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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1922165· MC687765· CARRIER· EIN 27-0662111
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WAVE EXPRESS

Legal: BINGO TRANSPORTATION INC

2632 LINCOLNWAY EAST, GOSHEN, IN, 46526(574) 642-0630jgiger@waverv.comJOE BRAUN
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
Clear Blue Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
8.2%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
1.1%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
11
1 fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
75
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
1 fatal crash in the last 24 months

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.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

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Broker bond
Bond on file
BMC-84 surety · Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Cancellation filed
None
bond since 06/25/2025
Authority
Active
3 past revocations
Registered
17 yrs
since 08/04/2009
  • 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.

Authority & insurance

MC687765

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

Common
None
Contract
Active
Broker
Active
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
On file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 05/30/2026
Clear Blue Insurance Company· policy DX01AL00124
ENDED 05/30/2026Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 05/30/2025
Obsidian Insurance Company· policy LDT-AL-000001067
ON FILEProperty broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 06/25/2025
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company· policy 7901187234
ENDED 06/25/2025Property broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 06/25/2025
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company· policy 7901187234
Authority history (6) ▾
05/29/2025BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/13/2025)
07/31/2024BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/15/2024)
07/08/2024PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED
02/22/2018MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERREINSTATED
09/07/2010CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/22/2010)
08/21/2009MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (11/16/2011)
Insurance history7 insurers on record
Filing timeline (15) ▾
  1. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP$750KCancelled
    SURETY · eff 04/26/2024 → 06/25/2025
  2. EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2022 → 05/30/2025
  3. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP$750KCancelled
    SURETY · eff 04/26/2024 → 08/27/2024
  4. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 04/26/2024 → 04/26/2024
  5. EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2020 → 10/01/2022
  6. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/13/2019 → 10/01/2020
  7. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/13/2019 → 11/13/2019
  8. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2019 → 11/13/2019
  9. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/19/2018 → 10/01/2019
  10. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2010 → 11/10/2011
  11. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 10/01/2010 → 11/10/2011
  12. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2009 → 10/01/2010
  13. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 10/01/2009 → 10/01/2010
  14. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/11/2009 → 10/01/2009
  15. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 08/11/2009 → 10/01/2009

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.

Vehicle644 inspections · 8.2% OOS · National 22%
Driver786 inspections · 1.1% OOS · National 6.7%

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

11

Tow-away

11

Injury

10

Fatal

1

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
607
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
603
296 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
35.2M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • 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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Activity history

24 events
  1. 05/30/2026Insurance filed — Clear Blue Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy DX01AL00124

  2. 05/30/2026Insurance ended — Obsidian Insurance Company

    policy LDT-AL-000001067

  3. 04/10/2026MCS-150 update filed

    35.2M mi reported (2025)

  4. 06/25/2025Insurance filed — Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

    Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 7901187234

  5. 06/25/2025Insurance ended — Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

    policy 7901187234

  6. 06/25/2025Insurance cancelled — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP

    SURETY · policy 7901187234

  7. 05/30/2025Insurance filed — Obsidian Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy LDT-AL-000001067

  8. 05/30/2025Insurance replaced — EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy RM8CA00057-221

  9. 05/29/2025BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/13/2025)

  10. 08/27/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP

    SURETY · policy 7901187234

  11. 07/31/2024BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/15/2024)

  12. 07/08/2024PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
  13. 04/26/2024Insurance replaced — NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP

    SURETY · policy 7901187234

  14. 10/01/2022Insurance replaced — EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy RM8CA00057201

  15. 10/01/2020Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy HMU200138

  16. 11/13/2019Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy HMU200127-01

  17. 10/01/2019Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy HMU200070-02

  18. 02/22/2018MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
  19. 11/10/2011Insurance cancelled — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy OPS0052621

  20. 10/01/2010Insurance cancelled — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy OPS0052607

  21. 09/07/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/22/2010)

  22. 10/01/2009Insurance replaced — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy OPS0048685

  23. 08/21/2009MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (11/16/2011)

  24. 08/04/2009Registered 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
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-04-10
Reported mileage
35,196,248 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

  1. November, 2021

    • Fleet grew to 950 power units
    • Drivers grew to 950

  2. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — BINGO TRANSPORTATION INC, GOSHEN, IN

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Oct 2026 · Page refreshed: Nov 6, 2026, 8:09 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.