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SIDEWINDER ENTERPRISES INC

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Company CheckSIDEWINDER ENTERPRISES INC · DOT 1023394

DOT# 1023394 MC# 427228 Tawas City, Michigan 24 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

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Address968 TOWNLINE ROAD, TAWAS CITY, MI 48763

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
DENNIS MCLEAN	2155476	Sign in	Active
SIDEWINDER ENTERPRISES INC this company	1023394	Sign in	Inactive

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC427228

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating24 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For HirePrivate (Property)

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective03/02/2022

CompanyPROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA04363245

Last checked08/25/2026

Quick Facts

StatusInactive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Operating24 years

MCS-15004/2024

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0704341	$1,000,000	12/13/2001	08/13/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CIM 365 63 46	$0	12/11/2003	04/23/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2372880	$750,000	11/09/2004	09/01/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2372880	$750,000	11/09/2004	11/09/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MC7103	$0	11/08/2004	08/14/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN368130	$1,000,000	09/30/2002	02/07/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN368130	$0	09/30/2002	02/07/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	40MSVZ5590	$0	05/18/2007	02/06/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MC2234	$0	05/16/2002	08/24/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN368130	$1,000,000	05/06/2003	11/05/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN368130	$0	05/06/2003	11/05/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 5681794	$1,000,000	03/14/2007	12/28/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN368130	$1,000,000	02/07/2003	05/06/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN368130	$0	02/07/2003	05/06/2003	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC427228	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/20/2002	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2002
MC427228	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2002	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2002
MC427228	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/25/2007	REVOKED	01/04/2010
MC427228	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/22/2002	REVOKED	01/26/2004
MC427228	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/11/2022	-	-
MC427228	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/03/2005	REVOKED	08/22/2005

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65/100

Good

NOT VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 65

−25

−10

Starts at 100−35 totalFinal 65

Not active with FMCSA−25

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

USDOT registration is not active (inactive, revoked, or pending).

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

Not active with FMCSA FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA does not show an active USDOT registration / operating authority.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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