BLACK SEA INC
USDOT 1318891 · Doing business as ROMCO
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (34 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate15.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1318891 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-996833 |
| Legal Name | BLACK SEA INC |
| DBA Name | ROMCO |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 7737330177 |
| Address | 960 RAND RD SUITE 221, Des Plaines, IL, 60016 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 90 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 91 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 155 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 15.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-05-29 — AL — towaway
- 2025-05-20 — GA — towaway
- 2024-04-15 — IA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (28), 23 (22), 12 (20).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 34 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 34 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,427,639 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-JAN-26 |
BLACK SEA INC operates 34 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
Other carriers in Des Plaines, IL
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- MIKA TRANSPORT INC — USDOT 1324551, 14 power units
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