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ADAMS MOTOR EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckADAMS MOTOR EXPRESS INC · DOT 316557

329 GA HWY 320, CARNESVILLE, GA, 30521

DOT# 316557 MC# 210014 Carnesville, Georgia 38 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 4, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
May 11, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 28, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 6, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 2, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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 Address329 GA HWY 320, CARNESVILLE, GA, 30521

Mailing AddressPO BOX 450, CARNESVILLE, GA, 30521

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC210014

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating38 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 1.17 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .06 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .42 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 7 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,305,150 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.2% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS40.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerYes

Last Review09/30/1993

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #A0058403001

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet23 units

Drivers16

Mileage1,305,150 mi

Operating38 years

MCS-15001/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away3

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total31

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.2%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service2

OOS Rate40.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/30/1993 | Rated: 04/10/1998

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 · 0 OOS -

2024

20 · 0 OOS =

2025

14 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

8 · 2 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

4 crashes ▲

2025

1 crash ▼

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, 26 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (11.5% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (5)

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
04/28/2025	GAFFNEY	SC	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/06/2024	SR 53 WINDER HWY AT SR 211 OLD WINDER HWY	GA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/02/2024	CHARLOTTE	NC	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/26/2024	GA 10 AT MM 25	GA	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/08/2024	SUFFOLK	VA	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

12 roadside violations across 26 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

Unsafe Driving 8 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 2 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 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 (47)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/04/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOWNVILLE SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAVONIA GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/25/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELLENWOOD GA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/11/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAVONIA GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDERSON SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANDERSON SC	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GASTON COUNTY WEIGH STATION I-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	PROSPERITY SC	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARNESVILLE GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	CALHOUN FALLS SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARROLL COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GAINESVILLE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENVILLE SC	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GASTON COUNTY WEIGH STATION I-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GAFFNEY SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRAY COURT SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAVONIA GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GASTON COUNTY WEIGH STATION I-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARLEYVILLE SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2024	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRASELTON GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	POWDERSVILLE SC	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WASHINGTON GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	SC 72 ABBEVILLE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	FLORENCE CNTY SECONDARY ROADS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	SC 72 ABBEVILLE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAVONIA GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAVONIA GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	SC 72 ABBEVILLE COUNTY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-26 WB ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GASTON COUNTY WEIGH STATION I-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-385 NB ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EATONTON GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-85 SB ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	SC 72 ABBEVILLE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILLEDGEVILLE GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GASTON COUNTY WEIGH STATION I-	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	IREDELL COUNTY, I-40, W	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FRANKLIN CO I/S SB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2023	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-95 SB ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2023	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-26 EB NEWBERRY COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2023	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-85 SB ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections28

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.		$0	06/17/1988	07/09/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	KO175100218905	$0	06/17/1988	06/23/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP98210A	$0	05/01/2001	05/27/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP98210A	$1,000,000	05/01/2001	05/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP98210A	$1,000,000	05/01/2001	05/27/2022	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	SE 1080494395	$0	05/01/2000	05/26/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	TRK 1080494249	$1,000,000	05/01/2000	05/26/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY	082000009613	$1,000,000	05/01/1999	05/01/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	55368	$0	05/01/1999	05/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	AT2 751 002189 04	$1,000,000	05/01/1996	05/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	AT175100218904	$1,000,000	05/01/1988	05/01/1996	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC210014	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/15/2005
MC210014	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/15/2005
MC210014	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/02/1988	-	-
MC210014	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	08/02/1988	REVOKED	09/24/1997
MC210014	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/02/1988	-	-
MC210014	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/20/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/21/1999

No revocation records.

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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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 40% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 23 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 23 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 40% 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.

ADAMS MOTOR EXPRESS INC

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (5)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (47)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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