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TELS INC

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Company CheckTELS INC · DOT 2402648

1701 BALTIMORE ST, DEFIANCE, OH, 43512

DOT# 2402648 MC# 826445 Defiance, Ohio 13 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jun 29, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Apr 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 12, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1701 BALTIMORE ST, DEFIANCE, OH, 43512

Mailing Address1701 BALTIMORE STREET, DEFIANCE, OH, 43512

Other Companies at This Address

Address1701 BALTIMORE ST, DEFIANCE, OH 43512

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
TELS INC this company	2402648	Sign in	Active
TELS INC	4683436	Sign in	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC826445

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating13 years

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 3.15 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .09 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 1.13 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 7.27 · 9 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,623,087 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS7.4% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS30.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/03/2024

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective11/25/2025

CompanyACCELERANT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #S0336CA000142-00

Last checked08/06/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers6

Mileage1,623,087 mi

Operating13 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total27

Out of Service2

OOS Rate7.4%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total13

Out of Service4

OOS Rate30.8%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 07/03/2024

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

4 · 1 OOS -

2024

21 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

7 · 2 OOS ▼

2026

7 · 4 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

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 Jun 2026, 25 inspections, 7 resulted in out-of-service (28% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 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
06/28/2024	Turpin	OK	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

40 roadside violations across 25 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 25 violations · 7 OOS

Unsafe Driving 11 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 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 (39)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/29/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOMA CO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAMAR CO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BREAUX BRIDGE LA	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
04/22/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARRIOR AL	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN SIMON AZ	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-10 EB	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2025	CO	Full (Level I)	LOMA CO	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	5	1	1	1	4	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2025	CA	Special (Level IV)	SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOSSIER CITY LA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT COLLINS CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MCMINNVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	UHRICHSVILLE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	YULEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	NARA VISA PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	STANTON TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON S 1ST ST 744 FT S OF S W AV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ATLANTA GA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DESERT HILLS IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADISDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLUMBIA MO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:28 56'26.13"N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	4	4	0	0	4	4	-	▲Detail
03/04/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAINT CLAIR MO	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2024	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	US95 / MM 100	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2024	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/29/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH GA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2023	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MT VERNON MO	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/09/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I-10 4416 FT E OF I10 EB MM	6	2	1	0	5	2	-	▲Detail
08/08/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH-0035 IN BEXAR CO. (133-173)	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections28

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 9 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2014-08-12	New Entrant Revoked - Expedited Actions	ACTIVE	2014-08-13

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	AWT-00000118-00	$1,000,000	12/13/2023	12/13/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	AWT-00000118-00	$1,000,000	12/13/2023	12/10/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA990406179	$750,000	12/10/2024	04/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	74TRS081073	$750,000	12/08/2017	06/28/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	74TRS081073	$750,000	12/08/2017	07/27/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	74TRS081073	$750,000	09/29/2017	12/27/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	74TRS081073	$750,000	09/29/2017	12/08/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 1105925	$750,000	09/28/2019	02/02/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73TRB002695	$750,000	09/28/2018	09/28/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	74TRS068213	$750,000	09/28/2016	09/28/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	74TRS055780	$750,000	09/28/2015	09/28/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	74TRS037385	$750,000	09/28/2014	09/28/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	74TRS081073	$750,000	06/28/2018	09/28/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAPBY0793214	$750,000	05/17/2014	09/30/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAPBY0793214	$750,000	05/17/2014	09/28/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAPBY0685713	$750,000	05/17/2013	05/17/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	BAPBY0685713	$750,000	05/17/2013	10/15/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-009607-01	$750,000	04/10/2025	07/30/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW3EVR-009607-01	$750,000	04/10/2025	04/10/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA01105925	$750,000	02/02/2022	12/13/2023	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC826445	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/30/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/11/2017
MC826445	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/12/2024
MC826445	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/18/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/17/2013
MC826445	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2018
MC826445	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/03/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/16/2019
MC826445	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/03/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/18/2014
MC826445	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/01/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/29/2017
MC826445	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/01/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/28/2016
MC826445	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/01/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/28/2015
MC826445	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/28/2013	-	-
MC826445	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/21/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/09/2014
MC826445	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/14/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/10/2025

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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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 7.4074% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 30.7692% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 7.4074% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 30.7692% 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.

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Inspection Records (39)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

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