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THE SETTLE COMPANY

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Company CheckTHE SETTLE COMPANY · DOT 2970066

DBA: SETTLE'S GROCERY AND GARAGE

706 ZACHARY TAYLOR HWY, FLINT HILL, VA, 22627

DOT# 2970066 MC# 9590 Flint Hill, Virginia 6 years

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2

Power Units

3

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameTHE SETTLE COMPANY

DBA NameSETTLE'S GROCERY AND GARAGE

DOT Number2970066

MC Number9590

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationFlint Hill, Virginia

Added02/07/2017

MCS-15010/17/2024

Contact Details

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Physical Address706 ZACHARY TAYLOR HWY, FLINT HILL, VA, 22627

Mailing AddressPO BOX 39, FLINT HILL, VA, 22627

Other Companies at This Address

Address706 ZACHARY TAYLOR HWY, FLINT HILL, VA 22627

1

Others here

1

Distinct phones

1

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
THE SETTLE COMPANY this company	2970066	Sign in	Active
SETTLE'S CARS AND TRUCKS LLC	2970951	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

DocketMC009590

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating6 years

Company Overview

THE SETTLE COMPANY is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Flint Hill, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 6 years, registered with the FMCSA on 02/07/2017. The fleet consists of 2 power units and 3 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 10,000 miles (2023). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, THE SETTLE COMPANY has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

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.

Mileage

Annual Mileage10,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

3

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

3

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

SmartWay PartnerNo

No safety rating or inspection data on file with FMCSA.

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective02/12/2021

CompanyAUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #52-184764-01

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers3

Mileage10,000 mi

Operating6 years

MCS-15010/2024

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	52-184764-01	$1,000,000	11/16/2020	01/07/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	52-184764-01	$750,000	02/18/2020	02/18/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	52-184764-01	$750,000	02/18/2020	11/16/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	52-184764-01	$1,000,000	02/12/2021	02/12/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	52-184764-01	$750,000	01/07/2021	02/12/2021	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC009590	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DISMISSED	03/16/2017	-	-
MC009590	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/05/2020	-	-

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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.

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

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.