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DAVID F KERN

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Company CheckDAVID F KERN · DOT 2241584

DBA: DFK BROKERAGE

8750 NORWALK RD, LITCHFIELD, OH, 44253

DOT# 2241584 MC# 636681 Litchfield, Ohio 18 years

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address8750 NORWALK RD, LITCHFIELD, OH, 44253

Mailing Address8750 NORWALK RD, LITCHFIELD, OH, 44253

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

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/14/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Last filing on record06/29/2017

Surety / TrusteeLEXON INSURANCE COMPANY

Contact🌐 sompo-intl.com

Filings on record2

Bond cancelled Aug 24, 2018 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 COMPANYJun 2017 to Aug 2018 · CANCELLED

LIBERTY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP.Feb 2008 to Jul 2008 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation-

DocketMC636681

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerInactive

Operating18 years

Company Overview

LIBERTY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP. is a FMCSA-validated broker based in Litchfield, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 18 years, registered with the FMCSA on 11/19/2011. The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, LIBERTY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP. has a Trust Score of 88/100 (Excellent).

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

SmartWay PartnerNo

No safety rating or inspection data on file with FMCSA.

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Last checked07/14/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

FleetN/A

DriversN/A

Operating18 years

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	LEXON INSURANCE COMPANY	1149150	$0	06/29/2017	08/24/2018	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	LIBERTY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP.	20080684	$0	02/26/2008	07/25/2008	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC636681	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	07/12/2017	REVOKED	09/04/2018
MC636681	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	03/07/2008	REVOKED	08/04/2008

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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.

DAVID F KERN

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