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RED BALL FORWARDERS INC

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Company CheckRED BALL FORWARDERS INC · DOT 2973483

1336 SADLIER CIRCLE EAST DR, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46239

DOT# 2973483 MC# 388 Indianapolis, Indiana 52 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address1336 SADLIER CIRCLE EAST DR, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46239

Mailing Address1336 SADLIER CIRCLE EAST DR, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46239

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketFF000388

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating52 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

Type34

Effective03/07/2018

CompanyGREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #OMC 5389657

Last checked09/21/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Operating52 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	TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA	106002474	$0	10/01/2013	11/01/2023	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	NZB0118871	$0	09/03/1994	05/07/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	TRV3693300	$750,000	08/01/2004	03/07/2017	Replaced
34	CARGO	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	CGV3693300	$0	08/01/2004	04/15/2017	Cancelled
34	CARGO	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	CGV3693300	$0	08/01/2004	03/07/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	TRV3693300	$750,000	08/01/2004	04/15/2017	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	MV0002464-00	$0	08/01/2002	08/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	MV0002464-00	$0	08/01/2002	08/29/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	MV0002464-00	$1,000,000	08/01/2002	08/29/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	MV0002464-00	$1,000,000	08/01/2002	08/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	MS2050664-0	$1,000,000	07/08/2002	08/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	MS2050664-0	$1,000,000	07/08/2002	08/31/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	MS2050664-0	$0	07/08/2002	08/01/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	MS2050664-0	$0	07/08/2002	08/31/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO.	36CB50006E	$750,000	06/01/1973	05/07/1996	Replaced
91	BIPD	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	BA1000103	$0	05/07/1996	07/08/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	BA1000103	$0	05/07/1996	07/08/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	CGV 6303200-00	$0	03/07/2017	03/07/2018	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
FF000388	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/07/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/16/2005
FF000388	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
FF000388	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/20/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2017
FF000388	HOUSEHOLD GOODS FREIGHT FORWARDER	GRANTED	03/04/1974	REVOKED	11/07/2023

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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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