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110 S MILL STREET, MILFORD CENTER, OH, 43045

DOT# 216635 MC# 196152 Milford Center, Ohio 39 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 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Mar 26, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 15, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Sep 24, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 3, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 3, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(937) 349-6201

Email[email protected]

Physical Address110 S MILL STREET, MILFORD CENTER, OH, 43045

Mailing AddressPO BOX 448, MILFORD CENTER, OH, 43045

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC196152

CommonInactive

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating39 years

Company Overview

PHELPS FARMS INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier & broker based in Milford Center, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 39 years, registered with the FMCSA on 07/08/1982. The fleet consists of 13 power units and 10 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 630,000 miles (2024). 2 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 16 inspections are on file. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract, Broker. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, PHELPS FARMS INC has a Trust Score of 87/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage630,000 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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS8.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS25.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review01/24/2018

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WF012687

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet13 units

Drivers10

Mileage630,000 mi

Operating39 years

MCS-15006/2025

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 StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeTHE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.

Contact☎ (513) 870-2130
🌐 cinfin.com

Filings on record2

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service1

OOS Rate8.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service1

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/24/2018

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

1 · 0 OOS —

2024

3 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

9 · 1 OOS =

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes —

2024

2 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 Mar 2026 — 12 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (16.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/03/2025	UNION (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	1	2	Rain	Wet	Dark - Not Lighted
04/30/2024	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/04/2024	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

12 roadside violations across 12 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

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 1 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 (14)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/26/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US-67	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/15/2025 ▼	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-74	1	1	0	1	0	0	-
Violations (1) 391.11B5-DNL — CFR 391.11B5-DNL OOS
09/24/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	VERONA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/03/2025 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPICELAND IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
09/02/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-74 W/B AT M. P. 203.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/29/2025 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	POSEYVILLE IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLS3 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS
06/26/2025 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAGERSTOWN IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 395.24 — CFR 395.24 Non-OOS
04/01/2025 ▼	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW LONDON MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.11A1-CSLRR — CFR 393.11A1-CSLRR Non-OOS
01/21/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILMINGTON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/03/2025 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CAMBRIDGE CITY IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 395.24 — CFR 395.24 Non-OOS
10/22/2024 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNIGHTSTOWN IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLS3 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
09/11/2024 ▼	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	3	1	2	0	1	1	-
Violations (3) 393.75(a)(3) — CFR 393.75(a)(3) OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS
01/25/2024 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE....	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/24/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	U.S. 34 AT 1850E	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	1205732	$0	10/01/2013	10/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	726385 6693 933	$1,000,000	09/24/1993	02/01/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	726385-6396-963	$0	08/11/1996	03/15/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP38099A	$0	08/11/1994	08/11/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT726385-8096-061	$1,000,000	03/15/2006	03/15/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT726385-8096-061	$0	03/15/2006	03/15/2006	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	THE RICHMOND BANKING COMPANY		$0	03/11/1993	10/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUSTIN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP0100976	$1,000,000	02/01/2019	02/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	EBA 000 93 28	$750,000	02/01/2018	02/01/2019	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	EPP 000 93 28	$0	02/01/2010	03/09/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	EBA 000 93 28	$1,000,000	02/01/2010	02/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	46-668917-00	$1,000,000	02/01/2006	02/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	46-668917-00	$1,000,000	02/01/2006	03/04/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	05668917	$0	02/01/2006	02/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	726385-7696-961	$1,000,000	02/01/1996	03/15/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK 8000411	$1,000,000	02/01/1995	12/13/1995	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC196152	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/13/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/17/1996
MC196152	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/13/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/17/1996
MC196152	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/07/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/08/1993
MC196152	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/23/1986	TRANSFERRED	01/19/1993
MC196152	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/07/1991	TRANSFERRED	01/19/1993
MC196152	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/07/1991	TRANSFERRED	01/19/1993
MC196152	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/19/1989	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/10/1989
MC196152	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	08/27/1992	TRANSFERRED	01/19/1993
MC196152	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
MC196152	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
MC196152	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/29/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/31/2006
MC196152	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/04/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/25/1993
MC196152	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/12/1993	REVOKED	03/21/2006
MC196152	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/12/1993	-	-
MC196152	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	02/12/1993	-	-
MC196152	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/05/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/25/2010

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

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/2/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.15 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.15 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 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 25% 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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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (14)

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