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CHRIS FENTON

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Company CheckCHRIS FENTON · DOT 2224071

DBA: FENTON BROKERAGE

21057 - 183RD AVE., CENTERVILLE, IA, 52544

DOT# 2224071 MC# 338544 Centerville, Iowa 28 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$75,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

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Physical Address21057 - 183RD AVE., CENTERVILLE, IA, 52544

Mailing Address21057 - 183RD AVE., CENTERVILLE, IA, 52544

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 · 08/27/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/14/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

Contact☎ (973) 490-6600
🌐 cfins.com

Filings on record8

Bond history

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.since Sep 20, 2021 · active

GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Oct 2013 to Sep 2021 · replaced

OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANYOct 2010 to Sep 2013 · replaced

OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANYOct 2003 to Jan 2007 · CANCELLED

FARWEST INSURANCE COMPANY(FAR WEST)Jun 1998 to Oct 2003 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC338544

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating28 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 · 08/27/2026

CompanyUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

Policy #612405207

Last checked09/14/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

Operating28 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	OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY	RLI0565269	$0	10/31/2010	09/30/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY	RLI 565269	$0	10/31/2003	01/03/2007	Cancelled
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC18114A	$0	10/01/2013	09/20/2021	Replaced
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC18114A	$0	10/01/2013	09/30/2021	Cancelled
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC18114A	$0	09/30/2013	10/01/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	FARWEST INSURANCE COMPANY(FAR WEST)	016005822	$0	06/12/1998	10/31/2003	Replaced
84	SURETY	FARWEST INSURANCE COMPANY(FAR WEST)	016005822	$0	06/12/1998	06/12/1998	Replaced
84	SURETY	OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY	RLI 565269	$0	01/04/2007	10/31/2010	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC338544	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/07/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/11/2006
MC338544	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2013
MC338544	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/03/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/24/2021
MC338544	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	08/10/1998	-	-

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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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/27/2026.

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.

CHRIS FENTON

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