BJT EXPRESS INC
USDOT 1337564 · Doing business as BULLPEN EXPRESS INC
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (405 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileCarolina Casualty Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate6.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)30 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations2 share this carrier's phone or address
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 | 1337564 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-545421 |
| Legal Name | BJT EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | BULLPEN EXPRESS INC |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 2192281800 |
| Address | 3 141ST STREET, Hammond, IN, 46327 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20180126) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Carolina Casualty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2024-09-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-09-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2010-07-01 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 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 | 335 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 6.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 30 total (0 fatal, 4 with injuries, 28 towaway) |
- 2026-06-02 — IN — towaway
- 2026-05-27 — IL — towaway
- 2026-02-26 — SC — towaway
- 2026-02-26 — WV — towaway
- 2026-02-20 — IL — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (78), 16 (40), 14 (25).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 405 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 405 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 48,000,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 12-FEB-26 |
BJT EXPRESS INC operates 405 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in IN.
Nearby
Other carriers in Hammond, IN
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- PINTOS CONCRETE LLC — USDOT 1392335, 8 power units
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