BLACK SEA INC
DBA ROMCO
USDOT 1318891MC-Docket MC996833DES PLAINES, IL
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized34 power units
BLACK SEA INC (USDOT 1318891) in DES PLAINES, IL — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2019-07-24 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-10-27) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2025-10-27 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 4.23
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.08
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.43
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
136
Inspections
23
OOS inspections
27
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 34
- Total drivers
- 34
- Years in business
- 21
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 3.5%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 21.7%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 8 times last 2025-10-27
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-01-30
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2019-07-24
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
208
Inspections
32
OOS inspections
276
Violations
40
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2026-05-21.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-05-20
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Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
95 | 22 | 2026-04-20 |
Hours of service 395
|
59 | 6 | 2026-03-30 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
51 | 2 | 2026-05-02 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
10 | 1 | 2026-04-24 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
8 | 5 | 2026-04-24 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
8 | 2 | 2026-02-19 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2025-03-18 |
Operating authority / leasing 376
|
1 | 0 | 2024-09-17 |
Hazmat driving & parking 397
|
1 | 0 | 2023-06-26 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-04-07 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Any of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing. CVSA I | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information immediately available | — |
| 2026-03-30 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-03-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2026-03-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2026-03-21 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2026-03-21 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Highway Carriage) - Failing to have HM shipping papers readily accessible. | — |
| 2026-03-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Emergency Response) - Improper maintenance/accessibility of emergency response information | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-03-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-03-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system. | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2026-01-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed | OOS |
| 2026-01-15 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Failure to maintain placard(s) in a condition so that the format legibility color and visibility of th | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel | OOS |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Unsafe Operations - Prohibited | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-12-27 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adve | OOS |
| 2025-12-27 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Failure to display placard(s) so words or identification number printed on it are displayed horizontal | — |
| 2025-12-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2025-12-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | OOS |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps improper color height location. | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir. | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-02 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-04-24 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 201A1 | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 201D | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817A | — | — |
2026-04-20 3 viols· 2 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2026-04-07 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823A-HMPMCNP-L6-1 | — | — |
2026-04-03 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 600C1-HMER | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2026-03-30 7 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2026-03-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
2026-03-21 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817E2-HMHC | — | — |
2026-03-20 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2026-03-17 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-ATIS | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 602C-HMER | — | — |
2026-03-10 15 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1PC | — | — |
2026-03-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-02-23 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
2026-02-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2026-02-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2026-02-12 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D | — | — |
2026-02-05 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCHL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-OAL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-01-19 2 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-01-18 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2026-01-15 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 516C6-HMPMC | — | — |
2026-01-14 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 7A-UO | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HLOW | OOS | — |
2026-01-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2026-01-07 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
2026-01-05 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-01-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
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