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SONNY EXPRESS LLC

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Company CheckSONNY EXPRESS LLC · DOT 2959724

1149 WITT RD UNIT 405, CINCINNATI, OH, 45255

DOT# 2959724 MC# 3940 Cincinnati, Ohio 9 years

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0

Power Units

0

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$75,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameSONNY EXPRESS LLC

DOT Number2959724

MC Number3940

Entity TypeBroker

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationCincinnati, Ohio

Added01/05/2017

MCS-15001/22/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address1149 WITT RD UNIT 405, CINCINNATI, OH, 45255

Mailing Address1149 WITT RD UNIT 405, CINCINNATI, OH, 45255

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/11/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked10/10/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC

Contact☎ (515) 243-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record7

Bond history

MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INCsince Mar 9, 2024 · active

PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANYFeb 2023 to Mar 2024 · CANCELLED

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Feb 2021 to Feb 2023 · replaced

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Other Companies at This Address

Address1149 WITT RD UNIT 405, CINCINNATI, OH 45255

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Distinct phones

1

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SONNY EXPRESS LLC this company	2959724	Sign in	Active
SIENNA EXPEDITE SERVICES LLC	2467304	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 OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC003940

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating9 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.

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

Insurance

Amount$75,000 bond

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/11/2026

CompanyMERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC

Policy #100358442

Last checked10/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

Operating9 years

MCS-15001/2026

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%

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2019-07-08	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2019-07-10

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 00505026	$750,000	04/10/2019	05/07/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 6045567	$300,000	04/04/2017	05/30/2017	Cancelled
84	SURETY	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PB12237402051	$0	02/06/2023	03/09/2024	Cancelled
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615995611	$0	02/06/2021	02/06/2023	Replaced
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615995611	$0	02/06/2020	02/06/2021	Replaced
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615995611	$0	02/06/2020	02/28/2021	Cancelled
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615995611	$0	02/06/2019	02/06/2020	Cancelled
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615995611	$0	02/06/2018	02/15/2019	Cancelled
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	615995611	$0	02/06/2017	02/07/2018	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC003940	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	08/24/2017	-	-
MC003940	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/16/2019	REVOKED	04/09/2020
MC003940	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	03/15/2019	-	-
MC003940	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	02/23/2018	REVOKED	02/25/2019
MC003940	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/12/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/29/2024
MC003940	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	02/09/2017	REVOKED	02/13/2018

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Active broker authority

Holds active broker authority.

Broker bond (BMC-84) on file

Active broker authority on file, FMCSA requires a BMC-84 surety bond ($75K) to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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