BELL FUELS SERVICE COMPANY

Morris, IL · Interstate · 13 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Dec 18, 2020 (5 years)

No risk signals in the last-known data

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Nothing in the FMCSA record matched our risk signals. That is not a guarantee, and it does not confirm who you are talking to; follow the checks below. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

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Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC1319887: Common carrier active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $1,000,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
20.0%
1 of 5 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1319887 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $1,000,000)

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 3538448 ↗

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)MC1319887PrimaryFEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Policy 6149573 · 91X
$1,000,000Dec 31, 2020Active

Source: Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 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.

Last known filings. Insurance for this carrier comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026. Policies may have been cancelled or replaced since. Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

6inspections
20.0%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 5 · Illinois avg 24.1%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 6 · Illinois avg 4.4%
4violations written on inspection reports
6 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Aug 11, 2026IL21No
Jul 16, 2026IL31No
May 12, 2026IL20No
Sep 3, 2025IL22Yes
May 15, 2025IL10No
May 14, 2025IL10No
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

3 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 1 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 4 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
Hazardous Materials Compliance1133.3%0.5%
Unsafe Driving1033.3%19.8%
Vehicle Maintenance1033.3%60.9%
3 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Placard damaged deteriorated or obscured
Markings - HM · Hazardous Materials Compliance · code 172516C6
11
State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
Speeding 4 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLSWZ
10
Driver failing to conduct pre-trip inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3927A
10

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

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number3538448
MC / docketMC1319887
Legal nameBELL FUELS SERVICE COMPANY
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units13
Drivers11
Annual mileage252,024 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedDec 18, 2020 · 5 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateDec 26, 2025

Cargo carried

Liquids/Gases

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 BELL FUELS SERVICE COMPANY

What does BELL FUELS SERVICE COMPANY's operating authority allow?

MC1319887: Common carrier (may haul regulated property for hire for the general public).

Which information about BELL FUELS SERVICE COMPANY is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. Insurance filings are from the same May 14, 2026 snapshot. 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 BELL FUELS SERVICE COMPANY?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3538448. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (815) 566-6015, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1319887, 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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