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Company CheckJOE BALLOR TOWING INC · DOT 345269

57760 MAIN, NEW HAVEN, MI, 48048

DOT# 345269 MC# 166298 New Haven, Michigan 42 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 11, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 12, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 4, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 27, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 12, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address57760 MAIN, NEW HAVEN, MI, 48048

Mailing Address57760 MAIN, NEW HAVEN, MI, 48048

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC166398

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating42 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 .77 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 1.15 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure .77 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage860,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS15.4% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review11/17/2025

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyFREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CAP0043557

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet45 units

Drivers12

Mileage860,000 mi

Operating42 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away3

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total26

Out of Service4

OOS Rate15.4%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total12

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 11/17/2025 | Rated: 01/15/1997

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

7 · 1 OOS -

2024

13 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

13 · 2 OOS =

2026

5 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

3 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▼

2025

2 crashes =

2026

2 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 Jul 2026, 23 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (13% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (9)

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
02/04/2026	Fraser	MI	1	1	9	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/27/2026	BRIDGEWATER TWP	MI	0	1	2	Freezing Rain	Ice	Daylight
06/12/2025	NEW HAVEN	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
03/05/2025	ROCHESTER HILLS	MI	1	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
12/17/2024	WARREN	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
03/14/2024	RIVERVIEW	MI	0	1	3	Clear	Wet	Daylight
10/24/2023	OAKLAND TWP	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/20/2023	MACOMB TWP	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
08/19/2023	ARMADA TWP	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

18 roadside violations across 23 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 12 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 3 violations · 3 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 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 (38)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
07/02/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/18/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/11/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WALTON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	W/B I-94 @ OLD SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB I-75 @ NORTHLINE RD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-275 & ANN ARBOR RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	EB-I-94 @ SHOOK RD	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROAD	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB I-94 @ M-39	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	I75 NB @ WILSON RD	4	1	1	1	3	-	▲Detail
01/21/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	023 - MARSHALL - I-70 W/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-96 & TELEGRAPH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	W M-59@CROOKS RD	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-75 N/B & SPRINGWELL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/03/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAKEMAN OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	IONIA SCALE W/B	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I94 W @ COTTON	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	SHELDON & M-14	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	M32 ATLANTA SAFE ENFORCEMENT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB I-96 AT FARMINGTON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-275 NB @ MICHIGAN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	E/BI69@MILLER	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB I-96 AT FARMINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	US131 SB @ 2ND ST	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELLSWORTH RD @ DIVISION RD	3	1	3	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAFE ENFORCEMENT SITE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-75 S/B & SPRINGWELL	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/01/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	W/B M-59 @ MOUND RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-10 W/B @ S. HAWKINS RD	2	1	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/19/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	PONTIAC SCALE S/B	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONROE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94 & I-96	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-75 N/B & SPRINGWELL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections25

Unsafe Driving 6 viols

Driver Fitness 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	476408657	$0	10/18/1999	10/01/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	476408657	$0	10/18/1999	10/07/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY	CAP0029258	$1,000,000	10/01/2017	10/27/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY	CAP0029258	$1,000,000	10/01/2017	10/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PEERLESS INSURANCE CO.	BA 8927477	$1,000,000	10/01/2012	10/28/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PEERLESS INSURANCE CO.	BA 8927477	$1,000,000	10/01/2012	10/01/2017	Replaced
34	CARGO	PEERLESS INSURANCE CO.	OBP# 806 80 79	$0	10/01/2005	05/28/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PEERLESS INSURANCE CO.	BA 806 81 79	$1,000,000	10/01/2005	10/01/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL429561	$0	10/01/2004	10/01/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL429561	$1,000,000	10/01/2004	10/01/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL428279	$1,000,000	10/01/2003	10/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL428279	$0	10/01/2003	10/08/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL428279	$0	10/01/2003	10/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL428279	$1,000,000	10/01/2003	10/08/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL427259	$1,000,000	10/01/2002	10/01/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL427259	$0	10/01/2002	10/01/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI97904747DETROIT	$0	10/01/2001	10/01/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL426438	$1,000,000	10/01/2001	10/01/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL426438	$0	10/01/2001	10/01/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	475307272	$1,000,000	10/01/1998	10/01/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK02101486	$1,000,000	10/01/1993	10/01/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK02101486	$1,000,000	10/01/1993	11/07/1998	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK02101486	$0	10/01/1993	10/18/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK 02101486	$0	10/01/1993	10/01/1993	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CKO2101486	$1,000,000	10/01/1993	10/01/1993	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK02101486	$1,000,000	10/01/1993	10/01/1993	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC166398	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/13/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2004
MC166398	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/06/2005
MC166398	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/21/1984	-	-
MC166398	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/26/1987	-	-

No revocation records.

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/10/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 15.3846% vs national avg 5.51%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 45 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 45 vehicles (~0.11 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 15.3846% vs national avg 5.51%.

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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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (9)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (38)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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