BFJ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES CORP

USDOT 3628541MC-Docket MC1242219DORCHESTR CTR, MA
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BFJ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES CORP (USDOT 3628541) in DORCHESTR CTR, MA — 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 is $300,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2024-05-07 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-02-18) — 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.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2026-02-18 — 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.

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

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 45
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.6
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.69

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
0
Crashes
10
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$300,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
1
Total drivers
1
Years in business
5
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
20%

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 2026-02-18
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-10-28
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2024-05-07
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

11
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
18
Violations
2
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-12 → 2026-04-14.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
7 2 2025-12-09
Unsafe driving 392
7 0 2026-04-14
General safety regulations 390
2 0 2026-04-14
Hours of service 395
1 0 2025-11-03
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2025-08-21

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-14 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2026-01-09 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-12-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) improperly mounted
2025-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front sidewall is cut/worn/damaged exposing ply cord OOS
2025-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle OOS
2025-11-07 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failure to yield to emergency vehicle.
2025-11-03 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2025-10-06 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-09-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) improperly mounted
2025-09-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-09-29 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-08-21 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 9 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-14 ME · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2026-01-09 MA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2025-12-09 MA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 24C-L
2025-11-07 ME · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2SLFYEMV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TFSMF OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCFSBD-SA OOS
2025-11-03 MA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
2025-10-18 NH · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2025-10-06 MA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2025-09-29 MA · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 24C-L
2025-08-21 MA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT

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