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Company CheckKNUCKLEHEAD CHOOCHOO EXPRESS LTD · DOT 1033744

2681 STATE ROUTE 47 EAST, BELLEFONTAINE, OH, 43311

DOT# 1033744 MC# 438283 Bellefontaine, Ohio 24 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Oct 14, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Oct 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Sep 3, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 13, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 17, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 17, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address2681 STATE ROUTE 47 EAST, BELLEFONTAINE, OH, 43311

Mailing Address2681 STATE ROUTE 47 EAST, BELLEFONTAINE, OH, 43311

Other Companies at This Address

Address2681 STATE ROUTE 47 EAST, BELLEFONTAINE, OH 43311

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BRENT WILLIAMSON	2232135	Sign in shared ×4	Active
KCE LEASING LTD	1558354	Sign in shared ×4	Active
KNUCKLEHEAD CHOOCHOO EXPRESS LTD this company	1033744	Sign in shared ×4	Active
KNUCKLEHEAD CHOOCHOO EXPEDITE LLC	1222383	Sign in shared ×4	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC438283

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating24 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 3.26 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .2 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.34 · 13 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage919,682 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS38.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/05/2024

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/15/2026

CompanyAUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #50-749141-01

Last checked10/14/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet19 units

Drivers18

Mileage919,682 mi

Operating24 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total38

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total21

Out of Service8

OOS Rate38.1%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/05/2024

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

18 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

22 · 6 OOS ▲

2026

16 · 3 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

1 crash =

2026

1 crash =

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Oct 2026, 40 inspections, 9 resulted in out-of-service (22.5% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 10 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/13/2026	WHITEWATER (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/17/2025	LAKE (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/17/2024	CRITTENDEN	KY	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

32 roadside violations across 40 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 24 violations · 12 OOS

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (58)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/09/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	FRANKLIN KY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON KY	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/03/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	VAN WERT OH	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/13/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FROSTBURG MD	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOWLING GREEN OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUNREITH IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	VAN WERT OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	XENIA OH	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST HARRISON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUNREITH IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	PIQUA OH	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNIGHTSTOWN IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/20/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLLINSVILLE AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	GEORGETOWN	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	HARRISON OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILFORD OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	3	2	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	HARRISON OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	RICHMOND IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	GAS CITY IN	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	MOREHEAD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPICELAND IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	BELLEFONTAINE OH	5	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST CHESTER OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	REYNOLDSBURG OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOUNT VERNON	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/12/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	HUNTSVILLE OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB 23 @ MM 11	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	3	3	0	3	3	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	3	0	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	OH	Full (Level I)	HARRISON SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	AUBURN IN	7	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST HARRISON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/05/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH CORBIN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
01/23/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2023	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH CORBIN	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections39

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 13 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN362409	$1,000,000	09/30/2004	06/26/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN362409	$1,000,000	09/30/2004	07/28/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	448437	$1,000,000	09/30/2004	09/30/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN503062	$750,000	06/26/2006	06/26/2020	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN503062	$0	06/26/2006	05/21/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL930046	$2,000,000	06/26/2005	06/26/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL930046	$0	06/26/2005	06/26/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN362409	$1,000,000	06/26/2002	09/30/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN362409	$0	06/26/2002	06/26/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN362409	$0	06/26/2002	07/28/2005	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC438283	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/16/2002	-	-
MC438283	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/30/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/2006

No revocation records.

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93/100

Excellent

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 38.0952% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 19 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 19 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 38.0952% vs national avg 20.72%.

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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Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (58)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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