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MCILWAIN CHARTERS INC

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Company CheckMCILWAIN CHARTERS INC · DOT 251223

DBA: MCILWAIN CHARTERS & TOURS-LODESTAR TOURS-LODESTAR BUS LINES

1551 FERNDALE AVE, JOHNSTOWN, PA, 15905-3403

DOT# 251223 MC# 174052 Johnstown, Pennsylvania 41 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

105

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Mar 19, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Mar 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 4, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Jul 15, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.).

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

Contact Details

Phone(814) 288-2287

Fax(814) 288-2618

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1551 FERNDALE AVE, JOHNSTOWN, PA, 15905-3403

Mailing Address1551 FERNDALE AVE, JOHNSTOWN, PA, 15905-3403

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC174052

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating41 years

Company Overview

MCILWAIN CHARTERS INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The company has been in operation for 41 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/09/1984. The fleet consists of 17 power units and 19 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 278,380 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 105 inspections, MCILWAIN CHARTERS INC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $5,000,000 is on file through NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MCILWAIN CHARTERS INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Passenger Carrier

Mileage

Annual Mileage278,380 miles

Mileage Year2023

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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS3.3% avg 20.7%

Last Review08/15/2023

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

Effective07/15/2025

CompanyNEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.

Policy #AU202500020258

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet17 units

Drivers19

Mileage278,380 mi

Operating41 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total44

Out of Service1

OOS Rate2.3%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total61

Out of Service2

OOS Rate3.3%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/15/2023 | Rated: 08/16/2023

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

18 · 0 OOS —

2024

41 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

17 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

9 · 0 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 — 41 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (2.4% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 roadside violations across 41 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 5 violations · 1 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 (85)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/19/2026	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOMERSET TOWNSHIP PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/19/2026	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOMERSET TOWNSHIP PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/04/2026 ▼	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.55A-B — CFR 393.55A-B Non-OOS
03/04/2026	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/04/2026 ▼	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.55A-B — CFR 393.55A-B Non-OOS
03/04/2026	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/04/2026	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/04/2026 ▼	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 396.3A1-BALAC — CFR 396.3A1-BALAC Non-OOS
03/04/2026	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/19/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 465 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/19/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 465 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/17/2025	PA	Full (Level I)	PITTSBURGH PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/01/2025	PA	Full (Level I)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 465 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/01/2025	PA	Full (Level I)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 465 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/23/2025 ▼	OH	Full (Level I)	SANDUSKY OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 396.5B-L — CFR 396.5B-L Non-OOS
05/23/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	SANDUSKY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/16/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOMERSET SCHOOL DISTRICT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/16/2025 ▼	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOMERSET SCHOOL DISTRICT	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.62-BEND — CFR 393.62-BEND OOS
04/04/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 450 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/04/2025 ▼	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 448 FEET WEST	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLDL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
03/26/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/26/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOMERSET HIGH SCHOOL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/12/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON STADIUM DR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/12/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON STADIUM DR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/24/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON MADISON AVE AT ITS INTERSEC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/24/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FORBES ST AT ITS INTERSECTI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/25/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 464 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/25/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 464 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/25/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 464 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/14/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	ON FERNDALE AVE 1083 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/14/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FERNDALE AVE 375 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/08/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FERNDALE AVE 1402 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/08/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	ON FERNDALE AVE 1024 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/19/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON WESTMINSTER DR 439 FEET NOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/19/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON WESTMINSTER DR 444 FEET NOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/18/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 430 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/18/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 464 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/18/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 464 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/18/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 464 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/20/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 408 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/20/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 413 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/12/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	ON MOUNT AIRY DR 1975 FEET WES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/12/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	ON MOUNT AIRY DR 1911 FEET WES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/10/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 464 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/10/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 464 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/31/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FORBES ST AT ITS INTERSECTI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/31/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FORBES ST AT ITS INTERSECTI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/17/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HERSHEY PARK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/17/2024 ▼	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HERSHEY PARK PARKING LOT AREA	1	1	1	1	0	0	-
Violations (1) 391.11(b)(4) — CFR 391.11(b)(4) OOS
05/10/2024 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	END ROUTE INSPECTION	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.81 — CFR 393.81 Non-OOS
05/01/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/30/2024	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/30/2024	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/30/2024	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/30/2024 ▼	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (1) 393.47(a) — CFR 393.47(a) OOS
04/30/2024	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/30/2024	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/30/2024	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/30/2024	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/30/2024	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/30/2024	PA	Terminal (Level V)	JOHNSTOWN PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/23/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON S FRANKLIN AVE AT MAPLE RID	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/23/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON S FRANKLIN AVE AT MAPLE RID	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/13/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FORBES ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/13/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FORBES ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/14/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON S FRANKLIN AVE 333 FEET SOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/14/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON S FRANKLIN AVE 309 FEET SOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/07/2023 ▼	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON HERR RD AT HARTMAN BRIDGE (	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
12/07/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON HARTMAN BRIDGE RD 119 FEET	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/03/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FERNDALE AVE 1110 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/03/2023	PA	Full (Level I)	ON FERNDALE AVE 1110 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/03/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FERNDALE AVE 1157 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/03/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FERNDALE AVE 1110 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/03/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FERNDALE AVE 1110 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/03/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FERNDALE AVE 1110 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/03/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON FERNDALE AVE 1059 FEET EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/30/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 407 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/30/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON INDUSTRIAL DR 405 FEET WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/19/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	INDUSTRIAL DR MEASURING 464 FE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/19/2023	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	INDUSTRIAL DR MEASURING 292 FE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/03/2023 ▼	PA	Terminal (Level V)	EISENHOWER BLVD AT MCILWAIN BU	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.55(d)(1) — CFR 393.55(d)(1) Non-OOS
08/03/2023	PA	Terminal (Level V)	EISENHOWER BLVD AT MCILWAIN BU	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/03/2023	PA	Terminal (Level V)	EISENHOWER BLVD AT MCILWAIN BU	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/03/2023 ▼	PA	Terminal (Level V)	EISENHOWER BLVD AT MCILWAIN BU	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.55(d)(1) — CFR 393.55(d)(1) Non-OOS
08/03/2023	PA	Terminal (Level V)	EISENHOWER BLVD AT MCILWAIN BU	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	UM2-0234011	$4,000,000	11/20/1998	07/01/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	KCA 2669370	$5,000,000	07/28/2023	07/15/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB00000069592F	$4,000,000	07/01/2016	03/12/2018	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA00000069593F	$1,000,000	07/01/2016	03/12/2018	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB00000069592F	$4,000,000	07/01/2015	07/05/2016	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA00000069593F	$1,000,000	07/01/2015	07/05/2016	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Excess	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	CMB00000069592F	$4,000,000	07/01/2013	07/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	BA00000069593F	$1,000,000	07/01/2013	07/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CMB00000069592F	$4,000,000	07/01/2010	07/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	BA 00000069593F	$1,000,000	07/01/2010	07/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TG000005	$5,000,000	07/01/2008	07/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TG000005	$5,000,000	07/01/2008	07/30/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAR 0110224-00	$5,000,000	07/01/2003	07/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	38806843	$5,000,000	07/01/2002	07/01/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	38806843	$5,000,000	07/01/2000	07/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	38806843	$5,000,000	07/01/2000	07/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	38806843	$5,000,000	07/01/2000	07/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	38806843	$5,000,000	07/01/2000	07/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	38806843	$5,000,000	07/01/2000	07/01/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	38806843	$5,000,000	07/01/2000	07/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	38806843	$5,000,000	07/01/2000	07/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	CC293321500	$4,000,000	07/01/1999	08/14/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	BAP293321400	$1,000,000	07/01/1999	07/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	CA30291962	$1,000,000	07/01/1998	07/01/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	UM20234002	$4,000,000	07/01/1998	11/20/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	1MP 30115767000	$5,000,000	07/01/1995	07/01/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CCAF370191	$5,000,000	07/01/1994	07/26/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA00000069593F	$1,000,000	03/21/2018	07/28/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB00000069592F	$4,000,000	03/21/2018	10/01/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB00000069592F	$4,000,000	03/12/2018	03/21/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB00000069592F	$4,000,000	03/12/2018	04/30/2018	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA00000069593F	$1,000,000	03/12/2018	03/21/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA00000069593F	$1,000,000	03/12/2018	04/30/2018	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC174052	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/26/1984	REVOKED	07/05/2016
MC174052	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/18/2016	REVOKED	03/12/2018
MC174052	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/12/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/20/2023
MC174052	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/27/2018	-	-

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100/100

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

100 — no deductions

Clean record — the bar stays full at 100.

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

Clean record — no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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.

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