CUSTOM LIGHTING SERVICES LLC
USDOT 897989 · Doing business as BLACK & MCDONALD
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (365 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate15.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)12 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 | 897989 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | CUSTOM LIGHTING SERVICES LLC |
| DBA Name | BLACK & MCDONALD |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8164830257 |
| Address | 6001 FRONT STREET, Kansas City, MO, 64120 |
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 | 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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 91 / 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 | 53 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 15.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 12 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 11 towaway) |
- 2026-05-13 — UT — towaway
- 2026-05-13 — UT — towaway
- 2026-04-16 — MO — towaway
- 2026-04-14 — MO — towaway
- 2026-03-12 — MO — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (10), 20 (8), 28 (6).
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) | 365 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 379 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 5,620,225 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 25-SEP-24 |
CUSTOM LIGHTING SERVICES LLC operates 365 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MO.
Nearby
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