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BALES UNLIMITED INC

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Company CheckBALES UNLIMITED INC · DOT 511020

DOT# 511020 MC# 332980 Shumway, Illinois 28 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Sep 12, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Sep 2, 2025
REVOKED MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER.

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Other Companies at This Address

Address9845 E 1900TH AVE, SHUMWAY, IL 62461

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
DST TRANSPORT INC	4410958	Sign in shared ×3	Active
BALES UNLIMITED INC this company	511020	Sign in shared ×3	Inactive
DST TRANSPORT	4419331	Sign in shared ×3	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC332980

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating28 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Passenger Carrier

Mileage

Annual Mileage331,145 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/21/2024

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/28/2026

Last checked09/12/2026

Quick Facts

StatusInactive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers14

Mileage331,145 mi

Operating28 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 02/21/2024 | Rated: 02/21/2024

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA154996	$5,000,000	08/24/2003	07/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA154996	$5,000,000	07/19/2005	02/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA154996	$5,000,000	07/01/2004	04/22/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA138115	$5,000,000	06/01/1999	08/24/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL GUARDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CK01301816	$5,000,000	06/01/1997	06/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA154996	$5,000,000	04/22/2005	07/19/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA154996	$5,000,000	03/11/2021	08/26/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA154996	$5,000,000	02/01/2008	03/11/2021	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC332980	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/22/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2005
MC332980	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/28/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/04/2005
MC332980	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/25/1998	REVOKED	09/02/2025
MC332980	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/12/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/16/2021
MC332980	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/11/2008

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75/100

Good

NOT 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 75

−25

Starts at 100−25 totalFinal 75

Not active with FMCSA−25

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

USDOT registration is not active (inactive, revoked, or pending).

Authorized for hire

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

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-25

Not active with FMCSA FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA does not show an active USDOT registration / operating authority.

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.

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