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TRIPOD FREIGHT GROUP INC

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Company CheckTRIPOD FREIGHT GROUP INC · DOT 1216063

2445 HILTON DRIVE STE 101, GAINESVILLE, GA, 30501

DOT# 1216063 MC# 482845 Gainesville, Georgia 22 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 20, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
Mailing address changed in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 5

Oct 17, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Oct 17, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION CONTRACT.
Sep 9, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
May 21, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 31, 2025
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 Address2445 HILTON DRIVE STE 101, GAINESVILLE, GA, 30501

Mailing Address4850 SUGARLOAF PKWY STE209 507, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA, 30044

Other Companies at This Address

Address2445 HILTON DRIVE STE 101, GAINESVILLE, GA 30501

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Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
IMPACT MANAGEMENT INC	2313252	Sign in	Active
TRIPOD FREIGHT GROUP INC this company	1216063	Sign in	Active
MICHAEL A NICKERSON	1483802	Sign in	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

DocketMC482845

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating22 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 10 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage58,978 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/07/2010

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/06/2026

CompanySIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #NNFTK7157954

Last checked09/20/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage58,978 mi

Operating22 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/07/2010 | Rated: 12/09/2010

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

1 · 0 OOS =

2025

2 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

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 Sep 2025, 2 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
01/31/2025	FLAT ROCK RD AT EAST ATLANTA RD	GA	0	1	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
03/03/2024	SR 401 South MM 184 Near Dames Ferry Road	GA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

2 roadside violations across 2 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 2 violations · 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 (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
09/09/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	JASPER FL	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	JASPER FL	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	GA	Full (Level I)	DARIEN GA	4	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2023	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	MCSAP HCC I-75 HAMILTON	7	5	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2007-11-19	Unsatisfactory = Unfit	ACTIVE	2007-11-19

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 069 83 97	$750,000	10/03/2010	09/08/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 069 83 97	$0	10/03/2010	05/19/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN007478	$0	10/03/2009	11/04/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN007478	$0	10/03/2009	10/03/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN007478	$750,000	10/03/2009	11/04/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN007478	$750,000	10/03/2009	10/03/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT782005-8009-091	$750,000	08/24/2009	10/03/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT782005-8009-091	$0	08/24/2009	10/03/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KSCW3909999-00	$750,000	08/01/2023	08/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KSCW3909999-00	$750,000	08/01/2023	05/29/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KSCW3909999-00	$750,000	08/01/2023	08/01/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KSCW3909999-00	$750,000	08/01/2023	07/31/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA860890043	$750,000	07/31/2025	10/20/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA860890043	$750,000	07/31/2025	10/17/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	SUT-LH-000185-00	$750,000	07/31/2024	07/31/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04676601	$750,000	04/01/2009	08/24/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0780MUXA000291/0900	$0	04/01/2009	08/24/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP28613D	$0	04/01/2008	04/01/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP28613D	$1,000,000	04/01/2008	04/01/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP28613B	$0	03/15/2007	04/01/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP28613B	$0	03/15/2006	03/15/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP28613B	$0	03/15/2006	03/15/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP28613B	$1,000,000	03/15/2006	04/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP28613A	$1,000,000	03/15/2005	03/15/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP28613A	$1,000,000	03/15/2005	04/17/2006	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL483852	$1,000,000	03/15/2004	04/20/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL483852	$1,000,000	03/15/2004	03/15/2005	Replaced
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615120186	$0	02/16/2023	08/30/2023	Cancelled
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615120186	$0	02/16/2023	02/16/2023	Replaced
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615120186	$0	02/16/2023	04/12/2023	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC482845	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/23/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/17/2025
MC482845	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/23/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/17/2025
MC482845	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/02/2023	-	-
MC482845	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/02/2023	-	-
MC482845	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2025
MC482845	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/07/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2025
MC482845	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/29/2024
MC482845	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/29/2024
MC482845	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/02/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/29/2024
MC482845	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/02/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/29/2024
MC482845	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/31/2004	REVOKED	09/14/2011
MC482845	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/14/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/28/2006
MC482845	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/10/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/10/2023
MC482845	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2009
MC482845	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2009
MC482845	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	03/03/2023	REVOKED	07/26/2023
MC482845	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/26/2007	REVOKED	09/14/2011

MC	Authority Type	Revocation Date	Type	Reinstate Date
MC482845	BROKER		VOLUNTARY REVOCATION
MC482845	COMMON	08/12/2011	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/14/2011
MC482845	CONTRACT	08/12/2011	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/14/2011

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83/100

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 83

−17

Starts at 100−17 totalFinal 83

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

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

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~1 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.

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Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (4)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

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