jan 30, 2023
  • Common (Property) gap · 122 days — Inactive Oct 11, 2022 → reinstated Feb 10, 2023
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 100.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3512580/
As of: Sep 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3512580 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: CALVIN GRAHAM General Freight Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls Motor Vehicles Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Mobile Homes Machinery / Large Objects +5 more Based in GRAND RAPIDS, MI

FMCSA census as of Sep 2, 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 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=235172 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.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3512580
In FMCSA records since Oct 28, 2020 (~5y)
MC / docket MC1163164
Company officer CALVIN GRAHAM
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Metal Sheets / Coils / Rolls, Motor Vehicles, Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Mobile Homes, Machinery / Large Objects, Intermodal Containers, Garbage / Refuse, Dry Bulk, Farm Supplies, Construction
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 15,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (313) 301-0218
Email: [email protected]
Physical
2900 NEWTON ST
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49507
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3512580
In FMCSA records since Oct 28, 2020 (~5y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 15,000 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 100.0% vs 6.7% +93.3 pts
Violations per Inspection 6.00 vs 1.80 +4.20
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 2023-02-10 (1,302 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
Trailers 1 0 0
Trucks 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 1 1 0
OOS inspections 1 0 0
OOS percentage 100% 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
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
3
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
100.0%
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

BLACK BYRD 5050 LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION LLC had 1 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Driver Fitness at 13.0.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in MI (1 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Bigt and Ford are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 235,172 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
100%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,172 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +100 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 235,172 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 Oct 11, 2022 to Feb 10, 2023 (122 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Oct 4, 2022 to Jan 30, 2023 (118 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2024-02 2025-05

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
3 violations
Driver Fitness
2 violations
2 OOS · 100.0%
Controlled Substances/Alcohol
1 violation
1 OOS · 100.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Michigan (MI) 1 1 100.0% May 19, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Big Tex 2
Ford 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 13.00 13 — Aug 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 1 — 10.00 10 — Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (3 rows) View all 3 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
84743178 May 19, 2025 MI 3 MT HOPE HWY
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI BD37500 · 1FT8W3BT1EEB60151
6 383.23A2-LCDLN, 391.41APC, 382.15-SSF Yes
80918515 Feb 21, 2024 MI 3 —
FORD TRUCK TRACTOR
MI BD37500 · 1FT8W3BT1EEB60151
2 392.2, 392.82(a)(1) No
79027094 Jun 29, 2023 MI 2 I-75 SB @ 20 MM
FORD TRUCK TRACTOR
MI BD37500 · 1FT8W3BT1EEB60151
6 387.303(b)(4), 392.2, 393.9(a) No
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1163164
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 2 PDFs available)

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.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Feb 10, 2023 MC1163164-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Jan 11, 2021 MC1163164-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Jan 7, 2021 MC1163164 Name Change Reinstatement Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (12 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY CA978472573 91X $1,000,000 May 3, 2024 On file ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY CA978472573 BIPD/Primary — Mar 8, 2024 Jul 27, 2023 REPLACED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CA978472573 BIPD/Primary — Jul 27, 2023 May 1, 2024 CANCELLED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW1EII-242677-01 BIPD/Primary — Jul 27, 2023 Jul 27, 2023 REPLACED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW1EII-242677-01 BIPD/Primary — Jul 27, 2023 Mar 8, 2024 REPLACED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW1EII-242677-01 BIPD/Primary — Jul 27, 2023 Apr 2, 2024 CANCELLED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW1EII-242677-01 BIPD/Primary — Jul 27, 2023 Nov 24, 2023 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY CA00654739 BIPD/Primary — Jan 30, 2023 Jul 27, 2023 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY CA00654739 BIPD/Primary — Jan 30, 2023 Aug 24, 2023 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 118 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Oct 4, 2022 to Jan 30, 2023
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY CA02627636 BIPD/Primary — Oct 21, 2021 Oct 4, 2022 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY CA2627636 BIPD/Primary — Dec 28, 2020 Oct 21, 2021 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 7, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. May 1, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Apr 2, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Mar 11, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Mar 8, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Nov 24, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Nov 1, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Aug 24, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Jul 31, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Jul 27, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Jul 27, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Jul 27, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Feb 10, 2023
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  14. Oct 11, 2022
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  15. Oct 11, 2022
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  16. Oct 11, 2022
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 122 days (through Feb 10, 2023)
  17. Oct 4, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Oct 4, 2022
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 118 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jan 30, 2023)
  19. Oct 21, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — 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
I-75 SB @ 20 MM MI 1 0
MT HOPE HWY MI 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 3 0
387.303(b)(4) No copy of certificate of registration General/Admin 2 0
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.34(a)(1) Failing to note malfunction that requires use of paper log Hours of Service 1 0
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