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A A SOUND FORWARDERS INC

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Company CheckA A SOUND FORWARDERS INC · DOT 2971746

2181 NEWMARKET PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA, 30067

DOT# 2971746 MC# 646 Marietta, Georgia 43 years

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address2181 NEWMARKET PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA, 30067

Mailing Address2181 NEWMARKET PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA, 30067

Other Companies at This Address

Address2181 NEWMARKET PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA 30067

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
A A SOUND FORWARDERS INC this company	2971746	Sign in	Active
ATLANTIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS INC	92687	Sign in	Active

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)

DocketFF000646

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating43 years

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

AmountNot reported

Type91X

Effective01/01/2025

CompanyTRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.

Policy #TCP0001550

Last checked09/13/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Operating43 years

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
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	100231555	$0	10/01/2023	10/01/2023	Replaced
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	100240452	$0	10/01/2023	11/08/2023	Cancelled
84	SURETY	TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA	105987893	$0	10/01/2013	10/01/2023	Replaced
84	SURETY	TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA	105987893	$0	10/01/2013	10/16/2023	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	066414626	$0	08/31/2016	01/01/2017	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	OCC 750189	$0	05/26/2005	03/01/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	OCC 750189	$0	05/26/2005	03/19/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RELIANCE INSURANCE CO/UNITED PACIFIC INSURANC	GL4078741	$750,000	05/01/1983	06/14/1985	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	OC750475	$0	03/01/2006	08/31/2016	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	OCC 750189	$0	03/01/1994	05/26/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP0001550	$1,000,000	01/01/2019	01/01/2025	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP0001550	$0	01/01/2019	01/01/2025	Replaced
34	CARGO	ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	790021262	$0	01/01/2017	01/01/2019	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
FF000646	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/07/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2005
FF000646	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/19/2013
FF000646	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/12/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2023
FF000646	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/19/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/06/2023
FF000646	HOUSEHOLD GOODS FREIGHT FORWARDER	GRANTED	06/16/1983	-	-
FF000646	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/16/2005

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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

−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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