BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC

Lake City, SC · Interstate · 54 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Aug 23, 2023 (3 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC212528: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
36.8%
7 of 19 vehicle inspections (small sample) · South Carolina avg 30.3%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

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Operating authority

MC212528 FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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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)MC212528PrimaryWESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy WMC1936785 · BMC-91X
$750,000Dec 1, 2021Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 18, 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.

Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.

Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

88inspections
36.8%vehicle out-of-service
7 of 19 · South Carolina avg 30.3%
1.1%driver out-of-service
1 of 88 · South Carolina avg 6.7%
40violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 14, 2026NC21Yes
Oct 8, 2026NC30No
Oct 8, 2026NC11No
Sep 18, 2026NC30No
Aug 27, 2026SC30No
Aug 25, 2026SC13No
Aug 17, 2026NC20No
Aug 7, 2026NC21Yes
Aug 7, 2026SC22Yes
Aug 5, 2026NC20No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 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 South Carolina average covers 18,709 vehicle and 40,848 driver inspections of all South Carolina-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

24 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 7 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 40 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 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 serviceShareSouth Carolina share
Unsafe Driving10041.7%13.4%
Vehicle Maintenance10641.7%68.0%
Hours-of-Service Compliance3012.5%11.6%
Driver Fitness114.2%5.8%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
50
HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a
EOBR Related · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39522H4ELDBRODS
20
State/Local Laws - Following too closely
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLFC
20
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate
Physical · Driver Fitness · code 39111B4CLHA
11
Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured
General Securement · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3929A2C
11
Inoperative Brake Lamps
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939BRKLAMP
11
Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing is worn to the extent that the component ca
Suspension · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393207ASTBW
11
More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged
Suspension · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393207BAALPMEOOS
11
Flat tire or fabric exposed
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A
11
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
11

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the South Carolina column is the mix across all South Carolina-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 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

2crashes
0fatal
0injury
2tow-away
2 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Nov 4, 2024St Stephen, SC00
Oct 22, 2024VA00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number4121773
MC / docketMC212528
Legal nameBAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units54
Drivers53
Annual mileage3,564,227 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedAug 23, 2023 · 3 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateNov 26, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightFresh ProduceIntermodal ContainersCommodities Dry BulkPaper ProductsOtherPaper Product

Questions about BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC

What does BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC's operating authority allow?

MC212528: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about BAKER 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 BAKER TRANSPORTATION LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 4121773. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (854) 230-2250, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC212528, 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 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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