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ACORN FORWARDING INC

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Company CheckACORN FORWARDING INC · DOT 2971775

8010 CASTLETON ROAD, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46250

DOT# 2971775 MC# 838 Indianapolis, Indiana 41 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address8010 CASTLETON ROAD, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46250

Mailing Address8010 CASTLETON ROAD, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46250

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 · 07/14/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/24/2026

TypeOn file with FMCSA

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Address8010 CASTLETON ROAD, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46250

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
ACE VAN LINES INC	49910	Sign in shared ×19	Active
ACORN FORWARDING INC this company	2971775	Sign in	Active
BEKINS CENTURY FORWARDING INC	2972002	Sign in shared ×19	Active
BEKINS HERITAGE TRANSPORT INC	538590	Sign in shared ×19	Active
BEKINS INDEPENDENCE FORWARDERS INC	2972003	Sign in shared ×19	Active
BEKINS VAN LINES INC	2256609	Sign in shared ×19	Active
BURNHAM SERVICE CO INC	930080	Sign in shared ×19	Active
CENTRAL VAN LINES INC	442478	Sign in shared ×19	Active
CLARK & REID OF INDIANA INC	2451480	Sign in shared ×19	Active
EXECUTIVE BROKERAGE INC	2212813	Sign in shared ×19	Active
FISHERS TRANSPORTATION INC	1099236	Sign in shared ×19	Active
SHAMROCK VAN LINES INC	129614	Sign in shared ×19	Active
SHAMROCK VAN LINES INTERNATIONAL	2973627	Sign in shared ×19	Active
STEVENS TRANSPORTATION CO INC	252324	Sign in shared ×19	Active
TOWNE INTERNATIONAL FORWARDING INC	3247182	Sign in shared ×19	Active
TOWNE SERVICES HOUSEHOLD GOODS TRANSPORTATION CO INC	153368	Sign in shared ×19	Active
TOWNE VAN LINES INC	214717	Sign in shared ×19	Active
UNIVERSAL RELOCATION SYSTEMS INC	2090469	Sign in shared ×19	Active
WHEATON FORWARDING INC	2973994	Sign in	Active
WHEATON VAN LINES INC	70719	Sign in shared ×19	Active
A-1 PIONEER TRANSPORTATION INC	2072654	Sign in shared ×19	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

DocketFF000838

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating41 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

Amount$750,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/14/2026

CompanyTHE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #OC 211984

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Operating41 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
34	CARGO	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	88425	$0	12/22/2009	04/01/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	88425	$0	12/22/2009	04/27/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	AT1 141 002767 02	$1,000,000	04/01/1997	04/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	AT1 141 002767 02	$1,000,000	04/01/1997	04/30/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	6561952	$0	04/01/1990	12/22/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	6561952	$0	04/01/1990	01/10/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	BCF 771763	$1,000,000	04/01/1990	04/01/1997	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
FF000838	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/14/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/23/2009
FF000838	HOUSEHOLD GOODS FREIGHT FORWARDER	GRANTED	12/03/1984	-	-
FF000838	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/07/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/17/2005
FF000838	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/12/2013

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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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/14/2026.

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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