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SOUZA'S TRANSPORTATION INC

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Company CheckSOUZA'S TRANSPORTATION INC · DOT 251889

DBA: JOHN M SOUZA

40 COOKE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, MA, 02360

DOT# 251889 MC# 220467 Plymouth, Massachusetts 36 years

CARRIER & BROKER

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2

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Sep 11, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Company Information

Legal NameSOUZA'S TRANSPORTATION INC

DBA NameJOHN M SOUZA

DOT Number251889

MC Number220467

Entity TypeCarrier & Broker

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationPlymouth, Massachusetts

Added10/23/1984

MCS-15008/31/2024

Contact Details

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Physical Address40 COOKE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, MA, 02360

Mailing Address40 COOKE ROAD, PLYMOUTH, MA, 02360

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)None on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/11/2026

TypeOn file with FMCSA

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC220467

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating36 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For HirePrivate (Property)

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage10,000 miles

Mileage Year2016

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

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 OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/11/1993

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

Last checked09/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet2 units

Drivers1

Mileage10,000 mi

Operating36 years

MCS-15008/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 06/11/1993 | Rated: 10/13/1993

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	2700417	$1,000,000	11/26/2003	01/18/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	B01 QBR827820	$0	08/27/2004	05/31/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	3139128	$1,000,000	06/20/2002	10/09/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	CBR346071	$0	04/30/1995	05/03/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	CBR-346071	$0	04/30/1992	04/30/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	2700417	$1,000,000	01/18/2006	09/14/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	CBXB00237	$1,000,000	01/01/1994	06/20/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	CBXB00237	$1,000,000	01/01/1994	08/01/2002	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC220467	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/23/1989	REVOKED	12/27/2002
MC220467	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/20/2004	REVOKED	01/24/2006
MC220467	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/20/2004	REVOKED	01/24/2006
MC220467	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	09/12/1996	-	-
MC220467	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/09/1991	REVOKED	07/23/2002
MC220467	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/28/2006	REVOKED	06/06/2007
MC220467	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/28/2006	REVOKED	09/22/2008

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50/100

Fair

NOT 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 50

50

−25

−15

−10

Starts at 100−50 totalFinal 50

No insurance or bond on file−25

No active operating authority−15

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-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.

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