BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC

Saint Charles, IL · Interstate · 60 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Aug 6, 2012 (14 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC796049: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $1,000,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
19.8%
51 of 258 vehicle inspections · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC796049 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $1,000,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC796049PrimaryCarolina Casualty Insurance Company
Policy KCA 2600821 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Nov 11, 2022Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

350inspections
19.8%vehicle out-of-service
51 of 258 · Illinois avg 24.1%
2.0%driver out-of-service
7 of 350 · Illinois avg 4.4%
378violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 14, 2026AR16Yes
Oct 13, 2026OH20No
Oct 11, 2026TN31No
Oct 7, 2026CO31No
Oct 6, 2026IL30No
Oct 3, 2026TN31No
Oct 3, 2026NC30No
Oct 1, 2026AR24No
Sep 29, 2026US21No
Sep 29, 2026GA30No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Illinois average covers 195,384 vehicle and 387,932 driver inspections of all Illinois-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

310 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 76 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 378 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIllinois share
Vehicle Maintenance2356275.8%60.9%
Unsafe Driving2608.4%19.8%
Hazardous Materials Compliance2136.8%0.5%
Hours-of-Service Compliance2036.5%14.8%
Driver Fitness772.3%3.6%
Controlled Substances/Alcohol110.3%0.4%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
2828
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
250
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
190
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
Brake Out Of Service · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1BOS
99
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR
81
Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375CTAOTDLT232
80
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB
60
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALFTSI
60
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
50
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
50

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Illinois column is the mix across all Illinois-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

6crashes
0fatal
2injury
4tow-away
6 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Mar 1, 2026Thornton Twp, IL00
Jan 30, 2026Chicago, IL00
Jan 15, 2026Findlay Township, PA01
Sep 11, 2025Kansas City, MO00
Apr 10, 2025MD00
Dec 10, 2024Richmond, RI01

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number2331239
MC / docketMC796049
Legal nameBLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units60
Drivers60
Annual mileage4,360,877 (2025)
HazmatYes
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedAug 6, 2012 · 14 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateFeb 9, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightLiquids/GasesChemicals

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC

What does BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC's operating authority allow?

MC796049: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking BLACK SEA TRANSPORTATION LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2331239. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (630) 228-4313, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC796049, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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