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650 SOUTH PROSPECT, HARTVILLE, OH, 44632

DOT# 2221056 MC# 226402 Hartville, Ohio 35 years

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Power Units

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.

Contact Details

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Physical Address650 SOUTH PROSPECT, HARTVILLE, OH, 44632

Mailing AddressP.O. BOX 296, HARTVILLE, OH, 44632

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 · 06/29/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked10/09/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeRLI INSURANCE COMPANY

Contact☎ (800) 331-4929
🌐 rlicorp.com

Filings on record7

Bond cancelled Oct 3, 2017 by LEXON 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

LEXON INSURANCE COMPANYOct 2016 to Oct 2017 · CANCELLED

U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYOct 2013 to Oct 2016 · replaced

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYMar 2011 to Oct 2013 · CANCELLED

RLI INSURANCE COMPANYMar 2006 to Mar 2011 · CANCELLED

RLI INSURANCE COMPANYOct 1996 to Mar 2006 · CANCELLED

NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INS COOct 1995 to Nov 1996 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC226402

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerInactive

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

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/29/2026

Last checked10/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

Operating35 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	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	NONE	$0	10/09/1996	03/01/2006	Cancelled
84	SURETY	NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INS CO	147292	$0	10/09/1995	11/30/1996	Cancelled
84	SURETY	LEXON INSURANCE COMPANY	1143589	$0	10/03/2016	10/03/2017	Cancelled
84	SURETY	U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000899407	$0	10/01/2013	10/03/2016	Replaced
84	SURETY	U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	1000899407	$0	10/01/2013	10/30/2016	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000827248	$0	03/01/2011	10/01/2013	Cancelled
84	SURETY	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	388044	$0	03/01/2006	03/01/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	T-100826	$1,000,000	02/12/1991	10/03/1991	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CENTURY SURETY COMPANY	IM2534	$0	02/11/1991	07/06/2008	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC226402	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/22/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/02/2005
MC226402	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/16/1990	REVOKED	03/03/1992
MC226402	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/13/1990	REVOKED	02/26/1992
MC226402	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	10/27/1995	REVOKED	10/10/2017
MC226402	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2016
MC226402	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/02/2013
MC226402	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/11/1991	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/04/1991
MC226402	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/11/1991	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/04/1991
MC226402	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/02/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/02/2011
MC226402	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/02/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/21/2006

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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.

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