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RED BARON TRANSPORTATION LLC

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Company CheckRED BARON TRANSPORTATION LLC · DOT 3008672

900 TULIP DRIVE, GASTONIA, NC, 28052

DOT# 3008672 MC# 461846 Gastonia, North Carolina 23 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 6, 2026
Phone number changed.

Safety & compliance 4

Aug 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Aug 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 22 violations (no OOS).
Jul 31, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address900 TULIP DRIVE, GASTONIA, NC, 28052

Mailing Address3300 HIGHLANDS PKWY SE STE 295, SMYRNA, GA, 30082

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC461846

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating23 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 2.52 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .56 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.8 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,595,557 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS30.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/07/2026

CompanyZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #TRK 1127299

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet36 units

Drivers42

Mileage1,595,557 mi

Operating23 years

MCS-15008/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total30

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total13

Out of Service4

OOS Rate30.8%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total5

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

5 · 2 OOS -

2024

11 · 2 OOS =

2025

16 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

12 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

2 crashes =

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Aug 2026, 30 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (10% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/14/2024	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
01/22/2024	LAKE CICOTT	IN	0	1	1	Snow	Water	Dawn
12/27/2023	NEW CASTLE	DE	2	0	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
08/24/2023	BATH (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	1	Rain	Wet	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

53 roadside violations across 30 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 30 violations · 15 OOS

Unsafe Driving 11 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 6 violations · 0 OOS

Hazardous Materials 3 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 3 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (44)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/06/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	DEFIANCE OH	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2026	GA	Full (Level I)	PLAINVILLE GA	22	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHILLICOTHE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/01/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/06/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARTERSVILLE GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNIGHTSTOWN IN	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2026	NJ	Full (Level I)	NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLUFFTON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOWLING GREEN OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARKLE IN	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOWLING GREEN OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST CHESTER OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FISHERS IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	FLORENCE SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	NJ	Full (Level I)	CARNEYS POINT SCALE	6	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
07/18/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONROEVILLE IN	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	MILLERSPORT OH	2	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLUMBUS OH	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON OH	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	MD	3	3	0	0	3	3	-	▲Detail
02/28/2025	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARNEYS POINT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHILLICOTHE OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	RICHMOND IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-95 FLORENCE COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE US24	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	NJ	Full (Level I)	CARNEY'S POINT SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	4	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
06/06/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DALEVILLE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2024	NJ	Full (Level I)	CARNEYS POINT SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	FLORENCE CNTY SECONDARY ROADS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I75 S @ CLIO R/A	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/08/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROANOKE IN	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/26/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	US24 WB NEAR SR115	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2023	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	US24 WB E OF CR300 E	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections29

Unsafe Driving 6 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	73624507	$1,000,000	12/13/2021	12/13/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S 2406887	$750,000	12/13/2019	01/16/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S 2406887	$750,000	12/13/2019	12/13/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	TP9883151 01	$750,000	12/13/2018	07/15/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0008488001	$750,000	08/01/2016	06/01/2017	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0008488001	$750,000	08/01/2016	06/22/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	8000018	$750,000	08/01/2014	08/01/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	4256976 BM	$750,000	08/01/2013	08/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 7 693 884	$750,000	08/01/2012	09/04/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 7 693 884	$750,000	08/01/2012	08/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	TP9883151 02	$750,000	07/15/2019	12/13/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP87736A	$1,000,000	07/07/2011	08/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CA0591703	$750,000	07/07/2010	07/07/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 0427799	$750,000	07/07/2008	03/11/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT-660-2873C898-TIL-07	$0	07/07/2007	08/22/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	347557	$750,000	07/07/2007	07/07/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PAP 236055 0705	$750,000	07/07/2006	07/07/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PAP 236055 0705	$750,000	07/07/2005	11/08/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PAP 236055 0705	$750,000	07/07/2005	07/07/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	458210	$1,000,000	07/07/2004	06/21/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	458210	$1,000,000	07/07/2004	07/07/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0038275	$750,000	07/07/2003	07/12/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0038275	$750,000	07/07/2003	07/07/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	458210	$750,000	06/21/2005	07/07/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	AIC-Z91-464246-03	$750,000	05/12/2017	12/13/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	0427799	$750,000	05/12/2010	07/07/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CA0427799	$750,000	03/11/2010	05/12/2010	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC461846	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/07/2018	REVOKED	06/20/2023
MC461846	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/15/2003	TRANSFER CONSUMMATED	06/05/2017
MC461846	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/2016
MC461846	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/26/2023	-	-
MC461846	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/26/2023	-	-
MC461846	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/15/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/13/2004
MC461846	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/07/2008
MC461846	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/2005
MC461846	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/07/2017	REVOKED	06/20/2023
MC461846	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/26/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/06/2017
MC461846	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/12/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/04/2010

No revocation records.

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 30.7692% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 30.7692% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

RED BARON TRANSPORTATION LLC

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (44)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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