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GARDA CL GREAT LAKES INC

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Company CheckGARDA CL GREAT LAKES INC · DOT 163997

2000 NW CORPORATE BLVD, BOCA RATON, FL, 33431-7304

DOT# 163997 MC# 142571 Boca Raton, Florida 48 years

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310

Power Units

474

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 25, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Feb 27, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 4, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 27, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 26, 2025
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Apr 22, 2025
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2000 NW CORPORATE BLVD, BOCA RATON, FL, 33431-7304

Mailing Address2000 NW CORPORATE BLVD, BOCA RATON, FL, 33431-7304

Other Companies at This Address

Address2000 NW CORPORATE BLVD, BOCA RATON, FL 33431-7304

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GARDA CL ATLANTIC INC	6731	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL CENTRAL INC	2046	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL EAST INC	193838	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL GREAT LAKES INC this company	163997	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL NEW ENGLAND INC	1287261	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL NORTHWEST INC	749956	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL SOUTHEAST INC	606683	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL SOUTHWEST INC	771623	Sign in shared ×8	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

DocketMC142571

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating48 years

All Docket Numbers

MC142571

Cargo Transported

Currency

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 .09 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .08 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.25 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage7,690,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

474

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

474

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)19

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/10/2022

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

Policy #2867428

Last checked07/25/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet310 units

Drivers474

Mileage7,690,000 mi

Operating48 years

MCS-15009/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)19

Fatal0

Injury4

Tow-Away15

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/10/2022 | Rated: 12/15/2022

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

2023

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

7 · 0 OOS =

2025

6 · 0 OOS =

2026

0 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

4 crashes -

2024

11 crashes ▲

2025

9 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 Oct 2025, 8 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.

Crash Records (25)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
02/27/2026	SUMMIT	IL	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/04/2025	NOBLESVILLE	IN	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/02/2025	RICHMOND	IN	0	1	2	Clear	Ice	Dawn
07/24/2025	Lima Twp	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/23/2025	RICHMOND	IN	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/30/2025	ANN ARBOR	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/20/2025	MADISON	WI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/21/2025	DERRYNANE	MN	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/01/2025	WESTLAND	MI	1	1	2	Clear	Water	Daylight
01/13/2025	AURORA	WI	0	1	1	-	Ice	Daylight
12/23/2024	WESTLAND	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/03/2024	ADDISON	IL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
10/16/2024	EAST PEORIA	IL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/01/2024	MUSKEGON	MI	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/27/2024	CALEDONIA TWP	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/11/2024	CHELSEA	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/31/2024	LOUISVILLE	MN	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
08/05/2024	ELK RIVER	MN	0	1	1	Rain	Wet	Daylight
05/02/2024	CHICAGO	IL	0	1	2	Rain	Dry	Daylight
02/07/2024	WAYNE TWP	NJ	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
01/16/2024	LOWELL TWP	MI	2	1	1	Fog/Smog	Water	Dawn
11/06/2023	Riverdale	IL	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/16/2023	RACINE	WI	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/11/2023	NEWPORT	KY	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/24/2023	OAK PARK	IL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

23 roadside violations across 8 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 12 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 10 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 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 (16)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
10/21/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	SAGINAW MN	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/27/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	W. FULLERTON AVE	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUNDAS MN	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	NEWTON WI	4	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELIZABETHTOWN	2	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/21/2025	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	LE CENTER MN	4	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MANITOWOC WI	6	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RAMSEY MN	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	SAGINAW MN	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOWARD ST @ 32ND ST	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARNESVILLE GA	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DAYTONPORT SCALE	2	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/18/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-290	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2023	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	W/O CTH G	3	1	2	-	▲Detail
11/15/2023	MA	Walk-Around (Level II)	H-SAUGUS	4	0	4	-	▲Detail
07/24/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TP03	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections9

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H08222666	$3,000,000	10/01/2006	10/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H08222666	$1,000,000	10/01/2006	12/22/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H08222666	$1,000,000	10/01/2006	10/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H08222666	$3,000,000	10/01/2006	02/25/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H08222745	$3,000,000	10/01/2006	06/15/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H07848948	$3,000,000	10/01/2005	10/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H07848948	$3,000,000	10/01/2005	12/22/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H0801260A	$3,000,000	10/01/2004	10/01/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	RELIANCE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	NZB 127-7454	$0	06/17/1995	05/18/2000	Name Changed
34	CARGO	PHOENIX ASSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK	E-ITF-998933	$0	06/17/1993	06/17/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	9721869	$3,000,000	06/15/2008	06/15/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	9721869	$3,000,000	06/15/2008	06/15/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	9721869	$1,000,000	06/15/2007	04/14/2008	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	9721869	$3,000,000	06/15/2007	06/15/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	9721869	$3,000,000	06/15/2007	06/15/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	91BA 088 4740001L	$750,000	04/23/1995	11/26/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	BUA 2 492 170 54	$3,000,000	04/01/2003	10/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	BUA 2 47837504	$2,000,000	04/01/2001	04/01/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	RMCA 527 32 74	$1,500,000	04/01/2000	04/01/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI 98301323	$0	03/31/2004	04/14/2008	Name Changed
91	BIPD	THE HOME INDEMNITY CO.	BA 6171155	$0	03/28/1981	04/23/1995	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC142571	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/29/1977	REVOKED	02/12/1998
MC142571	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/25/2004	REVOKED	04/14/2008
MC142571	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/07/2008	-	-
MC142571	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/23/1992	REVOKED	02/12/1998
MC142571	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/18/2008	-	-
MC142571	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/02/1992	REVOKED	02/12/1998
MC142571	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/19/2000	REVOKED	04/14/2008

No revocation records.

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87/100

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 87

−12

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

Conditional safety rating−12

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 19 crash(es) across 310 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 19 crash(es) across 310 vehicles (~0.06 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.

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Inspection Records (16)

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