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JOE SIMAK & SONS TRUCKING INC

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Company CheckJOE SIMAK & SONS TRUCKING INC · DOT 331397

DBA: SIMAK TRUCKING & EXCAVATING INC

3052 E CENTER ST, NORTH KINGSVILLE, OH, 44068

DOT# 331397 North Kingsville, Ohio

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20

Power Units

16

Drivers

1

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

6

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jun 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
May 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 8 violations (no OOS).
May 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
May 21, 2026
Crash reported, 1 fatality.
May 12, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 4, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Company Information

Legal NameJOE SIMAK & SONS TRUCKING INC

DBA NameSIMAK TRUCKING & EXCAVATING INC

DOT Number331397

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationNorth Kingsville, Ohio

Added11/15/1988

MCS-15006/26/2025

Contact Details

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EmailSign in to view

Physical Address3052 E CENTER ST, NORTH KINGSVILLE, OH, 44068

Mailing AddressPO BOX 599, NORTH KINGSVILLE, OH, 44068-0599

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Company Overview

JOE SIMAK & SONS TRUCKING INC is a FMCSA-validated motor carrier based in North Kingsville, Ohio. The fleet consists of 20 power units and 16 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 407,656 miles (2024). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 6 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The FMCSA has assigned a Conditional safety rating. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, JOE SIMAK & SONS TRUCKING INC has a Trust Score of 84/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage407,656 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

16

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

16

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/19/1988

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Last checked07/17/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet20 units

Drivers16

Mileage407,656 mi

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/19/1988 | Rated: 02/16/1989

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

3 · 0 OOS =

2025

3 · 0 OOS =

2026

7 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

1 crash ▲

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 Jun 2026, 10 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 (3)

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
05/21/2026	LAKE MILTON	OH	1	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/04/2024	ERIE CITY	PA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Water	Dawn
03/22/2024	AUSTINBURG (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

21 roadside violations across 10 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 13 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 8 violations · 5 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 (16)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/26/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	MADISON OH	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAKE MILTON OH	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	GIRARD OH	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLEVELAND OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLEVELAND OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ASHTABULA OH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I79 NB MM 134 DEER CREEK TWP -	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MADISON OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	MADISON OH	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ASHTABULA OH	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/22/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	5	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE (04)	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2023	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE(43)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
07/27/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections7

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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84/100

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 84

84

−12

Starts at 100−16 totalFinal 84

Conditional safety rating−12

Operating history unknown−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers, a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 20 vehicles (~0.05 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 20 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.