Ballard Inc
- USDOT
- 285335
- Docket
- MC266965
- Website
- Ballard Inc
Carrier Ratings
- Cleanliness
-
10.0
- Communication
-
10.0
- Timeliness
-
10.0
Positive Flags
- On Time Pickup
- 1
- On Time Delivery
- 1
- Consistent Tracking
- 1
- Strong Dispatcher Communication
- 1
- Strong Driver Communication
- 1
- Friendly
- 1
- Easy to Work With
- 1
- Easy to Onboard
- 1
- Clean Equipment
- 1
- Good Delivery Condition
- 1
- Knowledgeable
- 1
Overview
Ballard Inc. provides late model, top of the line equipment for our drivers. Our fleet is comprised of 2010-2018 extended hood Peterbilts, with flat top and stand up sleepers.
We operate over one hundred 6500-7500 gallon stainless steel clean-bore single compartment food grade liquid bulk tankers. Several of our tankers are dedicated to the transport of Kosher certified products.
We also operate a dry van division.
Fleet Details
| Type | Tractors | Trailers | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned | 83 | 99 | 0 |
| Leased | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Freight
- General Freight
- Liquids/Gases
Truck Types
- Dry Van
- Flatbed
- Tanker
Shipment Types
- Full Truckload
- MCS-150 Mileage
- 10,000,000 (2022)
- Electronic Tracking
- 100% of reviewers say the carrier uses electronic tracking
Lanes
This information was provided by Ballard Inc
Compliance
Authorizations
- FMCSA authority status
- Common Active — 01/04/1994 (30 years, 4 months)
- Carrier operation
- Interstate
- Hazmat
- Cargo authorization
- Property
Safety Violations
| Type | Total | Severe | Out of Service | Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 85 | 8 | 16 | 2.83 | 23.2% |
| Unsafe Driving | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1.86 | 26.8% |
| Hours of Service Compliance | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.7% |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Accident Report
| Type | Last 6 Months | 6-12 Months ago | 12-24 Months ago | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Injuries | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Tow-away | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Crash Reports | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Inspections
| Type | Inspections | OOS Inspections | OOS Percentage | National Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 175 | 0 | 0% | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 130 | 14 | 10.77% | 22.26% |
Insurance Coverage
- Insurance type
- BIPD (Primary)
- Company name
- Great West Casualty Co.
- Policy limit
- $1,000,000
- Policy number
- GWP78003A
- Effective date
- 04/21/2010
- Insurance type
- Cargo
- Company name
- Great West Casualty Co.
- Policy limit
- $0
- Policy number
- GWP78003A
- Effective date
- 04/21/2010
Verified Broker from Florida
“Full Truckload from Louisville, KY to Montgomery, AL”
- Timeliness
- 10/10
- Cleanliness
- 10/10
- Communication
- 10/10
- On Time Pickup
- On Time Delivery
- Consistent Tracking
- Strong Dispatcher Communication
- Strong Driver Communication
- Friendly
- Easy to Work With
- Easy to Onboard
- Clean Equipment
- Good Delivery Condition
- Knowledgeable
Ballard has been a great carrier partner for us. They run dry van loads. They are great with communication. We pinged the driver throughout the trip with no issues. Very courteous and professional with personnel at the shipper & receiver. Shelby and Ricky do a great job.
- Lanes
- Louisville, KY to Montgomery, AL
- Freight Details
- General Freight
- Tracking
- Offers electronic tracking
- Tracking functional
Carrier Ratings
- Cleanliness
-
10.0
- Communication
-
10.0
- Timeliness
-
10.0
Positive Flags
- On Time Pickup
- 1
- On Time Delivery
- 1
- Consistent Tracking
- 1
- Strong Dispatcher Communication
- 1
- Strong Driver Communication
- 1
- Friendly
- 1
- Easy to Work With
- 1
- Easy to Onboard
- 1
- Clean Equipment
- 1
- Good Delivery Condition
- 1
- Knowledgeable
- 1
