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Company CheckLEADING CARRIER INC · DOT 3088274

917 RIDGE RD BLDG 2 SUITE #3429, MUNSTER, IN, 46321

DOT# 3088274 MC# 70494 Munster, Indiana 8 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Nov 6, 2024 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Nov 6, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Nov 5, 2024
OUT OF SERVICE MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Oct 23, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Oct 15, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 7, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Oct 3, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address917 RIDGE RD BLDG 2 SUITE #3429, MUNSTER, IN, 46321

Mailing Address917 RIDGE RD BLDG 2 SUITE #342, MUNSTER, IN, 46321

Other Companies at This Address

Address917 RIDGE RD BLDG 2 SUITE #3429, MUNSTER, IN 46321

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
CROSSROADS EQUIPMENT SERVICE LLC	1167497	Sign in	Active
ETERNAL BLUE SKY CORP	3593389	Sign in	Active
LEADING CARRIER INC this company	3088274	Sign in	Active
ALLSTATE MOVING SOLUTIONS INC	3160512	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

DocketMC070494

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating8 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 .55 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 1 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 10 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,780,000 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS20.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/16/2024

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet12 units

Drivers12

Mileage1,780,000 mi

Operating8 years

MCS-15011/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service2

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service2

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/16/2024

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 · 1 OOS -

2024

20 · 8 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Nov 2024, 6 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

13 roadside violations across 6 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 7 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 1 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 (25)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/06/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B	8	1	2	1	6	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-474	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MATTAWAN/I-94	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	3	1	2	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARTERSVILLE GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	LITTLE SUAMICO WI	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TROUTVILLE VA	4	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/24/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	SPEEDWAY GAS STATION-MATTAWAN	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
05/23/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON TN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/26/2024	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONTGOMERY CO	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2024	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRANFORD	12	0	3	0	9	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	CHESTERTON IN	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/22/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	006 - CARLOCK - I-74 E/B	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	TEXICO PORT OF ENTRY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	WB OFF RAMP	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I40	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B	7	0	3	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2023	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	DREW COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON MOUNTAIN RD 156 FT S OF US	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2023	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I380 NB	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections8

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Out of Service Orders (3)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2024-11-05	90 day failure to pay fine	ACTIVE	-
2024-09-16	90 day failure to pay fine	ACTIVE	2024-09-19
2018-06-26	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2018-07-05

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	FLCA-1926-03022	$750,000	04/11/2024	01/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	FLCA-1926-03022	$750,000	03/19/2024	04/11/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	384-03-987	$1,000,000	03/19/2023	03/19/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	038-40-3987	$750,000	03/19/2022	03/19/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	1BWHIN1901259629-00	$750,000	03/19/2021	03/19/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	31853001	$750,000	03/19/2020	03/19/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	83053001	$750,000	03/19/2020	03/19/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	83053001	$750,000	03/19/2020	04/25/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	KSI000083-00	$750,000	03/19/2019	03/19/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1618228	$750,000	03/19/2018	01/24/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1618228	$750,000	03/19/2018	03/19/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1618228	$750,000	03/19/2018	10/17/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WMC1618228	$750,000	01/24/2019	03/19/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC070494	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/20/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/23/2024
MC070494	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/26/2018	OUT OF SERVICE	11/05/2024
MC070494	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/22/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/18/2022
MC070494	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/21/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/18/2024
MC070494	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/21/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/18/2020
MC070494	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/20/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/19/2019

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90/100

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 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

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

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

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

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 20% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 20% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% 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.

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (25)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (3)

Licensing & Insurance

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