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6448 KIMBERLY DRIVE, GARFIELD HTS, OH, 44125

DOT# 2301475 MC# 785771 Garfield Hts, Ohio 14 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Jul 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Apr 23, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Mar 10, 2025
Roadside inspection, 11 violations (no OOS).
Dec 19, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Nov 20, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 28, 2024
Roadside inspection, 6 violations (no OOS).
Jul 24, 2024
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(216) 389-8979

Email[email protected]

Physical Address6448 KIMBERLY DRIVE, GARFIELD HTS, OH, 44125

Mailing Address6448 KIMBERLY DRIVE, GARFIELD HTS, OH, 44125

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC785771

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating14 years

Company Overview

EARLY BIRD TRUCKING INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Garfield Hts, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 14 years, registered with the FMCSA on 05/02/2012. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 100,000 miles (2024). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 5 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, EARLY BIRD TRUCKING INC has a Trust Score of 83/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 13.04 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.66 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 15 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage100,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/25/2026

CompanyGEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #9300142662

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage100,000 mi

Operating14 years

MCS-15007/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

2 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2024

1 crash -

2025

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Mar 2025, 3 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
11/20/2024	WOLF CREEK TOWNSHIP	PA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

19 roadside violations across 3 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 12 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
03/10/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FLAT ROCK RD 2285 FEET WEST	11	2	9	-	▲Detail
09/28/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	6	0	6	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON REVERE DR AT ITS INTERSECTI	2	1	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections3

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2022-09-18	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2022-11-16

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN363218	$750,000	12/18/2024	02/20/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN363218	$750,000	10/24/2024	10/22/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN363218	$750,000	10/24/2024	11/20/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN363218	$750,000	10/22/2024	12/18/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN363218	$750,000	10/22/2024	12/20/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 1571412	$1,000,000	05/12/2012	10/24/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN363218	$750,000	04/21/2024	10/22/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN363218	$750,000	04/21/2024	10/24/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	221598001	$750,000	04/21/2023	01/26/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	221598001	$750,000	04/21/2023	04/21/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	221598001	$750,000	03/22/2024	04/21/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN363218	$750,000	02/19/2025	04/21/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	221598001	$750,000	01/26/2024	03/22/2024	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC785771	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/25/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/19/2024
MC785771	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/23/2012	REVOKED	10/30/2012
MC785771	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/25/2023	-	-
MC785771	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/23/2025
MC785771	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/26/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/27/2024
MC785771	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/24/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/20/2025
MC785771	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/02/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/25/2024

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83/100

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 83

−17

Starts at 100−17 totalFinal 83

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−17

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/25/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-17

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−17 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 1 vehicle (~1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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) knockout	−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.

EARLY BIRD TRUCKING INC

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Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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