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Legal: BINGO TRANSPORTATION INC
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.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- Authority revoked 3 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
- Bond has changed hands 5 times across 2 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 2026792 inspections · 17 violations (2 OOS) · 7% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.2-SLLS4Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
10
1× · sev 10
- 2392.2-SLLSWZUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
10
1× · sev 10
- 3392.2-SLLS2Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
8
2× · sev 4
- 4392.2-SLLMLUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane
5
1× · sev 5
- 5393.48A
Inoperative/defective brakes
4
4×
- 6392.2-SLLLRUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
3
1× · sev 3
- 7395.8E
False report of drivers record of duty status
2
2×
- 8393.95A4-EEUSVehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2
1× · sev 2
- 9392.2-SLLED
State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length)
1
1×
- 10396.3A1BOSVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination
0
1× · sev 0
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- IN4
- IA3
- TN3
- SD2
- TX2
- NV2
- IL2
- OH2
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.
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 67% is at/over the 60% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain11× · 52%
- 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed3× · 14%
- 395.8E-HOSPDOOSHOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain:4× · 12%
- 395.3A1-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time2× · 6%
- 395.3A2-HOSPDITHOS (Property) - Driver driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty at the time of inspection. Time1× · 3%
- 395.3A2-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Tim1× · 3%
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner2× · 1%
- 395.30B2-ELDDFC24HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.1× · 1%
- 395.22GPortable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver1× · 0%
- 395.3B2-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving after being on duty more than 70 hours in the previous 8 consecutive days. Date and Time1× · 3%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 46% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit21× · 20%
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit7× · 19%
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit7× · 11%
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other5× · 7%
- 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane3× · 5%
- 392.2-SLLILCState/Local Laws - Improper lane change1× · 2%
- 392.82DUMTDriver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone2× · 8%
- 392.2-SLLCPState/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone1× · 4%
- 392.71A-DDriver - Using or equipping a CMV with a radar detector2× · 3%
- 392.2-RRTCDRailroad Crossing - Failed to obey a traffic control device or the direction of an enforcement official at a railroad-highway crossing1× · 2%
- 392.2-INATDriver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving1× · 2%
- Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 75% 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
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 10% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.41-BNPBBrake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit9× · 7%
- 393.48A-BIHEHydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle.8× · 6%
- 393.43D-BBrake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly5× · 3%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS8× · 19%
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth2× · 4%
- 393.75A1-TAORETATires - All others, has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches.1× · 2%
- 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.4× · 4%
- 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative4× · 4%
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.2× · 2%
- 393.43No/improper breakaway or emergency braking3× · 5%
- 393.52A-BInsufficient Braking Force as a Percentage of Gross Vehicle Weight or Gross Combination Weight2× · 3%
- 392.2SLSNCState/Local Laws - CMV snow chains required6× · 1%
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
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.
- 392.82DUMT×2Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
- 392.2-SLLS4×2State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
- 392.2-SLLS3×2State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
- 393.48A×4Inoperative/defective brakes
- 392.2-SLLED×3State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length)
- 395.8E×2False report of drivers record of duty status
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
- 393.75A3-TAOL×2Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- 393.43×2No/improper breakaway or emergency braking · OOS
- 393.52A-B×2Insufficient Braking Force as a Percentage of Gross Vehicle Weight or Gross Combination Weight · OOS
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
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 NHTSA110 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 80 more.
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.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
10
Tow-away
10
Injury
2
Fatal
1
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi603 drivers
- Company officer
- JOE BRAUN
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2009-08-04
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-04-10
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 607 trucks · 28 owned trailers · 34 leased/term tractors.
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 or addresses with 19 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
24 events- 05/30/2026Insurance filed — Clear Blue Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy DX01AL00124
- 05/30/2026Insurance ended — Obsidian Insurance Company
policy LDT-AL-000001067
- 04/10/2026MCS-150 update filed
35.2M mi reported (2025)
- 06/25/2025Insurance filed — Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 7901187234
- 06/25/2025Insurance ended — Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
policy 7901187234
- 06/25/2025Insurance cancelled — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP
SURETY · policy 7901187234
- 05/30/2025Insurance filed — Obsidian Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy LDT-AL-000001067
- 05/30/2025Insurance replaced — EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy RM8CA00057-221
- 05/29/2025BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/13/2025)
- 08/27/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP
SURETY · policy 7901187234
- 07/31/2024BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/15/2024)
- 07/08/2024PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
- 04/26/2024Insurance replaced — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP
SURETY · policy 7901187234
- 10/01/2022Insurance replaced — EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy RM8CA00057201
- 10/01/2020Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy HMU200138
- 11/13/2019Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy HMU200127-01
- 10/01/2019Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy HMU200070-02
- 02/22/2018MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 11/10/2011Insurance cancelled — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy OPS0052621
- 10/01/2010Insurance cancelled — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy OPS0052607
- 09/07/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/22/2010)
- 10/01/2009Insurance replaced — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy OPS0048685
- 08/21/2009MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (11/16/2011)
- 08/04/2009Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-04-10
- Reported mileage
- 35,196,248 mi (2025)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyNovember, 2021
- Fleet grew to 950 power units
- Drivers grew to 950
January, 2021
First on-record entry — BINGO TRANSPORTATION INC, GOSHEN, IN
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