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ELLINGTON TRANSPORTATION LLC

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Company CheckELLINGTON TRANSPORTATION LLC · DOT 2531849

40 FOLLY FIELD RD UNIT C346, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC, 29928

DOT# 2531849 MC# 892300 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 7 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Oct 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Oct 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Apr 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Apr 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Oct 20, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 25, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Jul 17, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address40 FOLLY FIELD RD UNIT C346, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC, 29928

Mailing AddressPO BOX 13031, DUBLIN, GA, 31021

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC892300

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating7 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 7.39 · 15 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.97 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .27 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 12.44 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,223,277 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.2% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/20/2023

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/07/2026

CompanyCLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #AQ1YGA000229-01

Last checked10/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet15 units

Drivers15

Mileage2,223,277 mi

Operating7 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away3

Driver Inspections

Total31

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.2%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service3

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/20/2023

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

4 · 0 OOS -

2024

16 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

14 · 1 OOS =

2026

8 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

3 crashes ▲

2025

2 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 Oct 2026, 25 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (12% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (6)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
10/20/2025	Not Reported	GA	0	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/17/2025	Not Reported	GA	4	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
10/23/2024	UNINCORPORATED	FL	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/22/2024	SAVANNAH	GA	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/12/2024	DECATUR	GA	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/17/2023	LAKE CITY	FL	0	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

64 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

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 26 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 21 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 16 violations · 2 OOS

Driver Fitness 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 (42)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/02/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	PRATTVILLE AL	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	GA	Full (Level I)	MOULTRIE GA	13	1	6	0	7	1	-	▲Detail
04/13/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH GA	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2026	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	JASPER FL	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	FL	Full (Level I)	JASPER FL	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PELHAM GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LYONS GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SYLVESTER GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALDOSTA GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LYONS GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORSYTH GA	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOULTRIE GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	REGISTER GA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON SC	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SYCAMORE GA	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DUBLIN GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	COCHRAN GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SYCAMORE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SYCAMORE GA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	JASPER FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	OCALA FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	COVINGTON GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAVANNAH GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARNER ROBINS GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/07/2024	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DUBLIN GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	WHITE SPRINGS FL	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/30/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUBLIN GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2024	SC	Full (Level I)	I-20 EB AIKEN COUNTY	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2024	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARWICK GA	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	VIENNA GA	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MACON GA	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MULTI-LANE RURAL HIGHWAY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MCINTOSH CO I/S SB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2023	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-75SB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/03/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MCINTOSH CO I/S NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections25

Unsafe Driving 15 viols

HOS Compliance 8 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	AQ1YGA000229-00	$750,000	07/26/2024	07/26/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	NISTK0018801-23	$750,000	07/26/2023	07/26/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	ICC-E4205-100025	$750,000	07/26/2021	07/26/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	AHI-E4205-102004	$750,000	07/26/2020	07/26/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	AHI-E4205-102004	$750,000	07/26/2019	07/26/2020	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC892300	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/01/2019	-	-
MC892300	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/25/2024
MC892300	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/25/2025
MC892300	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/29/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/18/2023

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89/100

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 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−6

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-6

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−6 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

ELLINGTON TRANSPORTATION LLC

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SMS BASIC Scores

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Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (6)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (42)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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