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Company CheckGREAT START INC · DOT 1831239

15261 SW 302 ST, HOMESTEAD, FL, 33033

DOT# 1831239 MC# 710551 Homestead, Florida 16 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

6 events tracked · latest Jun 2, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Mar 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 9, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Feb 9, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 10, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address15261 SW 302 ST, HOMESTEAD, FL, 33033

Mailing Address15261 SW 302 ST, HOMESTEAD, FL, 33033

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC710551

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating16 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 1.5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .33 · 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 20 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage198,740 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 OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective12/11/2025

CompanySUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO

Policy #WHI01000005015-00

Last checked07/30/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage198,740 mi

Operating16 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total5

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

2 · 1 OOS -

2025

2 · 1 OOS =

2026

3 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

0 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, 5 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
02/09/2025	GAINESVILLE	FL	0	0	1	5	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

11 roadside violations across 5 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

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 6 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 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 (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/02/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LACOMBE LA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROBERTSDALE AL	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	LA	Full (Level I)	DUSON LA	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
06/13/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEE FL	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2024	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SISSETON SD	6	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	CRESTVIEW FL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections5

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	1BWHFL1901463369-00	$750,000	12/11/2023	12/11/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	FOP113892022	$750,000	12/11/2022	12/11/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN294004	$750,000	12/11/2022	12/11/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	FOP113892021	$750,000	12/11/2021	12/11/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA0723886	$750,000	12/11/2019	12/11/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0064872	$1,000,000	12/11/2017	04/10/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	WESFL317804-00	$750,000	12/11/2016	12/11/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	WESFL316692-00	$750,000	12/11/2015	12/11/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	74TRS041073	$750,000	12/11/2014	12/11/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAPBY0762313	$750,000	12/11/2013	12/11/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0064872	$1,000,000	12/07/2019	01/10/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0064872	$1,000,000	12/07/2019	12/11/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN108741	$750,000	11/29/2012	12/11/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN108741	$750,000	11/29/2012	01/09/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN108741	$750,000	11/29/2012	02/18/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0064872	$1,000,000	10/15/2019	12/07/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAPBY0548212	$750,000	09/03/2012	11/25/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAPBY0548212	$750,000	09/03/2012	09/03/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAPBY0548212	$750,000	09/03/2012	10/29/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	GIC 09-1921-01508	$750,000	09/01/2011	09/01/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0064872	$1,000,000	08/16/2019	10/15/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN108741	$750,000	05/20/2013	08/19/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN108741	$750,000	05/20/2013	11/29/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	IMP 3285043	$0	05/07/2010	04/30/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0064872	$1,000,000	05/05/2018	08/16/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	74TRS015358	$750,000	05/03/2011	09/02/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	TC035564	$750,000	04/28/2010	04/28/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	TC035564	$750,000	04/28/2010	09/29/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	TC035564	$750,000	04/28/2010	04/06/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	TC035564	$750,000	04/28/2010	04/28/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	TC035564	$750,000	04/28/2010	10/26/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0064872	$1,000,000	04/10/2018	05/05/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN108741	$750,000	02/18/2013	05/20/2013	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/27/2015
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/10/2024
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/11/2017
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/30/2016
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/10/2014
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/12/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/20/2019
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/29/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/30/2012
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/12/2012
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/29/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/01/2010
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/08/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/02/2011
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/06/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/06/2012
MC710551	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/17/2010	-	-
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/06/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/03/2011
MC710551	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/22/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/06/2013

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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

−8

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−8

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

-8

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 2 vehicles (~0.5 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−8 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 2 vehicles (~0.5 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (7)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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