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Company CheckT J 'S TRUCKING INC · DOT 234023

6961 SOUTH 45 ROAD, CADILLAC, MI, 49601

DOT# 234023 MC# 167115 Cadillac, Michigan

CARRIER & BROKER Legal name changed · Aug 19, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 4

Aug 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Apr 15, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Oct 31, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address6961 SOUTH 45 ROAD, CADILLAC, MI, 49601

Mailing AddressPO BOX 98, CADILLAC, MI, 49601

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 · 07/10/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/09/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeHUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

Contact☎ (203) 977-8000
🌐 hudsoninsgroup.com

Filings on record4

Bond history

HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYsince Oct 1, 2019 · active

HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYOct 2017 to Oct 2019 · CANCELLED

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Oct 2013 to Oct 2017 · replaced

MACATAWA BANKOct 2003 to Oct 2013 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC167115

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerActive

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 6.66 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 14 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage209,947 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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS33.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/09/2015

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyPROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA865484305

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet10 units

Drivers8

Mileage209,947 mi

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/09/2015 | Rated: 05/19/2016

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

2023

2 · 1 OOS -

2024

2 · 1 OOS =

2026

2 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2026

1 crash ▲

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 Aug 2026, 3 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (66.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

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
04/15/2026	DALTON TWP	MI	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

15 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 9 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 2 violations · 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 (6)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/06/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	5	0	3	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	N/B 4TH AVE & 7TH ST	8	1	2	1	6	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	US127 SB @ MM 204	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
05/10/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	W/B M-55 NEAR 8 MILE RD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	MI	Full (Level I)	NB MITCHEL ST @ W RIVER ST	16	9	0	0	16	9	-	▲Detail
09/22/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 131 N/B @ 14 MILE RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	IMC 075 023	$0	12/01/1995	12/19/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	TC 007194	$1,000,000	12/01/1995	01/01/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	3AT 567 935	$0	11/17/1993	02/15/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	7LHT 226T100 0 92	$1,000,000	11/17/1992	01/11/1996	Cancelled
84	SURETY	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	10063196	$0	10/01/2017	10/03/2019	Cancelled
84	SURETY	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	10063196	$0	10/01/2017	10/01/2019	Replaced
84	SURETY	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	1774627	$0	10/01/2013	10/01/2017	Replaced
85	TRUST FUND	MACATAWA BANK	NONE	$0	10/01/2003	10/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	50-864144-00	$1,000,000	09/15/2016	09/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	50-864144-00	$750,000	09/15/2016	10/07/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	50-864144-00	$750,000	09/15/2016	09/15/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF004954	$1,000,000	09/15/2015	10/12/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF004954	$1,000,000	09/15/2015	09/15/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WF004928	$1,000,000	09/15/2014	09/15/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X49520	$1,000,000	09/15/2012	09/15/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X50747	$750,000	09/01/2012	09/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X50747	$750,000	09/01/2012	10/07/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-X49520	$750,000	09/01/2012	09/15/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA100165	$1,000,000	09/01/2010	09/01/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	CPP 3041671	$0	01/01/2006	10/29/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA040007	$1,000,000	01/01/2005	09/01/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTC 100707	$1,000,000	01/01/2004	01/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTC 100707	$1,000,000	01/01/2004	01/31/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHICAGO INSURANCE CO.	TP 6300727	$1,000,000	01/01/2003	01/01/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 3 420 474	$0	01/01/2003	01/01/2006	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC167115	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/10/1991	REVOKED	10/15/2012
MC167115	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/02/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/10/1994
MC167115	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	11/04/2003	-	-
MC167115	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/22/2012	-	-
MC167115	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/22/2012	-	-
MC167115	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/13/1983	REVOKED	10/15/2012
MC167115	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/04/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/26/2010
MC167115	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/12/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/15/2016
MC167115	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/12/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/15/2016
MC167115	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/12/2025
MC167115	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/12/2025
MC167115	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/11/2014
MC167115	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/11/2014
MC167115	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/01/2010
MC167115	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/01/2010
MC167115	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/06/2012	REVOKED	10/15/2012
MC167115	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/06/2012	REVOKED	10/15/2012
MC167115	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/15/1996	REVOKED	10/15/2012
MC167115	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/28/1996
MC167115	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/24/1986	REVOKED	10/15/2012

No revocation records.

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87/100

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 87

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Operating history unknown−3

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

T J 'S TRUCKING INC

Trust Score

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Company Information

Contact Details

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

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 (6)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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