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CARMAN INC

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Company CheckCARMAN INC · DOT 262981

6705 HIGHWAY 271 S, FORT SMITH, AR, 72908

DOT# 262981 MC# 186076 Fort Smith, Arkansas 40 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

166

Inspections

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Public record

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

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 21, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 10, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Nov 13, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 13, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 30, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address6705 HIGHWAY 271 S, FORT SMITH, AR, 72908

Mailing AddressP O BOX 6424, FORT SMITH, AR, 72906-6424

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC186076

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating40 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 3.98 · 26 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .66 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .25 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.98 · 9 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage5,851,166 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.5% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS13.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerYes

Last Review09/15/1987

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/21/2026

CompanyCHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA250151

Last checked09/07/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet45 units

Drivers55

Mileage5,851,166 mi

Operating40 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total121

Out of Service3

OOS Rate2.5%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total45

Out of Service6

OOS Rate13.3%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/15/1987 | Rated: 10/27/1987

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

26 · 0 OOS -

2024

62 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

63 · 6 OOS ▲

2026

30 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

4 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 Aug 2026, 107 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (7.5% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (5)

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
11/13/2025	BROADWELL TWP	IL	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/13/2025	NEW ALBANY	MS	1	1	2	Rain	Wet	-
05/30/2025	NORTH LITTLE ROCK	AR	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/09/2025	CLARKSVILLE	AR	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/14/2024	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

81 roadside violations across 107 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

Unsafe Driving 35 violations · 0 OOS

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

Vehicle Maintenance 17 violations · 6 OOS

Driver Fitness 3 violations · 3 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
08/02/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT SMITH AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPRINGFIELD MO	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/06/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	PINEVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/01/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	KANSAS CITY MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NASHVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	NEOSHO MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MEMPHIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAUKESHA WI	12	0	12	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CUBA MO	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	CUBA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNTAINBURG AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOWNVILLE SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JASPER MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOHAWK TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	EUREKA MO	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEWBERRY IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CUBA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CUBA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GASTON COUNTY WEIGH STATION I-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	CENTREVILLE AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLINTON SC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARRISONVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/21/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LINN CREEK MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/21/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	SPRINGDALE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	RUSSELLVILLE AR	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TEMPLE GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	SPRINGDALE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHARLESTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/23/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASH AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	2	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	ROLLA MO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	COVINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2025	MS	Full (Level I)	WEBSTER COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MENIFEE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	RUSSELLVILLE AR	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WALNUT RIDGE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/17/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARLINGTON TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAFAYETTE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	W/B I94 NEAR DEARING RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/26/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	H	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILMINGTON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. LOUIS MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLIAMSBURG	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 65 SB 140 MM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHESTER AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/20/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	FORT SMITH AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	FORT SMITH AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	FORT SMITH AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	031 - MARYVILLE - I-55/70 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	STANTON TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANKATO MN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2025	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	DE SOTO COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	EAGLEVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MURFREESBORO TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	031 - MARYVILLE - I-55/70 S/B	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/08/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-64	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	FAYETTEVILLE AR	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	LAKE VILLAGE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	RELOCATED TO WALNUT IN STL CIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	TERRE HAUTE IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	FORT SMITH AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	FORT SMITH AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	FORT SMITH AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	FORT SMITH AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT SMITH AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWTON WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	HUNTSVILLE OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	PARAGOULD AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	FAYETTEVILLE AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2024	AR	Full (Level I)	SPRINGDALE AR	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2024	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections119

Unsafe Driving 26 viols

HOS Compliance 8 viols

Driver Fitness 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 9 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA240147	$1,000,000	09/01/2024	09/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA230139	$1,000,000	09/01/2023	09/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA220146	$1,000,000	09/01/2022	09/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA210153	$1,000,000	09/01/2021	09/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA200166	$1,000,000	09/01/2020	09/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA190165	$1,000,000	09/01/2019	09/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA180157	$1,000,000	09/01/2018	09/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA170152	$1,000,000	09/01/2017	09/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-020095	$1,000,000	09/01/2002	09/01/2017	Replaced
34	CARGO	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	MC-020074	$0	09/01/2002	05/05/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK00304298	$750,000	09/01/1998	09/01/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK00304298	$0	09/01/1998	09/01/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP37873A	$1,000,000	08/26/1994	09/01/1998	Cancelled
34	CARGO	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	CL00556500	$0	08/26/1993	08/26/1994	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC186076	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/14/1985	REVOKED	06/08/2021
MC186076	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/18/2005
MC186076	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/26/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/14/1994
MC186076	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/02/1987	REVOKED	06/08/2021
MC186076	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/14/2021	-	-

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99/100

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 99

Starts at 100−1 totalFinal 99

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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 8/21/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 45 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 45 vehicles (~0.09 per vehicle); none 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

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.

CARMAN INC

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Crash Records (5)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (100)

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