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CHARTER EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckCHARTER EXPRESS INC · DOT 123988

DOT# 123988 MC# MC-149401 Ravenna, Ohio

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$10,000 bond

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$10,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/04/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked10/06/2026

TypeOn file with FMCSA

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Other Companies at This Address

Address8418 TALLMADGE RD, RAVENNA, OH 44266-9242

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
JWR TRANSPORTATION LLC	4030091	Sign in	Active
CHARTER EXPRESS INC this company	123988	Sign in	Inactive
NATIONAL TRUCKING INC	345500	Sign in	Inactive
SOUTHEAST TRUCKING CO	104026	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

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC149401

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerInactive

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/08/2011

Insurance

Amount$10,000 bond

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/04/2026

Last checked10/06/2026

Quick Facts

StatusInactive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet6 units

Drivers6

MCS-15011/2015

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 09/08/2011 | Rated: 11/12/2011

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	45 MS-R05342	$0	12/16/1992	01/19/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	723235 1191922	$1,000,000	12/01/1992	01/16/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	506-8697661	$1,000,000	05/18/2012	02/01/2017	Replaced
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	7353671398-985	$0	03/12/1998	01/16/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL436257	$1,000,000	02/16/2006	02/01/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL480322	$0	02/16/2006	02/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	5068876914	$1,000,000	02/01/2017	07/19/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	506-8678833	$750,000	02/01/2011	05/18/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	45 MS JX6192	$0	02/01/2011	03/04/2020	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA05430900	$0	02/01/2010	02/01/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA05430900	$750,000	02/01/2010	02/01/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANY	IMS12502	$0	02/01/2009	02/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 6266065	$1,000,000	02/01/2008	02/01/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 6266065	$0	02/01/2008	02/01/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL436257	$1,000,000	01/16/2001	02/16/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL436257	$1,000,000	01/16/2001	03/05/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL480322	$0	01/16/2001	02/16/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL480322	$0	01/16/2001	03/05/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	15MXI97901005	$0	01/16/2000	01/16/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	DS1203	$1,000,000	01/16/2000	01/16/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	7353671191-981	$750,000	01/16/1998	01/16/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	IMP 854 18 28	$0	01/16/1995	03/12/1998	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC149401	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/18/1989	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/29/1989
MC149401	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	12/02/1997	REVOKED	04/28/2000
MC149401	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/15/1986	REVOKED	04/03/2000
MC149401	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/11/1996	REVOKED	07/25/2017
MC149401	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/17/2000	REVOKED	07/25/2017
MC149401	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/08/1982	REVOKED	04/03/2000
MC149401	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/06/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/17/2006
MC149401	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/06/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/17/2006

No revocation records.

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8/100

Poor

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 8

−25

−15

−12

−10

Starts at 100−92 totalFinal 8

Not active with FMCSA−25

No insurance or bond on file−25

No active operating authority−15

Conditional safety rating−12

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

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

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-25

Not active with FMCSA FAILS VERIFICATION

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

-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.

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.

CHARTER EXPRESS INC

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