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AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC

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Company CheckAMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC · DOT 2913704

851 SARD AVE UNIT B, AURORA, IL, 60506

DOT# 2913704 MC# 982048 Aurora, Illinois 9 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

316

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Aug 11, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jul 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 30, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 25, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Aug 4, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 4, 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 Address851 SARD AVE UNIT B, AURORA, IL, 60506

Mailing Address851 SARD AVE UNIT B, AURORA, IL, 60506

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Address851 SARD AVE UNIT B, AURORA, IL 60506

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
AMERICARS TRANSPORTATION INC this company	2913704	Sign in	Active
PRIORITY BROTHERS INC	3445399	Sign in	Active

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC982048

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 years

All Docket Numbers

MC982048

Cargo Transported

General FreightMetal; Sheets, Coils, RollsMotor VehiclesLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsIntermodal Containers

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 4.02 · 29 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .36 · 18 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .09 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.52 · 47 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage7,500,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.2% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS30.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #A0144941002

Last checked08/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet65 units

Drivers65

Mileage7,500,000 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away4

Driver Inspections

Total227

Out of Service5

OOS Rate2.2%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total89

Out of Service27

OOS Rate30.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above 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

8 · 3 OOS -

2024

73 · 8 OOS ▲

2025

114 · 20 OOS ▲

2026

92 · 12 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

4 crashes ▲

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 Jul 2026, 236 inspections, 34 resulted in out-of-service (14.4% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 8 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 34 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (7)

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
08/04/2025	Not Reported	CO	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/04/2025	MOBILE	AL	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/29/2024	HESPERIA	CA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
05/30/2024	75S MM280 NEAR ALLATOONA GATEWAY	GA	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/28/2024	UNKNOWN	AZ	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/02/2024	ANGUS	TX	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Dawn
10/10/2023	MOBILE	AL	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

218 roadside violations across 236 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 116 violations · 6 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 73 violations · 32 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 26 violations · 4 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 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
07/06/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	YORK NE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2026	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH-10 WB MM 55	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MURPHY NC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57	4	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-57	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I90	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I70 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	TRINIDAD CO	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	IL	Full (Level I)	I-57 N/B	8	1	3	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	NV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	FROSTBURG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/01/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	MESA AZ	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARRISBURG NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/23/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONUMENT CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	ID	Walk-Around (Level II)	POST FALLS ID	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	YULEE FL	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE VILLAGE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	3	1	3	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/10/2026	MT	Full (Level I)	CLEARWATER MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/10/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	BENTON AR	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2026	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	VT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGE WA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/19/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	STONEWALL LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2026	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONROE NY	10	0	6	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	WA	Full (Level I)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRAPEVINE IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	NORTH CAJON SCALES	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RIDGEFIELD WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I- 80, 1532 FEET EAST OF MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CORTEZ CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELLENSBURG WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/29/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
03/29/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/29/2026	UT	Full (Level I)	HELPER UT	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAFAYETTE IN	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ZANESVILLE OH	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SISSETON SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	FULTON SCALE US 78 EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTICELLO MN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-64	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUTTE MT	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW ORLEANS LA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	UT	Full (Level I)	WENDOVER UT	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BALDWIN PARK	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CACHE CREEK	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	BEACH ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2026	IL	Full (Level I)	016 - MARION - I-57 N/B	7	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	COCKEYSVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	E/B SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	BISMARCK ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWOOD VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EVERETT WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR-89 S/OF I-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2026	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASPER POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITTLE ROCK AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIOUX FALLS SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	MT	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAUGAN MT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SPARKS GLENCOE MD	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOHAWK TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARLSBAD PORT OF ENTRY (WHITES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SISSETON SD	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	TRINIDAD CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR44 AT CAMINO VISTA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	BEACH ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIMA MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	BENTON AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/29/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	FILLMORE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADUS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	CT	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH HAVEN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections244

Unsafe Driving 29 viols

HOS Compliance 18 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 47 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 3887896	$1,000,000	08/15/2016	02/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	CHL 01-02903-19	$1,000,000	04/01/2019	02/01/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	CHL 01-02903-19	$750,000	03/25/2019	04/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0144941001	$1,000,000	02/01/2022	02/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	TP1342232 01	$1,000,000	02/01/2021	02/01/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	GWP55189 00	$1,000,000	02/01/2020	02/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	GWP55189 00	$1,000,000	02/01/2020	02/02/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	CHL 01-02903-19	$1,000,000	02/01/2019	03/25/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	CHL 01-02903-19	$750,000	02/01/2019	02/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-07722-18	$750,000	02/01/2018	02/01/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC982048	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/19/2016	-	-
MC982048	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/29/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/05/2019
MC982048	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/28/2019
MC982048	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/06/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/29/2021
MC982048	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/06/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/30/2020
MC982048	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/21/2022

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 30.3371% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 65 vehicles (~0.08 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: 5 crash(es) across 65 vehicles (~0.08 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 30.3371% 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.

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