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SOUTHWEST EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckSOUTHWEST EXPRESS INC · DOT 289876

1015 WEST CITY LIMITS, HUGOTON, KS, 67951

DOT# 289876 MC# 198624 Hugoton, Kansas 39 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

103

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
May 12, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Apr 5, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 3, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1015 WEST CITY LIMITS, HUGOTON, KS, 67951

Mailing AddressP O BOX Q, HUGOTON, KS, 67951

Other Companies at This Address

Address1015 WEST CITY LIMITS, HUGOTON, KS 67951

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
MARTIN LOGISTICS LLC	3739098	Sign in	Active
SOUTHWEST BROKERAGE INC	2216838	Sign in	Active
SOUTHWEST EXPRESS INC this company	289876	Sign in	Active
SOUTHWEST EXPRESS INC	822837	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC198624

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating39 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Hazardous Materials

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 1.56 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .23 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.89 · 24 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,311,661 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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS1.8% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS10.4% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/21/2013

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/06/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #CLP34237A

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet28 units

Drivers29

Mileage2,311,661 mi

Operating39 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total55

Out of Service1

OOS Rate1.8%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total48

Out of Service5

OOS Rate10.4%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total36

OOS1

OOS Rate2.8% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 06/21/2013 | Rated: 03/22/2005

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

7 · 1 OOS -

2024

24 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

29 · 3 OOS =

2026

16 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

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 Jun 2026, 55 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (7.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/05/2025	Kellyville	OK	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Dusk
03/03/2025	AMARILLO	TX	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/18/2024	TULAROSA	NM	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

84 roadside violations across 55 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 61 violations · 7 OOS

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 8 violations · 2 OOS

Hazardous Materials 3 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 (76)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/15/2026	KS	Full (Level I)	BELLEVILLE KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	IA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2026	KS	Full (Level I)	CIMARRON KS	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	OK	Full (Level I)	OK	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-55	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE KS	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANT COUNTY - 067	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2026	OK	Full (Level I)	KAY POE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2026	OK	Full (Level I)	KAY POE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	HUGO SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	KS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2026	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 69 @ EW 34	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/09/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	WICHITA KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KS	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	44 - JCT HWY 71/20 EARLY	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	KS	Full (Level I)	FRANKLIN COUNTY - 059	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KS	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	9521 E US377	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLIAMSBURG MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	THAYER KS	4	0	1	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	COFFEYVILLE KS	6	2	2	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
11/14/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY KS	3	0	2	0	1	0	2	▲Detail
10/26/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	DODGE CITY KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE M.C.I.S. #58	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KS	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-44/US-69A MIAMI GATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	TREGO COUNTY - 195	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONTGOMERY COUNTY - 125	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	▲Detail
07/22/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEETZ CO	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	FORD COUNTY - 057	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	FORD COUNTY - 057	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2025	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	HUGO, OK.	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	FREDONIA AZ	9	3	0	2	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/27/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE M.C.I.S. #58	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	EUREKA MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	MS	Full (Level I)	WEBSTER COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	5 N. OF HUGO, OK.	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE M.C.I.S. #58	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	TREGO COUNTY - 195	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORD COUNTY - 057	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRYAN COUNTY PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	FORD COUNTY - 057	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONTGOMERY CITY MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/26/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLAYTON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	DRAGOON AZ	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON 81 SCALE	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	HASKELL CO MM 52	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	KS	Full (Level I)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/21/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	WENTZVILLE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILL ROGERS TRNPK MIAMI GATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	TREGO COUNTY - 195	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US60 MM 354	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	▲Detail
06/20/2024	KS	Full (Level I)	U56 MP 181	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	RENO COUNTY - 155	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	C.R. EW 11	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILL ROGERS TRNPK MIAMI GATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON RAILROAD AVE 404 FT S OF US	17	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 70 626 FT E OF W GAT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	STAFFORD COUNTY - 185	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2024	NM	Full (Level I)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	2 EAST WOODWARD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLUMBIA MO	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/01/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON ALAMO RELIEF ROUTE 998 FT S	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	AT INTERSECTION OF I-10 AND I1	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/04/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	US69 / SH51B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2023	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	I10	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/26/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	AT INTERSECTION OF E MOTEL DR	3	1	2	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/23/2023	KS	Full (Level I)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/26/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2023	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINNEY COUNTY - 055	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections56

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 24 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP34237A	$1,000,000	11/05/1993	08/05/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP34237A	$0	11/05/1993	08/05/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	865 3137	$4,000,000	11/05/1993	09/05/1999	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Excess	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	810004	$4,000,000	11/01/1994	02/13/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP34237A	$0	08/06/1999	01/01/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP34237A	$0	08/05/1999	09/05/1999	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP34237A	$1,000,000	08/05/1999	09/05/1999	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP34237A	$1,000,000	08/05/1999	08/05/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	UNION INSURANCE CO.	DXS2416458	$4,000,000	03/24/2004	01/01/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	EAU749526	$4,000,000	01/01/2010	01/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	5631536	$4,000,000	01/01/2009	01/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	UNION INSURANCE CO.	DXS2416458	$4,000,000	01/01/2008	01/01/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	UNION INSURANCE CO.	DXS2416458(U)	$1,000,000	01/01/2007	01/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	UNION INSURANCE CO.	DXS2416458(U)	$4,000,000	01/01/2007	01/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	UNION INSURANCE CO.	DXS2416458(U)	$4,000,000	01/01/2006	01/01/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	UNION INSURANCE CO.	DXS2416458(U)	$4,000,000	01/01/2005	01/01/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	UNION INSURANCE CO.	DXS2416458(U)	$4,000,000	01/01/2004	03/24/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	UNION INSURANCE CO.	XS4877111	$4,000,000	01/01/2000	01/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	UNION INSURANCE CO.	XS 4876475	$4,000,000	01/01/1999	01/01/2000	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC198624	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/15/1987	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/01/1988
MC198624	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/15/1987	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/07/1988
MC198624	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/06/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/03/2005
MC198624	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/06/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/03/2005
MC198624	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/30/2008
MC198624	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/30/2008
MC198624	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/14/2007
MC198624	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/14/2007
MC198624	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/23/2005
MC198624	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/23/2005
MC198624	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/01/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/1999
MC198624	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/01/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/1999
MC198624	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/11/1999	REVOKED	01/08/2007
MC198624	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/11/1999	REVOKED	01/08/2007
MC198624	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/15/1987	TRANSFERRED	08/11/1999
MC198624	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/21/1987	TRANSFERRED	08/11/1999
MC198624	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/17/2007	-	-
MC198624	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/17/2007	-	-

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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 7/6/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 28 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: 2 crash(es) across 28 vehicles (~0.07 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.

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