BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC

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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 22, 2025
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $4,000,000 TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC (USDOT 4282500)
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: $4,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $4,000,000 — TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4282500/
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 4282500 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: SHAWN KNEPP Company officer 2: BRIAN GRATHWOHL Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Grain / Feed / Hay Based in WAYNE CITY, IL

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 94/100). 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=195620 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

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 4282500
In FMCSA records since Aug 15, 2024 (~2y)
MC / docket MC1664970
Company officer SHAWN KNEPP
Company officer 2 BRIAN GRATHWOHL
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Grain / Feed / Hay
Fleet size 5 units
Drivers 4
Contact & address
Physical
303 E SMITH ST
WAYNE CITY, IL 62895
Mailing
303 E SMITH ST
WAYNE CITY, IL 62895-0813
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 4282500
In FMCSA records since Aug 15, 2024 (~2y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
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 0.20 vs 1.80 -1.60
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 5 0 0
Trailers 10 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 5 5 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
5
Drivers
4
Inspections
5
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
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

BARNARDS FERTILIZER LLC had 5 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 Unsafe Driving at 8.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IL (3) and IN (2).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 5 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Freightliner, Eadu, and East dump are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 195,620 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 195,620 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 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 195,620 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)

2024-09 2025-06

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
Illinois (IL) 3 0 0.0% Jun 12, 2025
Indiana (IN) 2 0 0.0% Dec 30, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 5
Eadu 3
East Dump 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 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 7.92 8 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 (5 rows) View all 5 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
84948752 Jun 12, 2025 IL 3 il-i-64-e/b-mp-117
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83513355 Dec 30, 2024 IN 2 MOUNT VERNON IN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83365088 Dec 10, 2024 IL 3 il-i-64-e/b-mp-126
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83115241 Nov 6, 2024 IL 3 I-64
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82814087 Sep 30, 2024 IN 3 MOUNT VERNON IN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2 No
Authority Records (1 docket)
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
Oct 8, 2024 MC1664970-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (3 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC. CUL0703499 91X $4,000,000 Jul 22, 2025 On file ACTIVE
TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC. TPK0104240 BIPD/Primary Jul 22, 2025 Jul 22, 2025 REPLACED
FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY CA10009414700 BIPD/Primary Jul 22, 2024 Jul 22, 2025 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 22, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Jul 22, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRIANGLE INSURANCE COMPANY INC.
  3. Oct 8, 2024
    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 OOS
MOUNT VERNON IN IN 2 0
I-64 IL 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
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