Blackbeard Auto Carriers LLC

Deale, MD · Interstate · 1 power unit · Not rated · USDOT since Aug 15, 2024 (2 years) · Authority since Apr 9, 2025 (1 year)

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.

Operating authority
Last known: Active
MC1713289: 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
11.1%
1 of 9 vehicle inspections (small sample) · Maryland avg 20.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

Green means the FMCSA record shows it. It does not confirm who you are talking to, or that a policy covers your specific load.

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus before booking.

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Operating authority

MC1713289 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $1,000,000)
First grantedApr 9, 2025 (1 year ago)
BOC-3 process agent
Accepts legal papers for the company in each state
FMCA FILINGS LLC DBA FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER AUTHORITY FILINGS
Authority history for MC1713289 · 1 event
DateAuthorityAction
Apr 9, 2025Motor carrierGranted

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 4282364

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)MC1713289PrimaryProgressive Casualty Insurance Company
Policy CA991887052 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Mar 18, 2025Active

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 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

9inspections
11.1%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 9 · Maryland avg 20.8%
11.1%driver out-of-service
1 of 9 · Maryland avg 9.4%
8violations written on inspection reports

By quarter inspections and vehicle out-of-service rate

Bar height: inspections in the quarter. Percentage: vehicles put out of service, of vehicle inspections. The first and last quarters are partial.

Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months

Power units: 2

2 straight trucks

Ford 2

1 power unit declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.

Trailers: 2

2 semi-trailers

Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.

Shippers named on inspection reports 24 months

Carmax 2

As written by roadside inspectors, who note the shipper on the bill of lading. Only names that appear on at least three different carriers' reports are shown, so private individuals are never listed. A shipper on a report is not a reference.

9 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 29, 2026MD11Yes
Jun 3, 2026MD10No
May 18, 2026MD20No
Jan 8, 2026MD21No
Dec 10, 2025MD24Yes
Nov 19, 2025MD10No
Nov 5, 2025MD11No
Jun 23, 2025MD20No
Apr 30, 2025MD11No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 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 Maryland average covers 42,334 vehicle and 51,684 driver inspections of all Maryland-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

5 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 8 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 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 serviceShareMaryland share
Vehicle Maintenance3060.0%71.4%
Driver Fitness1120.0%6.6%
Unsafe Driving1020.0%10.9%
5 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing…
Medical Certificate · Driver Fitness · code 39141APC
11
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 3 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS3
10
Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALLPL
10
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617CPI
10
Washers - Inoperative washing system.
Windshield/ Glass/ Markings · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39378AWS
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 20, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Maryland column is the mix across all Maryland-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 20, 2024 – Oct 20, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 20, 2026

USDOT number4282364
MC / docketMC1713289
Legal nameBLACKBEARD AUTO CARRIERS LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units1
Drivers1
Annual mileage50,967 (2025)
HazmatYes
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedAug 15, 2024 · 2 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMar 27, 2026
Email domain on file@protonmail.com (free email service)

Equipment as declared on the MCS-150

OwnedTerm-leased
Straight trucks10
Trailers10

Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.

Cargo carried

Motor Vehicles

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 Blackbeard Auto Carriers LLC

What does Blackbeard Auto Carriers LLC's operating authority allow?

MC1713289: Common carrier (may haul regulated property for hire for the general public).

Which information about Blackbeard Auto Carriers LLC 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 Blackbeard Auto Carriers LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 4282364. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (240) 260-8375, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1713289, 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 20, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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