BLANDON CARGO EXPRESS 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 202622 inspections · 37 violations (9 OOS) · 20% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1396.3A1-BARSVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch
8
2× · sev 4
- 2393.9HVehicle Maintenance
Inoperable head lamps
6
1× · sev 6
- 3396.5B-HWSLVehicle Maintenance
Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
4
2× · sev 2
- 4393.45D-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
4
1× · sev 4
- 5393.53B-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
4
1× · sev 4
- 6393.201A-FRSCVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Frame - Cracked siderail web around the radius into the bottom flange
2
1× · sev 2
- 7393.9Vehicle Maintenance
Inoperable Required Lamp
2
1× · sev 2
- 8395.22H4Hours-of-Service Compliance
Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids
1
1× · sev 1
- 9395.8E1-PC
False Record of Duty Status - Improper use of Personal Conveyance Exception
1
1×
- 10396.3A1-BOS1 OOS
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- TX9
- NM8
- CA5
- AZ4
- MS1
- LA1
- GA1
- AR1
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 65% is at/over the 65% 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.
- 395.22H4Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids1× · 100%
- 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
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 35.7% 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
Suspension / axle violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Medium impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 79% is close to the 80% intervention line — worth getting ahead of before it crosses.
- 393.207A-SAPPASSuspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift1× · 17%
- 396.3A1-AABRCWThe sliding suspension attachment member (undercarriage body rail) on either side exhibits a crack of any length in more than 50% of its attachment welds.1× · 17%
- 396.3A1-BARSAir Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch2× · 12%
- 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19981× · 8%
- 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear1× · 5%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 19%
- 396.3A1-AASGMD-L6Any of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged.1× · 6%
- 393.201A-FRSCFrame - Cracked siderail web around the radius into the bottom flange1× · 3%
- Look under the truck for shifted axles and broken/leaking suspension; include in scheduled maintenance
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
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.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- 393.207A-SAPPASSuspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift · OOS
- 396.3A1-BARSAir Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch
- 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 NHTSA30 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.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
1
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi10 drivers
- Company officer
- ARLEN BLANDON
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2010-04-09
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-09-05
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 8 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 2 owned trailers · 6 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 officers with 13 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
25 events- 09/05/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.7M mi reported (2025)
- 04/16/2025Insurance filed — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CT9602817644
- 04/16/2025Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CT404598001
- 04/16/2024Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 404598001
- 04/16/2023Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 278196001
- 04/16/2022Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WDTT2110089
- 03/21/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/15/2022)
- 04/16/2021Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WDTT2010131
- 03/22/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/15/2021)
- 04/16/2020Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WHTXT1910156
- 03/20/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/16/2020)
- 04/16/2019Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WHTXT1810718
- 03/20/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/16/2019)
- 04/16/2018Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WHTXT1710243
- 03/20/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/16/2018)
- 12/20/2017Insurance name changed — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WHTXT1710243
- 11/17/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/08/2017)
- 04/16/2017Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP77929A
- 04/16/2017Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WHTXT1710243
- 03/20/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/14/2017)
- 03/05/2013Insurance name changed — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP77929A
- 02/26/2013Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP77929A
- 01/31/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/28/2013)
- 04/30/2010MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 04/09/2010Registered 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
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2010-10-21
- Last review
- 2010-10-07
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-09-05
- Reported mileage
- 747,988 mi (2025)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJuly, 2022
- Drivers shrank to 12
November, 2021
- Drivers grew to 17
January, 2021
First on-record entry — BLANDON CARGO EXPRESS LLC, FORT WORTH, TX
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