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DAVID H METHENY

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Company CheckDAVID H METHENY · DOT 2463828

DBA: METHENY TRANSPORTATION

189 AUSTIN LOOP, EL PASO, AR, 72045

DOT# 2463828 MC# 852312 El Paso, Arkansas 12 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Mar 29, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

Mar 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
May 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.

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

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Physical Address189 AUSTIN LOOP, EL PASO, AR, 72045

Mailing Address189 AUSTIN LOOP, EL PASO, AR, 72045

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 checked07/24/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Last filing on record12/15/2022

Surety / TrusteeGRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY

Contact☎ (504) 754-6711
🌐 graysurety.com

Bond cancelled Dec 15, 2023 by GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY 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

GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANYDec 2022 to Dec 2023 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC852312

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerInactive

Operating12 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

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 30 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage80,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet2 units

Drivers1

Mileage80,000 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15006/2024

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

2025

1 · 1 OOS -

2026

1 · 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 Mar 2026, 2 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

29 roadside violations across 2 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 28 violations · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving 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 (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/29/2026	AR	Full (Level I)	NEWARK AR	15	3	1	0	14	3	-	▲Detail
05/04/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	NEWARK AR	14	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY	GSC0604756	$0	12/15/2022	12/15/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	5213058400	$750,000	02/20/2020	01/08/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	52-130584-00	$750,000	01/23/2019	02/20/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS028430-05	$750,000	01/23/2018	01/23/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS028430-04	$750,000	01/23/2017	01/23/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS028430-03	$750,000	01/23/2016	01/23/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS028430-02	$750,000	01/23/2015	01/23/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS028430-01	$750,000	01/23/2014	01/23/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC852312	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/29/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/23/2015
MC852312	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/28/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/25/2016
MC852312	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/27/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/15/2019
MC852312	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/27/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/18/2018
MC852312	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/27/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/24/2017
MC852312	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	12/20/2022	REVOKED	12/26/2023
MC852312	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/30/2014	REVOKED	12/08/2022
MC852312	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/24/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/11/2020

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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).

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 H METHENY

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Company Information

Contact Details

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Quick Facts

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (2)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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