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Company CheckBELL LOGISTICS CO · DOT 1728782

27311 RT 35, CHILLICOTHE, OH, 45601

DOT# 1728782 MC# 633459 Chillicothe, Ohio 18 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 12, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 29, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 10, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address27311 RT 35, CHILLICOTHE, OH, 45601

Mailing AddressP O BOX 91, CHILLICOTHE, OH, 45601

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC633459

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating18 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 2.29 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .52 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .63 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.79 · 18 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,560,022 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)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS5.8% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS35.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/18/2013

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyBERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #6534540

Last checked08/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet24 units

Drivers25

Mileage1,560,022 mi

Operating18 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total52

Out of Service3

OOS Rate5.8%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total31

Out of Service11

OOS Rate35.5%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 06/18/2013

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

7 · 2 OOS -

2024

25 · 6 OOS ▲

2025

31 · 7 OOS ▲

2026

10 · 3 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

2 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 Jun 2026, 50 inspections, 11 resulted in out-of-service (22% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 11 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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
03/29/2026	BEL AIR	MD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Unknown
03/10/2026	GREEN (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/27/2024	LOUISVILLE	KY	4	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

62 roadside violations across 50 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 39 violations · 11 OOS

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 8 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Other (General) 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 (73)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/15/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	PIQUA OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BEAN STATION TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BIDWELL OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ETNA GREEN IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/13/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	FROSTBURG MD	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	KUTTAWA	4	2	4	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	AR	Full (Level I)	HOPE AR	7	2	0	0	7	2	-	▲Detail
03/01/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WHEELERSBURG OH	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	OH	Full (Level I)	SARDINIA OH	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2026	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2025	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	MINERAL WELLS WV	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	NJ	Full (Level I)	CARNEYS POINT SCALE	6	1	1	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	FROSTBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FROSTBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	DELAWARE OH	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/21/2025	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOXVILLE TN	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT HOPE WV	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHILLICOTHE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/23/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHILLICOTHE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOCKBOURNE OH	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	EATON OH	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/07/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARWICK MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WIDENER AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FROSTBURG MD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/13/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ARDMORE TN	2	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	PIKETON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2025	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	EGAN LA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CENTERVILLE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/13/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST TERRE HAUTE IN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARGO ND	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	PIKETON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAZEL GREEN WI	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	ME	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2024	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARMET WV	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	HAYWOOD COUNTY SCALES WB	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANVILLE COUNTY, I-85, N	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	BECKLEY WV	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SB CENTRAL AND 12TH ST	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
07/13/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOMA CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAWRENCEBURG	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/21/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	CORBIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	POWELL TN	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPRAGUE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/19/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	7	1	1	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	RT 1 N/B DARLINGTON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	MD	Full (Level I)	RT 1 N/B DARLINGTON	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONOWINGO SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	FRANKLIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRAWFORD COUNTY(ALMA EAST STN)	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	RAMP TO BICKETT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2024	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	COEUR D ALENE ID	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/26/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2023	DE	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDDLETOWN DE	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/27/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROAD SIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2023	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOPLINMO	9	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2023	TN	Full (Level I)	GILES COUNTY SCALES	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
09/11/2023	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SC64 EAST SPOKANE (POE)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2023	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections53

Unsafe Driving 6 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 18 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAT 0010722-03	$1,000,000	11/14/2018	03/31/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAT 0010722-03	$1,000,000	11/14/2018	04/25/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0124304001	$750,000	03/31/2019	03/31/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAT 0010722	$1,000,000	03/31/2015	11/14/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAT 0010722	$1,000,000	03/31/2015	12/24/2018	Name Changed
34	CARGO	AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	MZI93015944	$0	03/31/2010	12/24/2018	Name Changed
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	VEN-8000033-00	$0	02/01/2008	06/18/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	VEN-8000033-00	$1,000,000	02/01/2008	03/31/2015	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC633459	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/20/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/19/2018
MC633459	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/08/2008	-	-

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89/100

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 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

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

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

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 5.7692% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 35.4839% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 24 vehicles (~0.08 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: 2 crash(es) across 24 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 5.7692% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 35.4839% 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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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 (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (73)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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