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DAWSON ENTERPRISES INC

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Company CheckDAWSON ENTERPRISES INC · DOT 135453

DBA: ARIZONA PROPANE

17251 E SHEA BLVD STE 1, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ, 85268

DOT# 135453 MC# 240456 Fountain Hills, Arizona 33 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 19, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$8,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Apr 20, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 1, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($8,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

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Physical Address17251 E SHEA BLVD STE 1, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ, 85268

Mailing Address17251 E SHEA BLVD STE 1, FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ, 85268

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC240456

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating33 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property) Hazardous Materials

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 1.05 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.68 · 3 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 2.83 · 13 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage849,556 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS9.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/22/2024

Insurance

Amount$8,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/04/2026

CompanySUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO

Policy #ISCNN08000000071-00

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet39 units

Drivers31

Mileage849,556 mi

Operating33 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total45

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total41

Out of Service4

OOS Rate9.8%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total35

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 05/22/2024 | Rated: 06/28/2017

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

13 · 0 OOS -

2024

21 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

22 · 2 OOS ▼

2026

8 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

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 Jul 2026, 38 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (13.2% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 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
04/01/2025	US-60 @ MP-325	AZ	0	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

45 roadside violations across 38 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 22 violations · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving 11 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 6 violations · 0 OOS

Hazardous Materials 6 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 (64)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/28/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREEN VALLEY AZ	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUCKEYE AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	AZ	Full (Level I)	GREEN VALLEY AZ	5	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	LITCHFIELD PARK AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	TONOPAH AZ	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	TACNA AZ	5	0	4	1	0	1	▲Detail
01/12/2026	AZ	Full (Level I)	EHRENBERG AZ	3	0	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	TONOPAH AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SACATON AZ	6	0	2	4	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	MESA AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 550	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2025	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLACK CANYON CITY AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	PEORIA AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON ROAD 7010 2 MILES E OF ROAD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	DURANGO CO	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	DURANGO CO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/25/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/13/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	LITCHFIELD PARK AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	TEMPE AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	PEORIA AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/22/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/03/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	GOODYEAR AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	PEORIA AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	EHRENBERG AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	NEW RIVER AZ	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/17/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON US HWY 64 2729 FT E OF ROAD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2024	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2024	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	CASA GRANDE AZ	5	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/04/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 550 1709 FT S OF ROA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	MESA AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	PHOENIX AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	LITCHFIELD PARK AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOISE CITY SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOISE CITY SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON US HWY 491 1907 FT N OF NR4	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOLBROOK AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	VICTORVILLE CHP AREA	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/04/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2023	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUCKEYE AZ	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2023	NM	Full (Level I)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2023	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	AT INTERSECTION OF I-10 OFF RA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	TUCSON AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2023	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	INTERSTATE 10	4	0	2	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2023	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	INTERSTATE 19	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2023	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 550 272 FT W OF ROAD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	AZ	Full (Level I)	14528 SAGAURO BLVD FTN HILLS	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON US HWY 491 221 FT N OF BIA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	AZ	Full (Level I)	GOLDEN EAGLE/MORNING DOVE F.H.	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	MM32 491	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections41

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 13 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO9451669	$1,000,000	12/10/2009	01/04/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO9451669	$1,000,000	09/30/2009	12/10/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL FARMERS UNION PROP. AND CAS. CO.	1AB0269634	$1,000,000	08/31/2001	01/04/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	NATIONAL FARMERS UNION PROP. AND CAS. CO.	1CB0269635	$9,000,000	08/31/2001	01/04/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CP300859	$1,000,000	08/29/2008	01/04/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CP300859	$1,000,000	06/26/2007	01/04/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO9451669	$1,000,000	05/29/2009	09/30/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CP300859	$1,000,000	05/01/2007	06/26/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	CU139615A	$4,000,000	01/04/2019	01/04/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	CU139615A	$4,000,000	01/04/2019	09/23/2019	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Excess	CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	CU139615A	$4,000,000	01/04/2019	01/04/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	CPP139615A	$1,000,000	01/04/2019	09/23/2019	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	CPP139615A	$1,000,000	01/04/2019	01/04/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CU139615A	$1,000,000	01/04/2019	01/04/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	EX201600000450	$4,000,000	01/04/2016	08/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201600008581	$1,000,000	01/04/2016	01/04/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	EX201600000450	$4,000,000	01/04/2016	01/04/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201600008581	$1,000,000	01/04/2016	01/04/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU201600008581	$1,000,000	01/04/2015	01/04/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EXAGD000018614	$3,000,000	01/04/2014	01/04/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EAGCD000018614	$2,000,000	01/04/2014	02/05/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EAGCD000018614	$2,000,000	01/04/2014	01/04/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EXAGD000018614	$3,000,000	01/04/2014	02/05/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	EAGCD000018613	$2,000,000	01/04/2013	01/04/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	BA-3065P093-10-GRP	$1,000,000	01/04/2010	01/04/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CPO9451669	$1,000,000	01/04/2009	05/29/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CP300859	$1,000,000	01/04/2008	08/29/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY	NHA218074	$4,000,000	01/04/2007	01/04/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CP300859	$1,000,000	01/04/2007	05/01/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	9808100	$4,000,000	01/04/2004	01/04/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	9808100	$1,000,000	01/04/2003	01/04/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	9808099	$1,000,000	01/04/2003	01/04/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	8708100	$4,000,000	01/04/2003	01/04/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	9808099	$1,000,000	01/04/2003	01/04/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	8708100	$4,000,000	01/04/2003	01/08/2004	Replaced
91	BIPD	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	SBA0360749	$0	01/04/2002	02/02/2003	Cancelled
91	BIPD	RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	SBA 360 749	$0	01/04/2002	01/04/2002	Replaced
91	BIPD	EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	9E669 52	$0	01/04/1993	09/06/2001	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/10/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/04/2008
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/09/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/10/2009
MC240456	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/01/2009	REVOKED	08/07/2019
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/01/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/04/2009
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2001	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/12/2001
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/28/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/29/2008
MC240456	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/22/2019	-	-
MC240456	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/05/1993	REVOKED	04/21/2003
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/04/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/15/2008
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/30/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/26/2007
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/28/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/29/2009
MC240456	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/12/2003	REVOKED	10/06/2009
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/04/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/06/2009
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/30/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/01/2007
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/04/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/05/2007
MC240456	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REJECTED	03/21/1991	-	-
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/05/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/19/2004
MC240456	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/11/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/04/2016

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

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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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

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.

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