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Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

4305 48TH STREET, BLADENSBURG, MD, 20710

DOT# 653767 Bladensburg, Maryland

PRIVATE CARRIER

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172

Power Units

142

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Jul 29, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 15, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Jun 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 14, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 9, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4305 48TH STREET, BLADENSBURG, MD, 20710

Mailing Address4305 48TH STREET, BLADENSBURG, MD, 20710

Other Companies at This Address

Address4305 48TH STREET, BLADENSBURG, MD 20710

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BATES TRUCKING CO INC this company	653767	Sign in	Active
B T EXPRESS	784799	Sign in	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 TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Cargo Transported

Garbage, Refuse, Trash

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

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 .52 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 2.11 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 10.74 · 13 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage525,345 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

142

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

142

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)15

Fatal0

Driver OOS10.5% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS28.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/23/2023

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet172 units

Drivers142

Mileage525,345 mi

MCS-15005/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)15

Fatal0

Injury6

Tow-Away9

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total19

Out of Service2

OOS Rate10.5%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total14

Out of Service4

OOS Rate28.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/23/2023 | Rated: 10/14/2009

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

2 · 1 OOS -

2024

13 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

8 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

7 · 3 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

12 crashes ▲

2025

4 crashes ▼

2026

6 crashes ▲

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, 22 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (36.4% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 8 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (22)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/15/2026	Not Reported	VA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/14/2026	Not Reported	VA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/09/2026	LANGLEY PARK	MD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
03/17/2026	Not Reported	VA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/22/2026	WASHINGTON	DC	1	1	2	Clear	-	Daylight
01/09/2026	CROFTON	MD	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/06/2025	CROFTON	MD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/03/2025	BOWIE	MD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/15/2025	Not Reported	VA	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/02/2025	LARGO	MD	3	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/06/2024	CO1041 WAUGH CHAPEL RD	MD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/30/2024	IS97	MD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/22/2024	MD3 ROBERT CRAIN HWY	MD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/10/2024	IS 97 - NO NAME (SB/L)	MD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/21/2024	CO 2097 - ROLLING VIEW DR	MD	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/24/2024	RT28/SULLY RD	VA	0	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/12/2024	SPRINGDALE	MD	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/24/2024	GLENARDEN	MD	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/23/2024	0294 PRINCE WILLIAM PARKWAY	VA	4	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
01/24/2024	CO922 OLD COALING ROAD	MD	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dusk
01/22/2024	MD 202 - LANDOVER RD (SB/L)	MD	0	1	2	Clear	Other/Unknown	Dark - Not Lighted
01/11/2024	ELLICOTT CITY	MD	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

62 roadside violations across 22 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 38 violations · 8 OOS

Unsafe Driving 19 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 4 violations · 4 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 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 (30)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/29/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTCLAIR VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	4	0	1	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PARKTON MD	4	1	1	1	3	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	DC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTON DC	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLLEGE PARK MD	13	3	3	1	10	2	-	▲Detail
03/06/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	UPPER MARLBORO MD	5	2	0	0	5	2	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUMFRIES VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	UPPER MARLBORO MD	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASONVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOWIE MD	6	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTER MD	5	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	KETTERING MD	6	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
06/20/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	TRACYS LANDING MD	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANASSAS VA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/28/2024	DC	Walk-Around (Level II)	WASHINGTON DC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/21/2024	DC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTON DC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOWARD COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/16/2024	DC	Walk-Around (Level II)	WASHINGTON DC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	US301 UPPER MARLBORO S.H. S/B	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	DC	Walk-Around (Level II)	WASHINGTON DC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	FAIRFAX VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/25/2024	DC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTON DC	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	DC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTON DC	3	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	DC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTON DC	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2024	DC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTON DC	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	DC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTONDC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections21

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

Driver Fitness 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 13 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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76/100

Good

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 76

−10

Starts at 100−24 totalFinal 76

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

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

Operating history unknown−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers, a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance 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

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 10.5263% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 15 crash(es) across 172 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 15 crash(es) across 172 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 10.5263% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% 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.

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (22)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (30)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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