BLUE HERON CLEARING AND GRADING LLC

Joins 7 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 27, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

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 — BLUE HERON CLEARING AND GRADING LLC (USDOT 4449530)
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/4449530/
As of: Sep 27, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 4449530 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: MATTHEW BLACKWELL Construction Other (OTHER) Based in LEXINGTON, SC

FMCSA census as of Sep 27, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 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

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

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

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 4449530

In FMCSA records since Aug 6, 2025 (~1y)

Company officer MATTHEW BLACKWELL

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Construction, Other (OTHER)

Fleet size 3 units

Drivers 4

Contact & address

Phone: (216) 560-9253

Email: [email protected]

Physical

108 BEECHAVEN RD

LEXINGTON, SC 29072-8864

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4449530

In FMCSA records since Aug 6, 2025 (~1y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

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 0.86 vs 1.80 -0.94

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	3	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 1 crashes →

	6–12 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	1	1
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	7	7	0
OOS inspections	0	2	0
OOS percentage	0%	28.57%	—
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

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)

2025-10 2026-06

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
South Carolina (SC)	7	2	28.6%	Jun 4, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Peterbilt		5
Freightliner		1
Great Dane		1
Kenworth		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	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	3	—	15.33	15	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	9.66	10	—	Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88052149	Jun 4, 2026	SC	3	—	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK SC P869462 · 1NPCXPEX8HD444814	3	392.2-SLLSR, 396.9D2-FTF, 392.16-D	No
87633145	Apr 20, 2026	SC	1	LEXINGTON SC	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK SC P921368 · 1NPCXPEX3TD792870	4	3A1-TAOCV, 17C-PI, 2-SLTFC	No
87521859	Apr 8, 2026	SC	1	CAYCE SC	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK SC P869462 · 1NPCXPEX8HD444814	4	—	Yes
87294457	Mar 11, 2026	SC	2	COLUMBIA SC	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK SC P869462 · 1NPCXPEX8HD444814	2	393.75A3-TAOL, 392.2-SLLEQP	Yes
86836011	Jan 20, 2026	SC	3	COLUMBIA SC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR IN 3143206 · 3AKJHHDR4NSNM0670	0	—	No
86523561	Dec 9, 2025	SC	3	WEST COLUMBIA SC	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK SC P869462 · 1NPCXPEX8HD444814	3	392.2-SLLEQP, 392.2-SLLEWPB	No
85965168	Oct 3, 2025	SC	3	COLUMBIA SC	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK SC P884779 · 1NKZXPEX6GJ111219	1	392.2-SLTFC	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
SC0025284412	Oct 3, 2025	SC	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
COLUMBIA SC	SC	3	1
CAYCE SC	SC	1	1
LEXINGTON SC	SC	1	0
WEST COLUMBIA SC	SC	1	0

Related Records

South Carolina carriers Lexington carriers 7 inspections 1 reportable crash

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots