USDOT 476933MC228157

Blue Lakes Charters And Tours Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Authority age

35 years (granted 1991)

Liability filing

$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

Inspections

134 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Blue Lakes Charters And Tours Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

12154 N Saginaw Rd, Clio, MI 48420

Phone

(810) 686-4287

Power units

33

Drivers

53

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC228157

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Passenger Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Insurance filings

91X Lancer Insurance Company · coverage $5M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 134 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

0.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 134 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

jason@bluelakes.com — company domain

Domain age

bluelakes.com registered 1996-12-24 (30 years)

Mail host

Self-hosted / other

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MI 10/2024 · OH 06/2024 · MI 10/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 202025: 452024: 452023: 24
Level V — Vehicle-only: 95Level I — Full: 27Level II — Walk-around: 10Level III — Driver-only: 2
DateStateLevel
Jun 1, 2026MILevel I — Full
Jun 1, 2026MILevel I — Full
May 21, 2026OHLevel I — Full
May 21, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 21, 2026OHLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 12, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 23, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 23, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 23, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 23, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 23, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 23, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 23, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 23, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 24, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Jan 8, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Jan 8, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Jan 8, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Jan 8, 2026MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 22, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 22, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 20, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 20, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 20, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 20, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Jul 21, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Jul 21, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Jul 10, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Jul 10, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 29, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 29, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 27, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 23, 2025OHLevel I — Full
May 23, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 23, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 13, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 13, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 9, 2025OHLevel I — Full
May 9, 2025OHLevel I — Full
May 2, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 2, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 8, 2025MILevel I — Full
Apr 4, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 2, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 2, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 2, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 2, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 20, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 20, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 10, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 10, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 10, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 10, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 10, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 19, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 19, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 7, 2025MILevel I — Full
Feb 1, 2025MILevel I — Full
Feb 1, 2025MILevel I — Full
Jan 8, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Jan 8, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Jan 8, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Jan 8, 2025MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Nov 1, 2024MILevel I — Full
Nov 1, 2024MILevel I — Full
Oct 7, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 7, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 7, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 7, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 7, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Oct 7, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Sep 19, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Sep 15, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 5, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Sep 5, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Sep 5, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 30, 2024MILevel I — Full
May 17, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 17, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 15, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
May 10, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 26, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 26, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 15, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 15, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Apr 15, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 28, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 28, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 28, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Mar 21, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 27, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 23, 2024MILevel V — Vehicle-only
Feb 16, 2024MNLevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 134 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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