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GREAT LAKES CONNECTION INC

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Company CheckGREAT LAKES CONNECTION INC · DOT 2215493

4559 ABBEYVILLE RD, MEDINA, OH, 44256

DOT# 2215493 MC# 248085 Medina, Ohio 34 years

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Oct 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

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Physical Address4559 ABBEYVILLE RD, MEDINA, OH, 44256

Mailing Address4559 ABBEYVILLE RD, MEDINA, OH, 44256

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 StatusNot on file

On File (FMCSA)None on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/15/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked10/08/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeU. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Contact☎ (713) 744-3700
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Filings on record16

Bond cancelled Mar 14, 2024 by PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY. This company's broker authority is not currently active. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.

Bond history

PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANYNov 2023 to Mar 2024 · CANCELLED

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Oct 2021 to Oct 2023 · CANCELLED

GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANYOct 2020 to Oct 2021 · replaced

U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYNov 2015 to Oct 2020 · replaced

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYMar 2011 to Oct 2013 · CANCELLED

RLI INSURANCE COMPANYJun 1999 to Feb 2003 · replaced

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Other Companies at This Address

Address4559 ABBEYVILLE RD, MEDINA, OH 44256

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GREAT LAKES CONNECTION INC this company	2215493	Sign in	Active
JOHN S GRIMM INC	122437	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 OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC248085

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerInactive

Operating34 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

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/15/2026

Last checked10/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

Operating34 years

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	U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000977174	$0	11/06/2015	10/01/2020	Replaced
84	SURETY	U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000977174	$0	11/06/2014	11/06/2015	Cancelled
84	SURETY	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PB12237402467	$0	11/01/2023	03/14/2024	Cancelled
84	SURETY	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PB12237402467	$0	10/01/2023	11/01/2023	Cancelled
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	612405234	$0	10/01/2021	10/01/2023	Cancelled
84	SURETY	GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY	GSC0600237	$0	10/01/2020	10/01/2020	Replaced
84	SURETY	GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY	GSC0600237	$0	10/01/2020	02/04/2021	Cancelled
84	SURETY	GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY	GSC0600237	$0	10/01/2020	10/01/2021	Replaced
84	SURETY	GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY	GSC0600237	$0	10/01/2020	10/31/2021	Cancelled
84	SURETY	U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000977174	$0	10/01/2013	11/06/2014	Cancelled
84	SURETY	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	RSB628273	$0	06/05/1999	02/07/2003	Replaced
84	SURETY	THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	K06035395	$0	06/05/1998	06/05/1999	Cancelled
84	SURETY	VICTORE INSURANCE COMPANY	10306	$0	06/05/1995	07/04/1998	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	176823	$0	03/30/2011	10/01/2013	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN BONDING COMPANY	A9349141	$0	03/19/1994	04/23/1995	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	176823	$0	02/07/2003	03/30/2011	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC248085	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/13/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/29/2015
MC248085	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/10/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/22/2014
MC248085	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/05/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/19/2023
MC248085	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/13/2021
MC248085	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/25/2023
MC248085	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2013
MC248085	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/30/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/17/1998
MC248085	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/20/1999
MC248085	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	05/25/2022	REVOKED	03/20/2024
MC248085	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/23/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/17/1995
MC248085	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	03/31/1992	REVOKED	05/13/2022
MC248085	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/03/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/23/2011
MC248085	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/08/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/21/2021

No revocation records.

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88/100

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 88

−10

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

MCS-150 update overdue−10

No email address on file−2

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

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).

-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 CONNECTION INC

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