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DOT 273567 is operated by BALAS DISTRIBUTING CO out of Freeland, PA. This profile shows verified operating authority, current insurance, observed equipment, and recent inspection activity joined into one card so brokers can verify the carrier in one tab.
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BALAS DISTRIBUTING CO holds active federal broker authority (1008867). Whether a surety bond is on file, the bond amount versus the $75,000 BMC-84 floor, and any authority revocations are shown in the broker-vetting section on this page — check them before you haul, since a bonded, active broker is the baseline signal you can expect to get paid.
Operating authority is verified against the live public registry and refreshed daily. Current status: ACTIVE. "active" means the carrier is authorized to operate; "inactive" or "out-of-service" indicates the carrier should not be hauling.
Liability and cargo insurance status is drawn from the latest filings on record. Current status: active. We mark a carrier "lapsed" when the most recent cancellation date is in the past with no superseding policy.
BALAS DISTRIBUTING CO was last inspected on 2026-08-11. We've recorded 11 inspections in the trailing 12 months.
BALAS DISTRIBUTING CO is registered as 1008867. Many brokers reference carriers by MC; both identifiers resolve to the same carrier record.
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Not enough reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before rates unlock
Rates stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker’s loads can be picked out of the aggregate.
Consider with verification — at least one signal needs review.
power units (MCS-150)
distinct VINs in inspections
11 inspections, 12mo
most recent roadside record
Inferred from consecutive inspection states per truck. Use these as a starting point for backhaul or rep prospecting.
Not enough broker-reported loads yet — this score unlocks as brokers report load outcomes. Aggregates appear once 3+ brokerages have reported on this carrier (0 loads from 0 brokerages so far).
No community reports for this carrier. Had a fraud or cargo-theft incident? Your report warns the whole network within minutes.
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Not enough claim reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before claims history unlocks
Claims stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker's claims can be picked out of the aggregate.
These are our estimates from local roadside-inspection history; FMCSA hasn't published measures for this carrier yet (see #1000).
Aggregate rating unlocks at 3 reviewing workspaces — 0 so far. Individual reviews appear below as they're published.
No published reviews yet. Worked with this carrier? Your review starts the record.
Matched on equipment mix, fleet-size band, and home state.
Signals are precursor patterns, not proof of fraud. Verify before acting — and if a flag looks wrong, dispute it from its row.
This carrier's contact domain (citlink.net) was registered 1996-02-01, long after its operating authority — a freshly-stood-up domain on an older MC is a reactivated-shell signal.
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