BALES TRUCKING AND EXCUVATING

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

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BALES TRUCKING AND EXCUVATING (USDOT 3714816)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3714816/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
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USDOT 3714816 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: CLIFFORD P BALES JR. Company officer 2: TAMMIE BALES Construction Based in WAYNESVILLE, MO

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

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=276431 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.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3714816

In FMCSA records since Sep 2, 2021 (~4y)

Company officer CLIFFORD P BALES JR.

Company officer 2 TAMMIE BALES

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Construction

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 1 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (573) 774-6557

Email: [email protected]

Physical

25565 HIGHWAY 17

WAYNESVILLE, MO 65583-2592

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3714816

In FMCSA records since Sep 2, 2021 (~4y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 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

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	2	0	0

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

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

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Crashes (24m)

Authorities

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

Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 30.0.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, down 67% versus the prior 24 months, most heavily in MO (1 stops), with Level 1 inspections the most common.

Violation profile

Top code 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories) cited 2 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Ford is the most-inspected make.

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

Compared against 276,431 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 276,431 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 276,431 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 (4 months)

2023-08 2024-08

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Ford		3
Peterbilt		1
Wabash National		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	1	—	30.00	30	—	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 (4 rows) View all 4 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
82439286	Aug 20, 2024	MO	1	SAINT ROBERT MO	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MO 73J0SV · 1FDZY90L5PVA33051	7	396.3(a)(1), 396.5(b), 396.17(c)	Yes
80955276	Feb 27, 2024	MO	1	ROLLA MO	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MO 73J0SV · 1FDZY90L5PVA33051	11	393.209D-STBSP, 393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LTSIR	Yes
80333752	Dec 6, 2023	MO	1	ON POST	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK MO 00J8SJ · 1XP5D69X8YD521872	0	—	No
79569457	Aug 31, 2023	MO	2	FORT LEONARD WOOD	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK MO 73J0SV · 1FDZY90L5PVA33051	4	392.9(a), 393.78, 393.83(e)	Yes

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
FORT LEONARD WOOD	MO	1	1
ON POST	MO	1	0
ROLLA MO	MO	1	1
SAINT ROBERT MO	MO	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
396.3(a)(1)	Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	Vehicle Maintenance	2	1
392.9(a)	Failing to secure load	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.11(a)(1)	Lighting devices/reflectors	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.75(c)	Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.83(e)	Exhaust - System discharging from a truck or truck-tractor at a location other than at the rear of the cab.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.95(f)	Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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