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Company CheckAUTO OPTIONS INC · DOT 1170902

2042 2ND STREET, MASON, WV, 25260

DOT# 1170902 MC# 469238 Mason, West Virginia 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 21, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 20, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 7, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 23, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 15, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2042 2ND STREET, MASON, WV, 25260

Mailing AddressPO BOX 338 1754 2ND STREET, MASON, WV, 25260

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC469238

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 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 3.47 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .42 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .1 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.34 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage750,000 miles

Mileage Year2022

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.8% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS12.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/07/2022

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/27/2026

CompanyNATIONWIDE ASSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #ACP BA023007103500

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet8 units

Drivers10

Mileage750,000 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total52

Out of Service2

OOS Rate3.8%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total39

Out of Service5

OOS Rate12.8%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/07/2022

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

9 · 1 OOS -

2024

20 · 5 OOS ▲

2025

23 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

24 · 4 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

0 crashes =

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 Jul 2026, 54 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (9.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 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
05/15/2026	Not Reported	VA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

41 roadside violations across 54 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 16 violations · 7 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 14 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 8 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 1 OOS

Other (General) 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 (76)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/21/2026	NC	Full (Level I)	ELKIN NC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2026	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	FRAZIERS BOTTOM WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/07/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELMONT OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2026	WV	Full (Level I)	FRAZIERS BOTTOM WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHILLICOTHE OH	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	PA	Full (Level I)	NORTH HUNTINGDON TWP PA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHLAND OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAMBRIDGE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2026	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	ASHTON WV	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	WV	Full (Level I)	MASON WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	WV	Full (Level I)	MASON WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	WV	Full (Level I)	MASON WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	WV	Full (Level I)	MASON WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	WV	Full (Level I)	MASON WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2026	OH	Full (Level I)	WILMINGTON OH	5	3	0	0	5	3	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	HURRICANE WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	IN	Full (Level I)	SEYMOUR IN	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	OH	Full (Level I)	WILMINGTON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	HURRICANE WV	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	OAKVALE WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAMBRIDGE OH	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CELINA OH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	PRESTONSBURG	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	JACKSON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MACKSBURG OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	LUCASVILLE OH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROANOKE VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	PRESTONSBURG	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	PRESTONSBURG	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2025	VA	Full (Level I)	BLAND VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENFIELD IN	10	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	WV	Full (Level I)	HURRICANE WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	PRESTONSBURG	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	HURRICANE WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	WV	Full (Level I)	MINERALWELLS WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2025	WV	Full (Level I)	FRAZIERS BOTTOM WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	PRESTONSBURG	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIAMI WV	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	PRESTONSBURG	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	STUART VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	WV	Full (Level I)	HURRICANE WV	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	REYNOLDSBURG OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2025	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	JULIAN WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	NC	Full (Level I)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	SPRINGFIELD OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	LESAGE WV	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHILLICOTHE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2024	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	OAKVALE WV	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	HENDERSON WV	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADVIEW HEIGHTS OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	PRESTONSBURG	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2024	VA	Full (Level I)	LEBANON VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	RICHMOND IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2024	WV	Full (Level I)	HURRICANE WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	STUART VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2024	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIAMI WV	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	HURRICANE WV	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2024	WV	Full (Level I)	WINFIELD WV	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/07/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELMONT - BARNESVILLE EXIT	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2024	VA	Full (Level I)	BLAND VA	3	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	HURRICANE WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPENCER VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2024	VA	Full (Level I)	BLUE RIDGE VA	9	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/13/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	PRESTONSBURG	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2024	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLINY WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARTINSVILLE VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	BECKLEY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	WV	Full (Level I)	TUPPERS CREEK	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2023	WV	Full (Level I)	I-64 WEST BOUND WINFIELD WS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2023	WV	Full (Level I)	WINFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	US RT 35 S. MASON/PUTNAM LINE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	6	1	0	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
08/24/2023	VA	Full (Level I)	I81 WYTHEVILLE	5	0	1	0	4	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections56

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 6 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 1991333	$1,000,000	12/21/2012	03/12/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	469238	$750,000	11/29/2012	12/21/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	469238	$750,000	11/29/2012	01/13/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP 7978232	$0	10/18/2008	10/26/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA02519801	$0	10/18/2007	10/18/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C341673	$0	10/18/2006	10/18/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C341516	$0	10/18/2005	10/18/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C313329	$0	10/03/2004	10/03/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70MTC015433	$0	10/03/2003	10/03/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0098330	$750,000	09/17/2004	05/24/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 5904852	$1,000,000	07/27/2008	09/16/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 5904852	$750,000	07/27/2007	07/27/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE	ACP BAF 3007103500	$1,000,000	06/01/2015	06/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	ACP BAK 3006561867	$750,000	03/12/2014	08/01/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC469238	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/17/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/24/2012
MC469238	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/10/2012	REVOKED	08/10/2015
MC469238	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/10/2004	REVOKED	05/31/2005
MC469238	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/22/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/17/2008
MC469238	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/10/2007
MC469238	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/02/2015	-	-
MC469238	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/31/2007	REVOKED	09/26/2011

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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Equipment

Safety Summary

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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 (76)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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