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Company CheckHAROLD ARCHER & SONS INC · DOT 319783

3654 AVON LAKE RD, LITCHFIELD, OH, 44253

DOT# 319783 MC# 561037 Litchfield, Ohio 20 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jun 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Mar 12, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Oct 27, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 18, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(330) 722-8444

Fax(330) 722-4531

Email[email protected]

Physical Address3654 AVON LAKE RD, LITCHFIELD, OH, 44253

Mailing Address3654 AVON LAKE RD, LITCHFIELD, OH, 44253

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC561037

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating20 years

Company Overview

HAROLD ARCHER & SONS INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Litchfield, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 20 years, registered with the FMCSA on 07/01/1988. The fleet consists of 18 power units and 14 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1,105,390 miles (2023). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 8 inspections are on file. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through PEKIN INSURANCE CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, HAROLD ARCHER & SONS INC has a Trust Score of 94/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,105,390 miles

Mileage Year2023

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.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review04/16/2014

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyPEKIN INSURANCE CO.

Policy #006277105

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet18 units

Drivers14

Mileage1,105,390 mi

Operating20 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/16/2014

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

2 · 0 OOS —

2024

5 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

2 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash —

2024

1 crash =

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 Mar 2026 — 4 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean — no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/29/2024	LITCHFIELD	OH	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/05/2023	TOWNSEND (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

4 roadside violations across 4 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 4 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 (11)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/12/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	VERMILION OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/14/2026 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	VERMILION OH	4	0	0	0	4	0	-
Violations (4) 393.9A-LLPL — CFR 393.9A-LLPL Non-OOS 393.9A-LBL — CFR 393.9A-LBL Non-OOS 393.55C1 — CFR 393.55C1 Non-OOS 393.55E-B — CFR 393.55E-B Non-OOS
10/27/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORWALK OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/18/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONROEVILLE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/01/2024 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	BRUNSWICK REST AREA SB	2	1	0	0	2	1	-
Violations (2) 396.5(b) — CFR 396.5(b) Non-OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) OOS
04/26/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/19/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE.	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/24/2024 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	2	1	1	1	1	0	-
Violations (2) 393.95(a) — CFR 393.95(a) Non-OOS 392.4(a) — CFR 392.4(a) OOS
01/11/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/13/2023	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/29/2023 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	TRA 3 799 846	$750,000	04/13/2008	04/01/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP0016537	$1,000,000	04/01/2013	03/31/2023	Replaced
34	CARGO	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	TRA 3 799 846	$0	04/01/2006	04/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	TRA 3 799 846	$1,000,000	04/01/2006	04/13/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	TRA 3 799 846	$0	04/01/2006	04/01/2013	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC561037	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/11/2006	-	-
MC561037	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/14/2013

No revocation records.

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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 6/16/2026.

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 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 18 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 18 vehicles (~0.06 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 50% 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) knockout	−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

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (11)

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