← Back to Search

VALIDATED

CEDRIC DAWSON

Trust Score

Analyzing company data...

Company CheckCEDRIC DAWSON · DOT 1261751

DBA: FLASHLIGHT TRUCKING

855 PARSON RD, BESSEMER, AL, 35022

DOT# 1261751 MC# 760999 Bessemer, Alabama 14 years

CARRIER

★★★★★ Ratings & reviews

Save to favorites Watch, alerts on changes Write a review Add a private note Download PDF report

Create free account →

Free • 30 seconds • Already a member? Log in

2

Power Units

2

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

Is this your company? Claim your profile →

Just researching? Create a free account →

Company Information

Legal NameCEDRIC DAWSON

DBA NameFLASHLIGHT TRUCKING

DOT Number1261751

MC Number760999

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationBessemer, Alabama

Added06/25/2004

MCS-15005/12/2026

Contact Details

Phone(205) 222-4714

Fax(205) 923-5777

Email[email protected]

Physical Address855 PARSON RD, BESSEMER, AL, 35022

Mailing Address855 PARSON ROAD, BESSMER, AL, 35022

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC760999

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating14 years

Company Overview

CEDRIC DAWSON is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Bessemer, Alabama. The company has been in operation for 14 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/25/2004. The fleet consists of 2 power units and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 2,000 miles (2024). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, CEDRIC DAWSON has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

2

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

2

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyPROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.

Policy #CA997997678

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage2,000 mi

Operating14 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2022-05-29	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2025-05-08

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	2747172	$750,000	10/26/2015	12/13/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 1848125	$1,000,000	09/19/2012	11/07/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 1848125	$0	09/19/2012	11/07/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	GIC 01-1900-00301	$750,000	09/19/2011	09/19/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	GIC 01-1900-00301	$750,000	09/19/2011	09/23/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA03789392	$750,000	06/14/2021	03/03/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA03789392	$750,000	06/09/2021	06/14/2021	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC760999	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/06/2015	REVOKED	12/19/2016
MC760999	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/06/2011	REVOKED	11/13/2012
MC760999	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/27/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/21/2012
MC760999	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/17/2021	REVOKED	03/09/2022
MC760999	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/28/2025	-	-

No revocation records.

Stay ahead of changes

You are checking CEDRIC DAWSON today. We can keep watching them for you.

Authority gets revoked, insurance lapses, and a company that looks clean today can change overnight. Create an account, add this company to your list,
and we send you an alert the moment their authority, insurance, safety or contact details change.

Add them to your list

Keep this company and every partner you vet in one place you can come back to.

Get a change alert

The moment authority, insurance or safety status moves, you hear about it first.

See the full history

Trust Score over time and the complete authority and insurance timeline, not just today.

Register Log in

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/7/2026.

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.