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BILL ROSS & SON TRUCKING INC

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Company CheckBILL ROSS & SON TRUCKING INC · DOT 177266

93459 M-152 SOUTH, DOWAGIAC, MI, 49047

DOT# 177266 MC# 156160 Dowagiac, Michigan 44 years

CARRIER & BROKER

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3

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Jul 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Company Information

Legal NameBILL ROSS & SON TRUCKING INC

DOT Number177266

MC Number156160

Entity TypeCarrier & Broker

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationDowagiac, Michigan

Added06/01/1974

MCS-15008/26/2010

Contact Details

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Physical Address93459 M-152 SOUTH, DOWAGIAC, MI, 49047

Mailing AddressPO BOX 482, HOLLAND, OH, 43528

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusNot on file

On File (FMCSA)None on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/26/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeTIG PREMIER INSURANCE CO.

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Filings on record3

Bond cancelled Jun 9, 2003 by AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY. This company's broker authority is not currently active. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.

Bond history

AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYMay 1999 to Jun 2003 · CANCELLED

AMERICAN RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANYMay 1998 to May 1999 · CANCELLED

TIG PREMIER INSURANCE CO.Jun 1992 to Dec 1997 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC156160

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerInactive

Operating44 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

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 OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

Last checked07/26/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet3 units

Drivers1

Operating44 years

MCS-15008/2010

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	MC-010042	$0	10/31/2001	03/07/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-010061	$1,000,000	10/31/2001	03/07/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CP0160563	$1,000,000	10/31/2000	10/31/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	GULF INSURANCE CO.	GA0471857	$0	10/31/1999	10/31/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GULF INSURANCE CO.	GA0471857	$1,000,000	10/31/1999	10/31/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF241775	$1,000,000	10/31/1997	10/31/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP71268A	$1,000,000	10/31/1996	10/31/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT2715736	$1,000,000	10/31/1995	10/31/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	SFT2715736	$1,000,000	10/31/1995	12/20/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA1182334	$750,000	10/31/1994	10/31/1995	Replaced
84	SURETY	TIG PREMIER INSURANCE CO.	TPI 03230451	$0	06/09/1992	12/12/1997	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	BOO 001 840	$0	05/12/1999	06/09/2003	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY	JW 42827	$0	05/12/1998	05/27/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0115769	$1,000,000	05/08/2009	03/11/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0115769	$750,000	05/08/2009	05/08/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0120358	$750,000	03/11/2010	03/11/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0115769	$750,000	03/11/2009	05/08/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 7876419	$750,000	03/10/2011	03/19/2019	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	MC060184	$0	03/06/2007	02/13/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA060252	$1,000,000	03/06/2007	02/13/2009	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC156160	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	11/18/1992	REVOKED	03/03/1998
MC156160	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/15/1989	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/01/1989
MC156160	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/29/1981	REVOKED	02/23/2009
MC156160	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	10/19/1990	-	-
MC156160	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/09/1984	REVOKED	02/23/2009
MC156160	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/22/2009	REVOKED	03/25/2019
MC156160	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/14/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/21/2011
MC156160	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/12/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/04/2010
MC156160	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/10/1984	REVOKED	02/23/2009
MC156160	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/08/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/07/2007
MC156160	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	01/23/2003	REVOKED	08/25/2003

No revocation records.

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48/100

Fair

NOT 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 48

48

−25

−15

−10

Starts at 100−52 totalFinal 48

No insurance or bond on file−25

No active operating authority−15

MCS-150 update overdue−10

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.