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BIG AL'S TRANSPORT INC

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Company CheckBIG AL'S TRANSPORT INC · DOT 827642

DBA: BA TRANSPORTATION & BROKERAGE

6121 HIGHTOWER RD, FORT LAWN, SC, 29714

DOT# 827642 MC# 363560 Fort Lawn, South Carolina 26 years

CARRIER & BROKER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Jul 30, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address6121 HIGHTOWER RD, FORT LAWN, SC, 29714

Mailing AddressPO BOX 686, FORT LAWN, SC, 29714

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusNot on file

On File (FMCSA)None on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/04/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/30/2026

TypeTrust Fund (BMC-85)

Surety / TrusteePACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

Contact☎ (800) 595-2615
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Filings on record7

Bond cancelled Oct 5, 2023 by PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.. This company's broker authority is not currently active. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.

Bond history

PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.May 2023 to Oct 2023 · CANCELLED

MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INCApr 2022 to Jul 2022 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

DocketMC363560

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerInactive

Operating26 years

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 OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/04/2026

Last checked07/30/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Operating26 years

MCS-15002/2013

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	10/01/2013	06/22/2017	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	10/01/2013	10/01/2013	Replaced
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	10/01/2013	03/14/2017	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V111055	$1,000,000	09/04/2003	03/13/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP56522A	$1,000,000	07/25/2008	11/24/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V103955	$750,000	07/23/1999	01/29/2000	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	05/12/2023	10/05/2023	Cancelled
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC	4001535	$0	04/19/2022	07/13/2022	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	03/06/2012	10/01/2013	Replaced
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	03/02/2020	08/11/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V108492	$1,000,000	02/02/2002	02/02/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V106982	$750,000	02/02/2001	02/02/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V105505	$750,000	01/29/2000	01/29/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	49-387194-00	$750,000	01/28/2013	12/20/2013	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC363560	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/15/2003	REVOKED	03/31/2004
MC363560	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/09/1999	REVOKED	04/21/2003
MC363560	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/29/2008	REVOKED	11/30/2010
MC363560	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	05/19/2023	REVOKED	10/11/2023
MC363560	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	04/25/2012	REVOKED	06/28/2017
MC363560	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	03/19/2020	REVOKED	08/17/2021
MC363560	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/09/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/08/2017
MC363560	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/01/2013	REVOKED	12/30/2013

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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

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

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

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

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).

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.

BIG AL'S TRANSPORT INC

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