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Company CheckBLACK DOG MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT INC · DOT 2564906

9611 N 1700 EAST RD, CHENOA, IL, 61726

DOT# 2564906 MC# 896944 Chenoa, Illinois 9 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 16, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 16, 2026
Phone number changed.

Safety & compliance 4

Jul 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 4, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 27, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 9, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address9611 N 1700 EAST RD, CHENOA, IL, 61726

Mailing Address9611 N 1700 EAST RD, CHENOA, IL, 61726

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC896944

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

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 1.25 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.34 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 1.26 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 7.57 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage100,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS35.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS57.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/23/2026

CompanyCOUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP

Policy #CHL 01-06646-26

Last checked09/15/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage100,000 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total17

Out of Service6

OOS Rate35.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total7

Out of Service4

OOS Rate57.1%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

2024

4 · 2 OOS -

2025

13 · 7 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Jul 2026, 17 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (47.1% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

25 roadside violations across 17 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 12 violations · 5 OOS

Driver Fitness 6 violations · 3 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 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 (18)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/29/2026	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	ME	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLINTON SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 72	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/09/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	JACKSON OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MANCHESTER TN	2	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOREHEAD	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIAMI WV	3	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57 SB	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	UNION	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MADISON COUNTY I-26, E	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	GHENT WV	7	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I55	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	4	1	2	1	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections18

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 5 viols

Driver Fitness 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2015-03-27	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2017-04-19

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA953580075	$750,000	11/15/2021	02/17/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA02288819	$750,000	10/02/2021	11/15/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA02288819	$750,000	10/02/2021	12/14/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2288819	$750,000	06/25/2020	10/02/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM022983-01	$750,000	05/02/2017	07/14/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA953580075	$750,000	02/17/2023	11/27/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA953580075	$750,000	02/17/2023	12/18/2023	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC896944	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/21/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/28/2023
MC896944	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/17/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2021
MC896944	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/07/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2021
MC896944	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/02/2020	-	-
MC896944	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/12/2017	REVOKED	07/24/2017
MC896944	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	02/05/2015	-	-
MC896944	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/23/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/10/2023

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

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

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 35.2941% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 57.1429% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 35.2941% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 57.1429% 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.

BLACK DOG MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT INC

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Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (18)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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