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HIGHLANDER TRANSPORTATION INC

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Company CheckHIGHLANDER TRANSPORTATION INC · DOT 2533966

580 S WOLF RD, DES PLAINES, IL, 60016

DOT# 2533966 MC# 880891 Des Plaines, Illinois 12 years

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115

Power Units

115

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

462

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 1, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 5, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 26, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 31, 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 Address580 S WOLF RD, DES PLAINES, IL, 60016

Mailing Address580 S WOLF RD, DES PLAINES, IL, 60016

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC880891

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

All Docket Numbers

MC880891

Cargo Transported

General Freight

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 2.95 · 33 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .44 · 23 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .09 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.76 · 59 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage8,500,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

115

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

115

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)16

Fatal1

Driver OOS1.6% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS19.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerYes

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/08/2026

CompanyCAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

Policy #KCA 2600569

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet115 units

Drivers115

Mileage8,500,000 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)16

Fatal1

Injury2

Tow-Away13

Driver Inspections

Total305

Out of Service5

OOS Rate1.6%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total157

Out of Service30

OOS Rate19.1%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

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

24 · 3 OOS -

2024

115 · 14 OOS ▲

2025

178 · 21 OOS ▲

2026

91 · 9 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

11 crashes ▲

2025

8 crashes ▼

2026

2 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 Aug 2026, 314 inspections, 34 resulted in out-of-service (10.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 37 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (21)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
06/05/2026	MANITOWOC	WI	0	0	1	2	Clear	-	Daylight
01/26/2026	LAFAYETTE	IN	0	0	1	2	Freezing Rain	Water	Daylight
12/31/2025	UNINCORPORATED	CA	0	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Wet	Dawn
12/22/2025	DOWNERS GROVE TWP	IL	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
12/22/2025	HENDERSON	NV	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/03/2025	KINGMAN	AZ	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/05/2025	GREENFIELD	IN	0	0	1	3	Rain	Wet	Dusk
02/06/2025	LOS ANGELES	CA	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Dusk
02/04/2025	UNINCORPORATED	CA	2	1	1	5	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/11/2025	ST LOUIS	MO	0	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
12/14/2024	CANOE CREEK TWP	IL	0	0	1	2	Snow	Ice	Dark - Unknown
12/05/2024	UNINCORPORATED	CA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/18/2024	I-80	NE	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
11/13/2024	NOT IN CITY	NM	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn
10/16/2024	NOT LISTED	TX	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn
10/06/2024	Northern Ave @ Cotton Ln (E)	AZ	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/01/2024	UNINCORPORATED	CA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/10/2024	WEST LAFAYETTE	IN	0	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
02/26/2024	LADOGA	IN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/17/2024	97	NM	0	0	1	3	Rain	Dry	Daylight
02/15/2024	MOUNT PLEASANT	WI	0	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Sand/Dirt/Oil	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

224 roadside violations across 314 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 111 violations · 49 OOS

Unsafe Driving 69 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 38 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 4 violations · 4 OOS

Other (General) 2 violations · 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 (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/05/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PIEDMONT SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2026	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEDONA AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	INMAN NE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/22/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	NV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/05/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	NEWTON WI	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FREDERICK MD	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/25/2026	NM	Full (Level I)	NM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	AT INTERSECTION OF E EXCHANGE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RIDGEFIELD WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST. LOUIS MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEARCY AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/01/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-90 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCHESTER MN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	032 - LITCHFIELD - I-55 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	WY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/18/2026	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	KINGMAN AZ	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOLLWAY	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	OK	Full (Level I)	OK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALMA KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/03/2026	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I57NBAT302	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	LEBEC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CADDO GAP AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-5 SB SOUTH OF FAWNDALE ROAD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT MORGAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/12/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	DESERT HILLS IF	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	BRAINERD MN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	UT	Full (Level I)	HELPER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	WY	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHEYENNE I-80 POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHERRYVALE KS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARSAW IN	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	APEX CHECKSITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOORHEAD MN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH40 EB SHAMROCK SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 41/M28	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	ND	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARGO ND	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-88 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	EATON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASA GRANDE AZ	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	UT	Full (Level I)	ST. GEORGE UT	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	NV	Full (Level I)	APEX CHECKSITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LEBEC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHAWNEE COUNTY - 177	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DONNER PASS CVEF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAT:31¿¿ 30' 18.72N	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	SANTAQUIN UT	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/01/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 20 WB	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	I-15 @MOUNTAIN PASS JPOE,CVEF	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	NM	Full (Level I)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	RANCHO CUCAMONGA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2026	ID	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAGE JUNCTION ID	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	NIMITZ IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONEJO IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	AMADO AZ	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPRINGFIELD CO	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHARLESTON MO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARDEN CITY UT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DESERT HILLS IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-88	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SYKESVILLE MD	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	NV	Full (Level I)	SLOAN CHECKSITE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/20/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2025	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	IR80 W/B MM312 OSINO CHECKSITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections321

Unsafe Driving 33 viols

HOS Compliance 23 viols

Driver Fitness 6 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 59 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN199267	$750,000	08/25/2016	05/08/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 3251667	$750,000	08/25/2014	08/25/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	KCA 2600569	$750,000	05/08/2022	05/08/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1062389	$750,000	05/08/2021	05/08/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	TP9883254 02	$1,000,000	05/08/2020	05/08/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	TP9883254 01	$750,000	05/08/2019	05/08/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	GWP45004 00	$750,000	05/08/2018	05/08/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-06918-17	$750,000	05/08/2017	04/05/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-06918-17	$750,000	04/05/2018	05/08/2018	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC880891	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/08/2014	-	-
MC880891	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/12/2021	-	-
MC880891	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/13/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/30/2020
MC880891	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/12/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/04/2021
MC880891	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/11/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/03/2024
MC880891	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/11/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/03/2024
MC880891	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/11/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/05/2017

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97/100

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 97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 9/8/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 16 crash(es) across 115 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); 1 fatal (6% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 16 crash(es) across 115 vehicles (~0.14 per vehicle); 1 fatal (6% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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

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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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