Does ALLEN W KING INC have active FMCSA broker authority?

Yes. FMCSA lists MC 500658 (ALLEN W KING INC) with active broker operating authority.

Who is the surety provider for ALLEN W KING INC's BMC-84?

ALLEN W KING INC's BMC-84 is filed with HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY under policy TCS18137, effective Oct 1, 2023.

What is a freight broker bond?

It's the $75,000 the federal government makes every licensed broker put up before they can arrange your freight, either a BMC-84 surety bond or a BMC-85 trust fund. If the broker stiffs you, that's the money you file a claim against. No bond on file, no operating authority.

What's the difference between BMC-84 and BMC-85?

A BMC-84 is a surety bond: an insurance company promises to pay carriers if the broker doesn't. A BMC-85 is a trust fund: the broker parks actual cash or securities with a financial institution. Both satisfy the $75,000 requirement. In practice a BMC-84 claim tends to move faster because there's a surety underwriting it.

What does a pending bond cancellation mean for me?

It means the surety has told FMCSA it's walking away on a specific date. If the broker doesn't replace the filing by then, FMCSA revokes their broker authority. Any load you haul after that date has no bond behind it. If you see a cancellation date on a broker's page, get paid before it lands, or don't take the load.

How do I know a rate confirmation is really from this broker?

Check the sender's email domain against the domain on the broker's FMCSA registration, which is listed on every profile page here. Rate cons from Gmail, Yahoo or Outlook addresses are not how licensed brokers do business. Drop the PDF into the sandbox on any broker page and Bubba will run that comparison for you, in your browser, without uploading the file anywhere.

Is any of this a guarantee I'll get paid?

No. An active bond and clean authority mean the broker meets the federal minimum, not that they're good for the money on time. Use this to rule out the obvious problems, then use your own credit terms and quick-pay judgment on the rest.

ALLEN W KING INC

MC #500658USDOT #1279480MARION, ARRegistered Aug 25, 2004

Active FMCSA AuthorityBMC-84 On File

FMCSA records check · Stop

FMCSA shows a problem with this broker

Do not book a load until you have confirmed the status directly with FMCSA.

The USDOT record is not active (status I).

Phone on FMCSA's record: (870) 735-4679. Call this number, not one printed on the rate confirmation.

FMCSA Filing Health

Derived only from this broker's public FMCSA authority and insurance filings. It is not a credit score and says nothing about how quickly this broker pays.

Filings in good standing

out of 100

Broker authority on file with FMCSA · 30/30
BMC-84 bond or BMC-85 trust fund on file · 20/20
No pending cancellation filed · 30/30
Coverage meets the $75,000 federal minimum · 10/10
No authority revocation on record · 0/5
Registered with FMCSA for 3+ years · 5/5

Bond & Financial Responsibility

Every licensed freight broker must keep a $75,000 BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust fund on file with FMCSA. Without it, operating authority is revoked.

Insurance filings on this page run through Jul 15, 2025. A bond or cancellation filed since then may not show here, so confirm with FMCSA or the surety before you book.

Filing type: BMC-84
Coverage amount: Not reported by FMCSA (federal minimum $75,000)
Surety / trustee: HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy number: TCS18137
Effective date: Oct 1, 2023
Cancellation on file: None filed

BMC-84: Surety bond — a bonding company guarantees payment to carriers if the broker does not pay.

Credit & Days-to-Pay

Payment-history reporting for ALLEN W KING INC is not available yet. Days-to-Pay and credit grades come from carrier-reported bureau data, and we publish a number only once it is actually reported — not estimated.

Company Details

What FMCSA's census lists for this company, including the officers it reported. It is self-reported, so confirm anything important by phone.

Company officers: Allen W King
Legal name: ALLEN W KING INC
Physical address: 5312 INTERSTATE 55MARION, AR, 72364
Mailing address: P O BOX 627MARION, AR, 72364
Phone: (870) 735-4679
Fax: (870) 739-4582
MC number: MC 500658
USDOT number: 1279480
In the census since: Aug 25, 2004

Contact & Domain Validation

Impersonators copy a real broker's name and MC number onto a fake rate confirmation. Check where a rate con came from against the email domain FMCSA has on record, and the phone and address under Company Details.

Official email domain: No company domain on file with FMCSA

A rate confirmation from a free mailbox — Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook — is not how a licensed broker sends paperwork. Treat it as an impersonation attempt.
Watch for lookalike domains: an extra letter, a hyphen, or .co in place of .com.
Call back on the phone number in FMCSA's record (see Company Details) — never the one printed on the rate confirmation itself.

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Six things to confirm before you book ALLEN W KING INC

Each point below comes from FMCSA records. Where our copy may be out of date, it says so.

Active broker authority

Checks out

FMCSA lists active broker authority, granted Oct 19, 2004.

BMC-84 bond or BMC-85 trust fund

Look closer

BMC-84 filed with HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY, no cancellation filed; our insurance data runs through Jul 15, 2025, so confirm it is still current.

BOC-3 process agent

Checks out

Process agent on file: PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC., SD.

USDOT record and MCS-150

Problem

The USDOT record is not active (status I).

Authority age and history

Look closer

1 revocation on record, most recent Dec 9, 2013.

Contact details to check against

Not in our records

FMCSA has no company email domain on file. Call (870) 735-4679, the number on its record, to confirm a rate con.

Know when to book and when to call

Looks fine in the records

These checks passed against FMCSA data.

Broker authority · Active, granted Oct 19, 2004
Process agent (BOC-3) · PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC…, SD

Stop and call first

Call FMCSA's number on file: (870) 735-4679

Bond or trust fund · BMC-84 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
USDOT and MCS-150 · Status I
Authority history · 1 revocation on record
Contact details · No company domain · (870) 735-4679
Rate con from a free mailbox (Gmail, Yahoo)
Lookalike email domain (extra letter, hyphen, .co)
Asked to skip carrier setup or pay before booking
Won't let you call back on FMCSA's number

BMC-84 surety bond vs BMC-85 trust fund

Brokers and freight forwarders must show $75,000 of financial security to hold FMCSA authority. They can do it with either filing. The difference is who stands behind the money.

BMC-84 Surety bond

What it is: A surety bond: a bonding company guarantees the broker will pay.
Federal minimum: $75,000.
Who files it with FMCSA: The surety company.
If the broker does not pay: A carrier files a claim against the bond.
How it can end: A cancellation notice filed with FMCSA, or a new filing replacing it.
What to check: That it is on file, who the surety is, and that no cancellation is filed.

BMC-85 Trust fund

What it is: A trust fund: cash or securities held in trust for carriers by a financial institution.
Federal minimum: $75,000.
Who files it with FMCSA: The trustee holding the fund.
If the broker does not pay: A carrier files a claim against the trust fund.
How it can end: A cancellation notice filed with FMCSA, or a new filing replacing it.
What to check: That it is on file and that no cancellation is filed.

Comparison of the BMC-84 surety bond and the BMC-85 trust fund
	BMC-84 Surety bond	BMC-85 Trust fund
What it is	A surety bond: a bonding company guarantees the broker will pay.	A trust fund: cash or securities held in trust for carriers by a financial institution.
Federal minimum	$75,000.	$75,000.
Who files it with FMCSA	The surety company.	The trustee holding the fund.
If the broker does not pay	A carrier files a claim against the bond.	A carrier files a claim against the trust fund.
How it can end	A cancellation notice filed with FMCSA, or a new filing replacing it.	A cancellation notice filed with FMCSA, or a new filing replacing it.
What to check	That it is on file, who the surety is, and that no cancellation is filed.	That it is on file and that no cancellation is filed.

Where this comes from

Every figure on this page is drawn from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's public Licensing & Insurance database and motor carrier census: bond filings, cancellation notices, authority status, process agents, and the registered address and email domain for MC #500658 / USDOT #1279480. FMCSA records can lag real-world changes, so confirm anything time-critical directly with FMCSA or the surety before you dispatch.

FAQ'sFrequently Asked Questions

Yes. ALLEN W KING INC maintains an active BMC-84 with HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY, with no pending cancellation filed with FMCSA.

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