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Company CheckBUTCH & SONS CARTAGE INC · DOT 246230

689 TOWER RD SUITE E, PLAINFIELD, IN, 46168

DOT# 246230 MC# 174616 Plainfield, Indiana 41 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Oct 28, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Oct 28, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Sep 15, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 10, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 3, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address689 TOWER RD SUITE E, PLAINFIELD, IN, 46168

Mailing Address689 TOWER RD SUITE E, PLAINFIELD, IN, 46168

Other Companies at This Address

Address689 TOWER RD SUITE E, PLAINFIELD, IN 46168

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BUTCH & SONS CARTAGE INC	4558532	Sign in	Active
BUTCH & SONS CARTAGE INC this company	246230	Sign in	Active
DRYER COMPANIES LLC	3285274	Sign in	Active
EAGLE INSULATION LLC	1210735	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

DocketMC174616

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating41 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 4.8 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage450,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/28/2014

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective06/01/2023

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GRT02506A

Last checked08/04/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers2

Mileage450,000 mi

Operating41 years

MCS-15009/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/28/2014 | Rated: 06/12/2013

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2025

5 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Oct 2025, 5 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

3 roadside violations across 5 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

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 1 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	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/28/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEYMOUR IN	1	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	EATON OH	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	REDKEY IN	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	IN	Full (Level I)	I70 EB 107MM	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections5

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP07724A	$0	11/22/2004	02/23/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP07724A	$1,000,000	11/22/2004	02/23/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP07724A	$1,000,000	10/29/2003	11/22/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP07724A	$0	10/29/2003	11/22/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN260145	$750,000	06/01/2020	06/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	51-235710-00	$750,000	06/01/2017	06/01/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN188130	$750,000	06/01/2016	06/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S2176219	$750,000	06/01/2015	06/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	45-110870-00	$750,000	06/01/2011	06/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	45-110870-00	$750,000	06/01/2011	07/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	45-110-870-00	$1,000,000	06/01/2008	02/24/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	084602 09022753	$0	06/01/2008	07/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL-321249	$750,000	06/01/2007	06/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP47268A	$0	06/01/2007	06/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP47268A	$1,000,000	06/01/2007	06/01/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL-321249	$0	06/01/2007	06/23/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL-321249	$0	06/01/2007	06/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL-321249	$750,000	06/01/2007	06/23/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP07724A	$1,000,000	06/01/2002	10/29/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP07724A	$0	06/01/2002	10/29/2003	Cancelled
91	BIPD	WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	0110081991	$0	06/01/1997	06/01/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	0110081991	$0	06/01/1997	06/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	45-110870-00	$750,000	02/24/2011	06/01/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP07724A	$0	02/23/2005	06/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP07724A	$1,000,000	02/23/2005	06/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST005751	$0	01/21/1997	07/01/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST005751	$1,000,000	01/21/1997	06/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-C09810	$1,000,000	01/21/1992	01/21/1997	Replaced
34	CARGO	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IM-C09810	$0	01/21/1992	01/21/1997	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC174616	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/03/1990	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/27/1990
MC174616	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/25/2003	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/03/2003
MC174616	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/25/2003	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/03/2003
MC174616	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/25/2005
MC174616	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/25/2005
MC174616	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/02/1984	REVOKED	09/18/1997
MC174616	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/26/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/18/2004
MC174616	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/26/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/18/2004
MC174616	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/02/1997	-	-
MC174616	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/20/1990	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/12/1990
MC174616	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/1989	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/26/1989
MC174616	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/04/1984	REVOKED	09/18/1997
MC174616	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/23/1997	-	-
MC174616	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/29/2020
MC174616	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/29/2020
MC174616	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2011
MC174616	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2011

No revocation records.

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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

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

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% 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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Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (6)

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