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BIG SKY EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckBIG SKY EXPRESS INC · DOT 1332031

1383 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE A, NEWARK, OH, 43055

DOT# 1332031 MC# 514451 Newark, Ohio 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Aug 27, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Apr 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 5, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Dec 15, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 3, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

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 Address1383 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE A, NEWARK, OH, 43055

Mailing Address1383 EAST MAIN STREET SUITE A, NEWARK, OH, 43055

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC514451

CommonActive

ContractActive

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 5.54 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .8 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage548,251 miles

Mileage Year2024

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 OOS16.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/12/2024

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/07/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #MCP17893A

Last checked08/27/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers5

Mileage548,251 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total14

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service1

OOS Rate16.7%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/12/2024 | Rated: 03/19/2021

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

8 · 2 OOS -

2024

9 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

8 · 1 OOS =

2026

2 · 0 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 Apr 2026, 14 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (14.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 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
03/05/2026	SALEM (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	2	1	8	Clear	Wet	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

15 roadside violations across 14 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 7 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 4 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 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 (27)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/20/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	DRESDEN OH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	PA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH JACKSON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	HUBBARD OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CANTON OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	COSHOCTON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	COSHOCTON OH	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	CHILLICOTHE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CANTON OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	FRESNO OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWCOMERSTOWN OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	COSHOCTON OH	5	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/01/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINDSOR	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2024	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-84 WB EXIT 25	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE IR 76 MP5	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I81 S @ MM 157.8	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	23 NORTH	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILMINGTON SCALES NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-84 WB EXIT 44, WEST HARTFORD	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	T/WAWAYANDA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENPORT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I80 EB MM 194 GREENE TWP - EAS	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 EB MM 194 GREENE TWP - EAS	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2023	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I84 W MM 34.5	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections14

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 0687731	$750,000	07/29/2014	02/04/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP17893A	$1,000,000	07/01/2015	06/18/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 068 77 31	$750,000	06/19/2007	07/29/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 068 77 31	$750,000	06/19/2007	08/05/2014	Cancelled
34	CARGO	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 068 77 31	$0	06/19/2007	05/19/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP17893A	$1,000,000	06/18/2018	07/01/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 66 52 20	$750,000	02/16/2005	06/19/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 66 52 20	$0	02/16/2005	06/19/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA07991601	$750,000	02/04/2015	07/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA07991601	$750,000	02/04/2015	04/13/2016	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC514451	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	09/05/2014	-	-
MC514451	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/09/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2014
MC514451	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/09/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2014
MC514451	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/18/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/19/2018
MC514451	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/18/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/19/2018
MC514451	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/17/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2016
MC514451	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/17/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2016
MC514451	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/04/2005	-	-
MC514451	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/04/2005	-	-
MC514451	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/08/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/05/2015
MC514451	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/08/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/05/2015

No revocation records.

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98/100

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 98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 7 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 7 vehicles (~0.14 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.

BIG SKY EXPRESS INC

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Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

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 (27)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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