BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC
Risk factors
Moderate riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 20261 inspections · 14 violations (5 OOS) · 100% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.48A-BIHEVehicle Maintenance
Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle.
24
6× · sev 4
- 2393.9A-LTSIVehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
12
2× · sev 6
- 3393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32Vehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves
8
1× · sev 8
- 4393.9A-LHWSVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 5393.9A-LSLIWRVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on
6
1× · sev 6
- 6393.9A-LLPLVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2
1× · sev 2
- 7396.3A1-BOS1 OOS
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
1
1×
- 8395.22G-ELDMFVHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- GA1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 100% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA2 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- WILLIAM BALLARD
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 153241265
- Registered since
- 2003-05-30
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-03-24
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 2 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses or officers with 10 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
64 events- 03/24/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2024)
- 01/07/2026Insurance filed — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 9300264083
- 01/06/2026Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
BIPD/Primary · policy CA865233175
- 12/10/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/12/2026)
- 11/20/2025MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 01/28/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
BIPD/Primary · policy CA984475077
- 08/15/2024MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (02/04/2025)
- 09/29/2022Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
BIPD/Primary · policy CA02857443
- 01/26/2022Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2857443
- 11/19/2020Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2248748
- 11/02/2020Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2248748
- 10/23/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/04/2020)
- 06/22/2020MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (10/05/2022)
- 09/01/2016Insurance cancelled — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 5051363600
- 12/21/2015MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (09/12/2016)
- 04/14/2011Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy A4750-02
- 02/25/2011Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy A4750-02
- 01/31/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/07/2011)
- 01/21/2011Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy A4750-02
- 12/27/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/20/2011)
- 12/22/2010Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy A4750-02
- 11/26/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/10/2010)
- 11/20/2010Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy A4750-02
- 11/16/2010Out-of-service order rescinded
- 11/14/2010Federal out-of-service order
90 day failure to pay fine
- 10/25/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/10/2010)
- 09/19/2010Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy A4750-02
- 08/23/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/08/2010)
- 07/13/2010Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy A4219-01
- 06/16/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/14/2010)
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2008-10-03
- Last review
- 2017-01-23
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-03-24
- Reported mileage
- 10,000 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC, MACON, GA
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