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900 N INDIANA AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64120

DOT# 213699 MC# 162242 Kansas City, Missouri 42 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Jun 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Apr 17, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 27, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 24, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Aug 5, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 30, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

Phone(816) 800-8095

Email[email protected]; [email protected]

Physical Address900 N INDIANA AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64120

Mailing Address900 N INDIANA AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64120

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC162242

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating42 years

Company Overview

COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Kansas City, Missouri. The company has been in operation for 42 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/08/1982. The fleet consists of 11 power units and 8 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 845,409 miles (2024). 3 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 19 inspections are on file. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. The FMCSA has assigned a Conditional safety rating. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC has a Trust Score of 73/100 (Good).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage845,409 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS7.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS66.7% avg 20.7%

Last Review08/26/2020

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective01/07/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #MCP31809A

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet11 units

Drivers8

Mileage845,409 mi

Operating42 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total13

Out of Service1

OOS Rate7.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service4

OOS Rate66.7%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/26/2020 | Rated: 05/06/2015

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

2 · 0 OOS —

2024

8 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

6 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

2 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes —

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

3 crashes ▲

2026

1 crash ▼

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, 4 resulted in out-of-service (30.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (6)

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
04/17/2026	KANSAS CITY	MO	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
08/05/2025	Not Reported	NE	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/30/2025	KANSAS CITY	KS	0	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/04/2025	OLATHE	KS	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
01/26/2024	Omaha	NE	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
01/16/2024	COUNCIL BLUFFS	IA	0	1	2	Clear	Water	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

27 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 19 violations · 7 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 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 (18)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/04/2026 ▼	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KS	2	0	1	0	1	0	-
Violations (2) 393.9A-LFTSI — CFR 393.9A-LFTSI Non-OOS 392.2-SLLFC — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
02/27/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/27/2025 ▼	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	D20	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16 — Texting while driving Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
09/24/2025 ▼	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLATTE CITY MO	2	2	0	0	0	2	-
Violations (2) 393.9A-LSLIWR — CFR 393.9A-LSLIWR OOS 393.126B-CIM — CFR 393.126B-CIM OOS
08/21/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 MM 423 EB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/16/2025 ▼	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	K-32 MP 25	2	0	1	0	1	0	-
Violations (2) 395.24D-ELDPT — CFR 395.24D-ELDPT Non-OOS 393.95A4-EENA — CFR 393.95A4-EENA Non-OOS
05/07/2025 ▼	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLATTE CITY MO	4	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (4) 393.9A-LSLIWR — CFR 393.9A-LSLIWR OOS 393.45D-B — CFR 393.45D-B Non-OOS 395.8E-HOSPD — CFR 395.8E-HOSPD Non-OOS 395.8E1PC — CFR 395.8E1PC Non-OOS
01/09/2025 ▼	IA	Full (Level I)	37 - I29 SB MM 132 SALIX	8	2	0	0	8	2	-
Violations (8) 393.45DLPC — CFR 393.45DLPC Non-OOS 396.3A1B — CFR 396.3A1B OOS 393.48A — CFR 393.48A Non-OOS 393.48A — CFR 393.48A Non-OOS 393.48A — CFR 393.48A Non-OOS 393.48A — CFR 393.48A Non-OOS 396.3A1BOS — CFR 396.3A1BOS OOS 393.45B2UV — CFR 393.45B2UV Non-OOS
10/14/2024 ▼	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	3	0	0	0	3	0	-
Violations (3) 393.9A-LHLI — CFR 393.9A-LHLI Non-OOS 393.11A1-CSURR — CFR 393.11A1-CSURR Non-OOS 393.45B2-B — CFR 393.45B2-B Non-OOS
08/19/2024	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/07/2024 ▼	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	KANSAS CITY MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
07/22/2024 ▼	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAGLEVILLE MO	3	3	0	1	0	2	-
Violations (3) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS 393.75(a)(3) — CFR 393.75(a)(3) OOS 383.23(a)(2) — CFR 383.23(a)(2) OOS
07/15/2024 ▼	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY RT 6 SCALE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
05/07/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY RT 6 SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/17/2024 ▼	MO	Full (Level I)	HARRISONVILLE MO	5	2	0	0	0	2	-
Violations (5) 393.45(b)(2) — CFR 393.45(b)(2) Non-OOS 393.45(d) — CFR 393.45(d) OOS 393.55(d)(1) — CFR 393.55(d)(1) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) OOS
03/19/2024 ▼	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 WB AT 72ND ST	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/23/2023	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	KANSAS CITY MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/22/2023	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	I29 SB MM 81 REST AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2396252(U)	$1,000,000	12/14/2004	07/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2396252(U)	$1,000,000	12/14/2004	07/15/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2396252(U)	$0	12/14/2004	07/01/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2396252(U)	$0	12/14/2004	07/15/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9DK24	$1,000,000	09/09/1992	06/30/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-K95028	$0	07/01/2010	04/08/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-K95028	$1,000,000	07/01/2010	07/01/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9DK24	$1,000,000	06/30/1999	01/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9DK24	$0	06/30/1999	01/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	CIP 9-DK24-21	$0	01/16/1991	06/30/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2396252(U)	$1,000,000	01/01/2004	12/14/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	MCP2396252(U)	$0	01/01/2004	12/14/2004	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC162242	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/17/1987	-	-
MC162242	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/17/1983	TRANSFERRED	07/01/1991
MC162242	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/21/1992
MC162242	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/21/1992
MC162242	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/16/2013	-	-
MC162242	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/10/1990	-	-
MC162242	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/18/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/29/2010
MC162242	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/18/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/29/2010
MC162242	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/05/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2017
MC162242	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/05/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2017
MC162242	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/01/1989	-	-
MC162242	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/14/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/21/2011
MC162242	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/16/1991	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/21/1991
MC162242	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/16/1991	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/16/1991

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73/100

Good

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 73

−12

Starts at 100−27 totalFinal 73

Conditional safety rating−12

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.27 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 7.6923% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 66.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−5 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.27 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 7.6923% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 66.6667% 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) knockout	−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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Inspection Records (18)

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