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A & J CARGO INC

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Company CheckA & J CARGO INC · DOT 1767064

7017 BIRCHWOOD PARK COURT, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46259

DOT# 1767064 MC# 649998 Indianapolis, Indiana 18 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address7017 BIRCHWOOD PARK COURT, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46259

Mailing Address7017 BIRCHWOOD PARK COURT, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46259

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC649998

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 10 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage45,100 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective09/20/2024

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WN381448

Last checked09/16/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage45,100 mi

Operating18 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

2024

1 · 1 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/13/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST HARRISON IN	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST164194	$750,000	12/24/2013	07/01/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	MAC4930446 00	$750,000	07/08/2009	07/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	MAC4930446 00	$750,000	07/08/2009	07/08/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST124438	$1,000,000	07/08/2008	07/08/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST124438	$1,000,000	07/08/2008	07/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN381448	$750,000	07/01/2024	09/20/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA971009971	$750,000	07/01/2023	07/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP85338A	$1,000,000	07/01/2022	07/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3192328	$750,000	07/01/2014	07/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST164194	$750,000	07/01/2013	12/24/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1700888	$1,000,000	07/01/2012	07/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0000478	$1,000,000	07/01/2010	07/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 6491581	$750,000	07/01/2008	07/08/2008	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC649998	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/15/2008	-	-
MC649998	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/11/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2010
MC649998	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/11/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2009
MC649998	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/25/2014

No revocation records.

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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 100% 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 100% 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.

A & J CARGO INC

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Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Inspection Records (1)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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