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DEF TRANSPORTATION INC

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Company CheckDEF TRANSPORTATION INC · DOT 1899457

DBA: DEF TRANSPORTATION

5597 CENTER RD, VALLEY CITY, OH, 44280

DOT# 1899457 MC# 762814 Valley City, Ohio 14 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

5 events tracked · latest Jun 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 10, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 16, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 18, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION CONTRACT.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address5597 CENTER RD, VALLEY CITY, OH, 44280

Mailing Address5597 CENTER RD, VALLEY CITY, OH, 44280

Other Companies at This Address

Address5597 CENTER RD, VALLEY CITY, OH 44280

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Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
DEF TRANSPORTATION INC this company	1899457	Sign in	Active
DIRECT EXPRESS FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC	4239051	Sign in	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

DocketMC762814

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating14 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 4.5 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .64 · 1 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 3.26 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage350,000 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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS22.2% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/06/2026

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/08/2025

CompanyEASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #TEA340063425

Last checked08/20/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet6 units

Drivers4

Mileage350,000 mi

Operating14 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total14

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service2

OOS Rate22.2%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/06/2026

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

5 · 1 OOS -

2024

6 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

7 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

3 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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, 13 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (15.4% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

12 roadside violations across 13 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 6 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 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 (21)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/10/2026	NY	Full (Level I)	UTICA NY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOHNSTOWN NY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WATERFORD SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	MA	Driver-Only (Level III)	H-STURBRIDGE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERTOWN NY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW PHILADELPHIA OH	4	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	MD	Full (Level I)	PERRYVILLE MD	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW SPRINGFIELD OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENVILLE SC	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2024	OH	Full (Level I)	WILMINGTON OH	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	OH	Full (Level I)	BOLIVAR OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2024	OH	Full (Level I)	IR 71	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2024	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAWAYANDA (EB)	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/08/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORDELE GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	WABAUNSEE WEST M.C.I.S. #21W	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	OH	Full (Level I)	WILMINGTON SCALES NB	5	1	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
09/14/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-24 COFFEE COUNTY SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-40 KNOXVILLE WEIGH STATION	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections14

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 3306285	$750,000	10/25/2015	11/02/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 3306285	$750,000	10/25/2014	10/25/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0014754	$750,000	10/25/2013	10/25/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0014754	$750,000	10/25/2013	11/06/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN110139	$750,000	10/25/2012	11/28/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN110139	$750,000	10/25/2012	10/25/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 1893943	$1,000,000	10/25/2012	11/21/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 1893943	$1,000,000	10/25/2012	10/25/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0053484	$1,000,000	10/25/2011	10/15/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0053484	$1,000,000	10/15/2012	10/25/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GRT24005A	$1,000,000	06/08/2024	07/11/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GRT24005A	$1,000,000	06/08/2024	06/08/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA958344749	$1,000,000	06/08/2022	06/08/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA958344749	$750,000	06/08/2022	06/08/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 0797479	$1,000,000	06/08/2019	06/08/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA0797479	$1,000,000	06/08/2019	06/28/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA0797479	$1,000,000	06/08/2019	06/06/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA958344749	$1,000,000	06/06/2022	06/28/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA958344749	$1,000,000	06/06/2022	06/08/2022	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC762814	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/25/2011	REVOKED	11/08/2016
MC762814	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/12/2019	-	-
MC762814	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/11/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/18/2025

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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 22.2222% 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 22.2222% 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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Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (21)

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