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BULLSHIP EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckBULLSHIP EXPRESS INC · DOT 288981

DBA: MELSTROM TOWING

W8102 570TH AVE, ELLSWORTH, WI, 54011

DOT# 288981 MC# 295861 Ellsworth, Wisconsin 30 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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2

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameBULLSHIP EXPRESS INC

DBA NameMELSTROM TOWING

DOT Number288981

MC Number295861

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationEllsworth, Wisconsin

Added03/25/1987

MCS-15001/15/2006

Contact Details

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Physical AddressW8102 570TH AVE, ELLSWORTH, WI, 54011

Mailing AddressW8102 570TH AVE, ELLSWORTH, WI, 54011

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC295861

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating30 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 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.

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers1

Operating30 years

MCS-15001/2006

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & MERC. REASS. CO.	TR 4193A	$750,000	11/01/1995	07/01/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & MERC. REASS. CO.	TR 4193A	$0	11/01/1995	09/04/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP27238D	$0	09/26/1996	09/15/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP27238D	$1,000,000	09/26/1996	12/18/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP91078A	$1,000,000	09/15/1999	07/28/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP91078A	$0	09/15/1999	01/06/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RTP203481	$750,000	09/15/1997	09/15/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RTP203481	$0	09/15/1997	09/15/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8260068-0	$750,000	07/28/2004	01/11/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	012704096695	$750,000	07/01/1996	09/26/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW004688-00	$1,000,000	04/13/2007	01/11/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW004688-00	$0	04/13/2007	01/11/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW004688-00	$1,000,000	01/11/2007	04/13/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	TOW004688-00	$0	01/11/2007	04/13/2007	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC295861	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/16/1995	REVOKED	01/17/2006
MC295861	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/15/1995	REVOKED	01/17/2006
MC295861	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/09/1996

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88/100

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 88

88

−10

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

MCS-150 update overdue−10

No email address on file−2

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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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