BLACK EARTH COMPOST LLC
USDOT 3209033MC-Docket MC1758785GLOUCESTER, MA
Review before tendering33 power units
BLACK EARTH COMPOST LLC (USDOT 3209033) in GLOUCESTER, 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 $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- 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.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 3 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 8.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.96
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.26
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.31
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
4
Injuries
3
Crashes
19
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 33
- Total drivers
- 59
- Years in business
- 8
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 3 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 8
- Driver OOS rate
- 5.3%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 22.2%Above national
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
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-04-08
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
31
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
59
Violations
6
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-07 → 2026-05-03.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-03-05
MA
3 injuredTow-away
2024-11-11
MA
1 injuredTow-away
2024-07-10
MA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
32 | 0 | 2026-05-03 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
8 | 3 | 2026-04-14 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
4 | 3 | 2026-05-03 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 0 | 2026-05-03 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
1 | 0 | 2025-08-26 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2024-03-12 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - U-bolt u-bolt bottom plate or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing. | OOS |
| 2026-04-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-09-30 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2025-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Improper lane change | — |
| 2025-02-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2024-12-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-10-14 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-10-07 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-09-05 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-09-05 | Unsafe Driving | Operating a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle while all other occupants are not properly restrained | — |
| 2024-08-28 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-06-19 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Unsafe Driving | Lane Restriction violation | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Driver Fitness | Expired medical examiner's certificate | — |
| 2024-04-24 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
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.
2026-05-03 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 15A-LNCDLNSRW | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2026-05-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2026-04-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
2026-04-14 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-SUBL | OOS | — |
2025-09-30 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9B-LRLIWR | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-08-26 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9AA1 | — | — |
| Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 | 301A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-07-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-06-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-05-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-05-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-05-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-03-05 5 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLILC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TFL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 25A-L | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCL | — | — |
2025-02-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-01-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWPB | — | — |
2024-12-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEQP | — | — |
2024-10-14 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-10-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-09-05 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(b) | — | — |
2024-08-28 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
2024-06-19 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
2024-03-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-03-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9b(a) | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b) | — | — |
2024-02-20 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a)(1) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-10-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-06-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
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