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GREAT LAKES BROKERAGE COMPANY INC

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Company CheckGREAT LAKES BROKERAGE COMPANY INC · DOT 2215113

326 E PARK AVE, NILES, OH, 44446

DOT# 2215113 MC# 238814 Niles, Ohio 35 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$75,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Sep 27, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 18, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 1

Jan 7, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION BROKER.

Insurance 1

Current
Active surety bond on file ($75,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address326 E PARK AVE, NILES, OH, 44446

Mailing Address326 E PARK AVE, NILES, OH, 44446

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 · 07/01/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/26/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeNATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP

Contact☎ (888) 508-8622
🌐 nationwide.com

Filings on record17

Bond history

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPsince Jan 17, 2025 · active

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Jan 2024 to Jan 2025 · CANCELLED

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORKJan 2019 to Jan 2022 · replaced

PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANYJan 2018 to Jan 2019 · CANCELLED

LEXON INSURANCE COMPANYSep 2015 to Dec 2017 · replaced

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYJan 2013 to Oct 2013 · CANCELLED

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Other Companies at This Address

Address326 E PARK AVE, NILES, OH 44446

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Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GREAT LAKES BROKERAGE COMPANY INC this company	2215113	Sign in shared ×3	Active
SHIPPERS CHOICE TRUCKING LLC	2352767	Sign in shared ×3	Active
SHIPPERS CHOICE TRUCKING LLC	3411602	Sign in shared ×3	Inactive

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 OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC238814

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating35 years

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$75,000 bond

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/01/2026

CompanyNATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP

Policy #7901225644

Last checked09/26/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

Operating35 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	WESTERN SURETY CO.	929335965	$0	12/06/2008	11/18/2009	Cancelled
84	SURETY	WESTERN SURETY CO.	929335965	$0	12/06/2005	12/06/2008	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000827257	$0	11/18/2009	01/28/2013	Name Changed
84	SURETY	LEXON INSURANCE COMPANY	1022058	$0	10/01/2013	10/05/2015	Name Changed
84	SURETY	LEXON INSURANCE COMPANY	1022058	$0	10/01/2013	09/17/2015	Replaced
84	SURETY	LEXON INSURANCE COMPANY	1022058	$0	09/17/2015	12/08/2017	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT 001054-1	$1,000,000	06/01/2000	09/16/2001	Cancelled
84	SURETY	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY	141828867	$0	04/08/2005	12/06/2005	Replaced
84	SURETY	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	1418-28867	$0	04/05/1997	04/08/2005	Cancelled
84	SURETY	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	BND134-88-87	$0	04/05/1991	05/02/1997	Cancelled
84	SURETY	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	BND134-88-87	$0	04/05/1991	04/05/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY	141828867	$10,000	04/05/1991	07/09/2007	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000827257	$0	01/28/2013	10/01/2013	Cancelled
84	SURETY	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	4170612	$0	01/03/2024	01/16/2025	Cancelled
84	SURETY	GREAT AMERICAN ALLIANCE COMPANY	4170612	$0	01/03/2022	01/03/2024	Replaced
84	SURETY	GREAT AMERICAN ALLIANCE COMPANY	4170612	$0	01/03/2022	07/06/2024	Cancelled
84	SURETY	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	2965032	$0	01/03/2019	01/03/2022	Replaced
84	SURETY	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	2965032	$0	01/03/2019	02/17/2022	Cancelled
84	SURETY	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PB11499804246	$0	01/03/2018	01/03/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC238814	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/20/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/07/2025
MC238814	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/07/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/13/2018
MC238814	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/14/2005
MC238814	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/22/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/12/2009
MC238814	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/01/2013
MC238814	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/01/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/18/2015
MC238814	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	05/26/2005	REVOKED	12/15/2008
MC238814	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	05/02/1991	REVOKED	04/18/2005
MC238814	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	02/14/2013	TRANSFER CONSUMMATED	12/12/2017
MC238814	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	01/24/2018	-	-
MC238814	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/31/2022
MC238814	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	01/21/2009	REVOKED	01/28/2013

No revocation records.

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98/100

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 98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Active broker authority

Holds active broker authority.

Broker bond (BMC-84) on file

Active broker authority on file, FMCSA requires a BMC-84 surety bond ($75K) to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.

GREAT LAKES BROKERAGE COMPANY INC

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