BALES UNLIMITED, INC.

DOT# 511020 MC# 332980CARRIER

INACTIVE

Trust Score

15 / 100

F Critical

Components

Compliance · 40% 50

Safety · 35% 65

Insurance · 25% 25

Carrier is marked inactive by FMCSA No active liability (BIPD) insurance on file No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: low · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Potential Chameleon Carrier

This carrier shares strong identity signals with a carrier that may have safety concerns. This is a heuristic flag, not a confirmed finding.

low DOT# 4410958—May have reopened as DOT 4410958 (DST TRANSPORT INC). Linked by: address, phone

Overview

Address

9845 E 1900TH AVE

SHUMWAY, IL 62461

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Contact

Phone: (217) 868-9998

Fax: (217) 868-9994

Email: bales@mcswireless.net

Company Officers

WILLIAM E. BALES

DAVID A. BALES

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 843585498

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Authority

Status: —

FMCSA add date: Feb 1, 1993

Common authority: Feb 25, 1998

Authority History (5)

Authority Type	Action	Date
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Feb 12, 2021 → Feb 16, 2021
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jan 7, 2008 → Jan 11, 2008
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jun 22, 2005 → Jun 27, 2005
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Mar 28, 2005 → Apr 4, 2005
MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → REVOKED	Feb 25, 1998 → Sep 2, 2025

Cargo Types

Passengers

Active Certifications

Passenger

MCS-150

Last updated: Dec 4, 2025

Mileage: 331,146 (2023)

Operation Classification

PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESSPRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESSAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

Company	DOT#	MC#	Location	Status	Linked By
DST TRANSPORT	4419331	1737234	SHUMWAY, IL	INACTIVE	AddressPhone
DST TRANSPORT INC	4410958	1732787	SHUMWAY, IL	ACTIVE	AddressPhone

Recent Changes

Contactemail: BALES@MCSWIRELESS.NET → bales@mcswireless.netAug 20, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: WILLIAM E. BALES → WILLIAM E. BALESAug 20, 2026

Fleettotal drivers: 14 → 0Aug 18, 2026

Contactemail: → BALES@MCSWIRELESS.NETAug 15, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: → WILLIAM E. BALESAug 15, 2026

Safety

No safety data on file

FMCSA has no safety inspection or crash data recorded for this carrier.

Insurance

No insurance data on file

No insurance filings have been recorded for this carrier.

Insurance History (8)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F91X	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$5,000,000	Mar 11, 2021	Aug 26, 2025
BIPD · F91X	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$5,000,000	Feb 1, 2008	Mar 11, 2021
BIPD · F91X	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$5,000,000	Jul 19, 2005	Feb 1, 2008
BIPD · F91X	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$5,000,000	Apr 22, 2005	Jul 19, 2005
BIPD · F91X	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$5,000,000	Jul 1, 2004	Apr 22, 2005
BIPD · F91X	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$5,000,000	Aug 24, 2003	Jul 1, 2004
BIPD · F91X	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$5,000,000	Jun 1, 1999	Aug 24, 2003
BIPD · F91X	ST. PAUL GUARDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$5,000,000	Jun 1, 1997	Jun 1, 1999

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