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Company CheckPOINDEXTER TRANSPORT INC · DOT 281955

10443 EAST 56TH STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46236

DOT# 281955 MC# 182551 Indianapolis, Indiana 40 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Apr 13, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Apr 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 24, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 1, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Sep 23, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

Phone(317) 823-6837

Fax(317) 826-5535

Email[email protected]

Physical Address10443 EAST 56TH STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46236

Mailing AddressP O BOX 36399, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46236

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC182551

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating40 years

Company Overview

POINDEXTER TRANSPORT INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company has been in operation for 40 years, registered with the FMCSA on 11/12/1986. The fleet consists of 14 power units and 11 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 174,825 miles (2024). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 21 inspections are on file. The FMCSA has assigned a Conditional safety rating. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, POINDEXTER TRANSPORT INC has a Trust Score of 82/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized 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 4.42 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 6 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage174,825 miles

Mileage Year2024

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 RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS66.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/29/2009

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/01/2019

CompanyBITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Policy #CAP3681892

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet14 units

Drivers11

Mileage174,825 mi

Operating40 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total15

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service4

OOS Rate66.7%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/29/2009 | Rated: 11/04/2009

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

6 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

7 · 2 OOS =

2026

2 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 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 Apr 2026, 13 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (30.8% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
09/23/2024	SULLIVAN	IN	0	1	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

12 roadside violations across 13 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 6 violations · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 6 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 (16)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/13/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WABASH IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	E/BI69@FIVE LAKES REST AREA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWOOD IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/17/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEBANON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	DENVER IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I74	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEWBERRY IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/06/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	COCHRAN RD	2	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/23/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	TERRE HAUTE IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HUDSON WI	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/18/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERU IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	RT 16	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-69 SB 156	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections15

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 6 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	01AM225854	$750,000	09/01/2001	06/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	BA120673	$750,000	09/01/1985	09/01/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	BA120673	$750,000	09/01/1985	10/13/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BITCO NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAP 3 522 188	$1,000,000	06/01/2008	06/01/2019	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC182551	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/18/1986	-	-

No revocation records.

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82/100

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 82

−12

Starts at 100−18 totalFinal 82

Conditional safety rating−12

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 66.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 14 vehicles (~0.07 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: 1 crash(es) across 14 vehicles (~0.07 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 66.6667% 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.

POINDEXTER TRANSPORT INC

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (16)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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