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AMES CONSTRUCTION INC

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Company CheckAMES CONSTRUCTION INC · DOT 212292

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

2500 COUNTY ROAD 42 W, BURNSVILLE, MN, 55337

DOT# 212292 Burnsville, Minnesota

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345

Power Units

298

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

162

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Feb 26, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Feb 26, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 10, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 1, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2500 COUNTY ROAD 42 W, BURNSVILLE, MN, 55337

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private (Pass. Non-Business)Private Only Hazardous Materials

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 .52 · 13 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .09 · 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 1.3 · 13 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage3,937,608 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

298

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

298

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS11.9% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/15/2024

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet345 units

Drivers298

Mileage3,937,608 mi

MCS-15007/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total103

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total59

Out of Service7

OOS Rate11.9%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total27

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 08/15/2024 | Rated: 05/24/2023

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

5 crashes ▲

2025

1 crash ▼

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

Crash Records (7)

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
02/26/2025	MAIDEN	NC	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/10/2024	UNINCORPORATED	CA	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
10/01/2024	GREENSBORO	NC	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
06/02/2024	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/02/2024	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/08/2024	U24	KS	1	1	1	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
12/14/2023	FORT WORTH	TX	1	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections110

Unsafe Driving 13 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 13 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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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

−10

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers, a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

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.

AMES CONSTRUCTION INC

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Crash Records (7)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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