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SUTTON-GARTEN CO

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Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

901 N SENATE AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46202

DOT# 1040054 Indianapolis, Indiana

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Aug 7, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Aug 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 28, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Sep 26, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address901 N SENATE AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46202

Mailing Address901 N SENATE AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46202

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only Hazardous Materials

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 1.17 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .09 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.4 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage210,504 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS5.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet25 units

Drivers16

Mileage210,504 mi

MCS-15009/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total21

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total18

Out of Service1

OOS Rate5.6%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total11

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

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

2024

9 · 0 OOS -

2025

12 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

9 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2024

1 crash -

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

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 Aug 2026, 23 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (8.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
09/26/2024	WARSAW	IN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

18 roadside violations across 23 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 9 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 0 OOS

Hazardous Materials 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 (30)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/07/2026	IN	Full (Level I)	WARREN IN	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENSBURG IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	BLOOMINGTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	HEBRON	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/25/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUNREITH IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	PENDLETON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2026	IN	Full (Level I)	GREENFIELD IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINDLAY OH	4	3	0	4	3	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW CASTLE IN	3	0	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLYMOUTH IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	HILLSDALE IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST HARRISON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLYMOUTH IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	WHITELAND IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	OXFORD IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	RICHMOND IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEWBERRY IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ETNA GREEN IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONNERSVILLE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENWOOD IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALPARAISO IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT WAYNE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	FRANKFORT IN	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/17/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	ZIONSVILLE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WABASH IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections25

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 8 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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71/100

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 71

−25

Starts at 100−29 totalFinal 71

No insurance or bond on file−25

Operating history unknown−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 25 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 25 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

SUTTON-GARTEN CO

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Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (30)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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