CSA
UnknownUSDOT 326726· CARRIER· EIN 45-0333980
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BLACK GOLD FARMS INC

4320 18TH AVE S, GRAND FORKS, ND, 58201(701) 248-3933jon.carlson@blackgoldfarms.comJONATHAN CARLSON
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
20%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
85
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Driver OOS 20% — above the 6.7% national average

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.

Roadside inspection performance

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

Vehicle2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver5 inspections · 20% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

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

Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Driver OOS rate is 20% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • 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

Seat belt violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing1 violations (24 mo)
Seat belt1 viol100%
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV1× · 100%
What to do
  • Zero-tolerance belt policy; verify with in-cab camera or spot checks

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).

8
Inspections
17
Violations
1
Out-of-service
18
CSA points
17
Crashes
8
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

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

7 truck 3 trailer 1 incomplete vehicle
1998 MACK CH
1M1AA18YXWW079474· 931FJW SD
1999 MACK CH
1M1AA18Y5XW096491· 937FJW ND
1999 INTERNATIONAL 8100
1HSHBAHN3XH600629· TLJ1612 MN
2022 CHEVROLET Silverado HD
1GC4YPEY5NF104876· XX3018 NC
2008 VENTURE TRAILERS Venture Trailers, Inc.
47GAD32348B000064· T489741 ND
2006 MACK CV (Granite)
1M2AG10C26M025270· 479FPC ND
1995 MACK CH
1M1AA13Y7SW045140· 930FJW ND
2018 INTERNATIONAL LT625
3HSDZTZR5JN213486· 276FPH ND
2026 TRINITY TRAILER MFG., INC. TRINITY TRAILER MFG., INC.
1T9SC4222TB656077· T538060 ND
2018 INTERNATIONAL LT625
3HSDZTZR3JN631240· 772FPE ND
2027 TRINITY TRAILER MFG., INC. TRINITY TRAILER MFG., INC.
1T9SC4227VB656059· T559546 ND

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

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Power units
92
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
14
14 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.2M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi14 drivers
Company officer
JONATHAN CARLSON
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
93912863
Registered since
1988-09-06
Last MCS-150 update
2025-12-22
Census status
Active

Fleet: 92 trucks.

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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses or officers with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
JONATHAN CARLSON
USDOT 2429963Active· YAKIMA, WA
Strong
Officer
Medium· 2
HORIZON CONNECT LLC
USDOT 4039103Active· GRAND FORKS, ND
Medium
Address
HORIZON LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 3312635Active· GRAND FORKS, ND
Medium
Address

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

2 events
  1. 12/22/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.2M mi reported (2025)

  2. 09/06/1988Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2009-01-26
Last review
2009-01-21
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-12-22
Reported mileage
244,610 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 27, 2026, 2:41 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.