CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1807007· MC696061· CARRIER· EIN 81-4984753
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BALL TRUCKING LLC

21129 DOVER BRIDGE RD, PRESTON, MD, 21655(410) 310-4364MATTHEW E BALL
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC696061

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 08/21/2017
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.· policy GWP81631A
Authority history (3) ▾
08/01/2017COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/22/2017)
08/02/2010COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/25/2010)
11/30/2009MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (5)
  1. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/28/201009/05/2017
  2. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$750KName Changed
    CARGO · eff 08/28/201009/05/2017
  3. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/28/201008/21/2017
  4. ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/28/200908/28/2010
  5. ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 08/28/200908/28/2010

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

2 inspections · 5 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

2
Inspections
5
Violations
0
OOS violations
3
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

5
total

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • MD3
  • IA1

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • 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.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

4
Inspections
5
Violations
0
Out-of-service
18
CSA points
0
Crashes
2
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

6 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

3 trailer 2 truck 1 other
2000 PETERBILT 379seen 3×
1XP5DB9X4YN533293· 633F82 MD
2014 PITTS TRAILERS
5JYDC4824EE085782· 277868C ME
2001 INTERNATIONAL 9900i
2HSCHAMR21C007473· PZA8053 MN
CHMI
1C92F53286M949549· T485945 ND
2015 TREMCAR
1T9HB4224FS588186· 5027111 ME
2015 TREMCAR
1T9HB4223FS588258· 251439A ME

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 census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2018
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
MATTHEW E BALL
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2008-09-02
Last MCS-150 update
2024-07-24
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 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 graph

This carrier shares VINs with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

3
Connected carriers
3
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links
Medium· 1
C W TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 326274Active· FEDERALSBURG, MD
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1T9HB4223FS5882581T9HB4224FS588186

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

9 events
  1. 07/24/2024MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2018)

  2. 09/05/2017Insurance name changed — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP81631A

  3. 08/21/2017Insurance filed — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GWP81631A

  4. 08/21/2017Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP81631A

  5. 08/01/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/22/2017)

  6. 08/28/2010Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS

    BIPD/Primary · policy PRA 9473266

  7. 08/02/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/25/2010)

  8. 11/30/2009MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  9. 09/02/2008Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2024-07-24
Reported mileage
85,780 mi (2018)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — BALL TRUCKING LLC, PRESTON, MD

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 24, 2026, 11:43 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.