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1040 TWIN LAKES DR, ATHENS, GA, 30606

DOT# 1249405 MC# 476113 Athens, Georgia 22 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 2

Jan 28, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 29, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

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 Address1040 TWIN LAKES DR, ATHENS, GA, 30606

Mailing Address1040 TWIN LAKES DR, ATHENS, GA, 30606

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC476113

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

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 4.79 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

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 Review05/05/2022

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/07/2026

CompanyGEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #9300149237

Last checked09/20/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage1 mi

Operating22 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 05/05/2022 | Rated: 10/13/2022

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

2025

1 · 0 OOS -

2026

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Jan 2026, 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.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 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

Unsafe Driving 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 (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
01/28/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ATHENS GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	TRAVELERS REST SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Out of Service Orders (3)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2022-09-26	90 day failure to pay fine	ACTIVE	2022-11-14
2022-07-06	Unsatisfactory = Unfit	ACTIVE	2022-10-13
2008-07-31	90 day failure to pay fine	ACTIVE	2008-11-10

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSN000011032	$0	10/07/2005	10/07/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MC 016545	$0	08/15/2009	07/10/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MC 016545	$0	08/15/2009	05/03/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	1080514564	$750,000	07/27/2005	08/27/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MC016545	$0	07/10/2009	08/29/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA 2890190	$750,000	05/18/2016	02/28/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	1080514564	$1,000,000	05/17/2005	07/27/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSN 000 0 11032	$0	05/17/2005	10/07/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	1080514564	$1,000,000	05/17/2005	05/17/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	1080514564	$1,000,000	05/17/2005	06/19/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSN 000 0 11032	$0	05/17/2005	05/17/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	1080514564	$0	05/17/2005	05/17/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	1080514564	$0	05/17/2005	06/19/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	TC007438	$1,000,000	05/17/2004	05/17/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	TC007438	$1,000,000	05/17/2004	05/17/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	TC007438	$1,000,000	05/17/2004	05/17/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	TC007438	$1,000,000	05/17/2004	08/30/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	TC007438	$1,000,000	05/17/2004	09/30/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	TC007438	$1,000,000	05/17/2004	03/02/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	04MAPMTC030	$0	05/17/2004	05/17/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	TC007438	$1,000,000	05/17/2004	05/17/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA05514301	$0	05/03/2010	02/25/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MC013008	$0	04/24/2007	04/24/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	20120	$0	04/03/2006	11/23/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA 2890190	$750,000	02/28/2018	02/04/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA2890190	$750,000	02/25/2016	05/18/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0017778	$750,000	02/25/2014	02/25/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	MCC0106178	$750,000	02/25/2013	02/25/2014	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN051270	$0	02/25/2011	03/30/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN051270	$750,000	02/25/2011	02/25/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA05514301	$750,000	02/25/2010	02/25/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 5652670	$1,000,000	02/22/2007	01/17/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA1809871	$1,000,000	02/18/2020	02/14/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3399542	$1,000,000	02/17/2006	03/26/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3399542	$1,000,000	02/17/2006	02/22/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC19020942	$750,000	02/15/2019	01/08/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC22021045	$750,000	02/14/2022	08/15/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	EEX-BRS0091	$750,000	02/14/2021	02/14/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA1809871	$750,000	02/14/2020	02/18/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 5652670	$1,000,000	01/17/2008	09/22/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA 5652670	$1,000,000	01/17/2008	02/25/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	SC19020942	$750,000	01/08/2020	02/15/2020	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC476113	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/12/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/20/2019
MC476113	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	10/10/2007	-	-
MC476113	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/03/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2004
MC476113	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/03/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/26/2004
MC476113	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/14/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/23/2010
MC476113	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/26/2004	REVOKED	03/08/2005
MC476113	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/23/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/24/2005
MC476113	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/10/2005	REVOKED	09/06/2005
MC476113	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/10/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/20/2005
MC476113	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/10/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/17/2005
MC476113	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/07/2025	-	-
MC476113	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/21/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/22/2016
MC476113	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/21/2006	REVOKED	11/29/2006
MC476113	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/11/2011	REVOKED	02/11/2019
MC476113	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/26/2019	REVOKED	12/19/2022
MC476113	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/26/2016	REVOKED	11/14/2022
MC476113	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/01/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/02/2018
MC476113	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/29/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/26/2014
MC476113	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/29/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/27/2013
MC476113	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/29/2010	REVOKED	03/07/2011
MC476113	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/18/2020
MC476113	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/17/2008	OUT OF SERVICE	07/31/2008

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88/100

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 88

−12

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

Conditional safety rating−12

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

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

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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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (2)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (3)

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