Critical regulatory warnings

No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 1,441 days (since Oct 20, 2022). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

NORTHERN LINK LLC

Joins 3 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, no active BIPD on L&I from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 30, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book

Uninsured since · Oct 20, 2022

Blockers

No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 1441 days (since Oct 20, 2022).

Review these

Violations per Inspection above national average 2.67 vs 1.80 national (+0.87).

On file

BOC-3 process agent on file 1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC 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 — NORTHERN LINK LLC (USDOT 3538914)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 1441 days (since Oct 20, 2022).

Cautions:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 2.67 vs 1.80 national (+0.87).

On file:
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — 1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3538914/
As of: Sep 30, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 3538914 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: CEPHAS CHOTO General Freight Based in FORNEY, TX

FMCSA census as of Sep 30, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 69/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F 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

Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since Oct 20, 2022.

OOS vs peers

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=233565 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: Do not book.

Operating authority

Insurance

Uninsured since Oct 20, 2022

BOC-3 agent

1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3538914

In FMCSA records since Dec 20, 2020 (~5y)

Company officer CEPHAS CHOTO

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 8,400 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (573) 605-9640

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1003 WINDMILL FARMS BLVD APT 1012

FORNEY, TX 75126

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3538914

In FMCSA records since Dec 20, 2020 (~5y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 8,400 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 2.67 vs 1.80 +0.87

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

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 2022-02-22 (1,681 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Process Agent
1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC
BOC-3 on file

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	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	3	3	0
OOS inspections	0	3	0
OOS percentage	0%	100%	—
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)

Authorities

0 active

Risk Signals

Authority revoked

1 revocation on record.

OOS order history

1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

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

Compared against 233,565 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,565 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

Median across 233,565 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2025-08 2026-08

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
Texas (TX)	3	3	100.0%	Aug 24, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Clem		2
Freightliner		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 28, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 28, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	24.66	25	—	Sep 28, 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
88813170	Aug 24, 2026	TX	2	TX	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK TX 1M25414 · 1FUYDCXB2RH655011	11	393.75A3-TAOL, 393.75A1-TAORETA, 392.2-SLLSR	Yes
85750076	Sep 9, 2025	TX	2	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX 1M25414 · 1FUYDCXB2RH655011	5	393.75A3, 393.75C, 392.2RG	Yes
85598722	Aug 25, 2025	TX	2	US 175	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TX 1M25414 · 1FUYDCXB2RH655011	3	393.9TS, 393.48A, 393.95A	Yes

Authority Records (1 docket)

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Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date	Docket	Authority	Status	Applied
Unknown	MC1180825	common	INACTIVE	—

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
Feb 22, 2022	MC1180825-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (1 row)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP79814A	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 31, 2022	Oct 20, 2022	CANCELLED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Jan 24, 2023

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
Oct 26, 2022

authority

REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →
Oct 26, 2022

authority

Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
Oct 20, 2022

insurance

CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
TX	TX	1	1
US 175	TX	1	1

Related Records

Texas carriers Forney carriers GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. 3 inspections

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