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Company CheckA R D EXPRESS INC · DOT 1590621

8831 INKSTER RD, TAYLOR, MI, 48180

DOT# 1590621 MC# 588686 Taylor, Michigan 17 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jul 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 16, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 17, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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 Address8831 INKSTER RD, TAYLOR, MI, 48180

Mailing Address8831 INKSTER RD, TAYLOR, MI, 48180

Other Companies at This Address

Address8831 INKSTER RD, TAYLOR, MI 48180

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
A R D EXPRESS INC this company	1590621	Sign in	Active
A&W X PRESS	1537396	Sign in	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC588686

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating17 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 .73 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .43 · 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 4.39 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,024,552 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/21/2014

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyCHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA250123

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet42 units

Drivers42

Mileage2,024,552 mi

Operating17 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total28

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total18

Out of Service6

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 10/21/2014

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

6 · 0 OOS -

2024

11 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

13 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

13 · 5 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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 Jul 2026, 30 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (26.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 8 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
05/16/2026	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
10/17/2025	RICHARDSON	TX	0	0	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

34 roadside violations across 30 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 17 violations · 9 OOS

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 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 (43)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/20/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 83 MM 822	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAMBURG NY	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/16/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	FRANKLIN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2026	NM	Full (Level I)	ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2026	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	IH20 EB ODESSA SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	TERRE HAUTE IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	NM	Full (Level I)	ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CASTAIC IF	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WALTON	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/06/2026	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAIL AZ	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I96 WB/M52	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/10/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONVOY OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	SB I-69@7MM	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SWARTZ CREEK REST AREA(I69 EB)	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/04/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	JONES RD	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 MM59 NB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MALVERN AR	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	CANTON REST AREA - N/B I-275	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
02/11/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAGINAW HWY	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST MARYS OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
10/22/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	TIPP CITY OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	AURELIUS RD	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE E/B	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NB I75 @ MM21	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I70 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I75 N @ ENFORCEMENT SITE	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	IR75 SB MP 55	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/18/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PORTAGE IN	7	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I94 W/B @ 127 N	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 131 @ DOBLESKI RD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	75 S @ M57	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NB-I-75 @ DIX-TOLEDO HWY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections31

Unsafe Driving 6 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF012076	$750,000	07/01/2023	01/21/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	GFL0001200	$750,000	07/01/2021	07/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	GFL0001200	$750,000	07/01/2021	07/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA0724339	$750,000	07/01/2019	07/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF012094	$750,000	01/21/2025	07/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA0720712	$750,000	01/06/2018	07/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 3 482 324	$750,000	01/06/2015	01/06/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA07558501	$750,000	01/06/2014	01/06/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA07558501	$750,000	01/06/2014	01/06/2015	Replaced
91	BIPD	COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAX0000004	$0	01/06/2012	01/06/2014	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY	CI1N5915	$0	01/06/2011	08/08/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP3041757	$750,000	01/06/2010	01/06/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP3041757	$750,000	01/06/2010	02/08/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP3041757	$1,000,000	01/06/2009	01/06/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	MC3041757	$0	01/06/2009	01/06/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	MC3041757	$0	01/06/2009	02/07/2011	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC588686	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/11/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/28/2017
MC588686	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/10/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/07/2014
MC588686	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	02/08/2007	-	-
MC588686	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/28/2009	-	-
MC588686	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/11/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/18/2011

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

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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Inspection Records (43)

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