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720 W US HIGHWAY 20, MICHIGAN CITY, IN, 46360-6897

DOT# 125525 MC# 110390 Michigan City, Indiana 73 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Apr 14, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Apr 14, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 23, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Nov 20, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 17, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 18, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(219) 872-8618

Fax(219) 879-0891

Email[email protected]

Physical Address720 W US HIGHWAY 20, MICHIGAN CITY, IN, 46360-6897

Mailing Address720 W US HIGHWAY 20, MICHIGAN CITY, IN, 46360-6897

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC110390

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating73 years

All Docket Numbers

MC110390

Company Overview

BULK TRANSPORT CORP is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Michigan City, Indiana. The company has been in operation for 73 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/01/1974. The fleet consists of 73 power units and 70 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1,270,220 miles (2023). The carrier transports General Freight, Machinery, Large Objects, Passengers. With zero crashes across 14 inspections, BULK TRANSPORT CORP maintains an excellent safety record. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, BULK TRANSPORT CORP has a Trust Score of 85/100 (Excellent).

Cargo Transported

General FreightMachinery, Large ObjectsPassengers

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .16 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .62 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure .16 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,270,220 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS25.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/04/1988

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective07/01/2022

CompanyTHE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT

Policy #0P010445

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet73 units

Drivers70

Mileage1,270,220 mi

Operating73 years

MCS-15004/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service1

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 05/04/1988 | Rated: 06/16/1988

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

3 · 1 OOS -

2024

4 · 1 OOS =

2025

8 · 1 OOS =

2026

0 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

0 crashes =

2026

1 crash ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Dec 2025, 9 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (11.1% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/14/2026	DALLAS	TX	0	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

7 roadside violations across 9 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (15)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/23/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT OH	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSONVILLE IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	STEELE MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	OK	Full (Level I)	MARIETTA POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294 N/B AT THE I-80 SPLIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW BUFFALO TWP	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	SHELBYVILLE	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/10/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH AVE AT RAILROAD AVE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	IL	Full (Level I)	NA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WADDY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	STANTON TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/22/2023	PA	Full (Level I)	SR 51 SOUTH AT PA 43 EXIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	S I-75 @ SCHAEFER HWY	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2023	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	HANNIBALMO	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections10

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	5T297223	$1,000,000	07/01/2022	07/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	5T297223	$1,000,000	07/01/2022	07/27/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 3795626	$1,000,000	07/01/2003	07/01/2022	Replaced
34	CARGO	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 3795626	$0	01/01/2007	01/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 3795626	$0	01/01/2007	03/03/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT-660-7171B199	$0	01/01/2005	01/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	IM01205003	$0	01/01/2004	01/01/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	IM01205003	$0	01/01/2004	03/25/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	KK01300048	$1,000,000	01/01/2002	07/01/2003	Replaced
91	BIPD	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	TO 242506	$0	01/01/1996	10/27/2001	Cancelled
91	BIPD	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	11695 8915	$0	01/01/1993	01/01/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	11 695 8901	$0	01/01/1993	01/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	11 695 8901	$0	01/01/1993	09/24/2004	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC110390	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/03/1994	REVOKED	01/17/2002
MC110390	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/30/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/14/2004
MC110390	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/28/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/03/2005
MC110390	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/28/1963	REVOKED	01/17/2002
MC110390	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/17/1953	REVOKED	01/17/2002
MC110390	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/06/2002	-	-
MC110390	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/06/2002	-	-
MC110390	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/01/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/21/1993

No revocation records.

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85/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 85

−10

Starts at 100−15 totalFinal 85

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

BULK TRANSPORT CORP

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Company Overview

Cargo Transported

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (15)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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