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TOPSIDE TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC

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Company CheckTOPSIDE TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC · DOT 3454521

723 TARTAN HL, CINCINNATI, OH, 45245-3332

DOT# 3454521 MC# 1125640 Cincinnati, Ohio 5 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

101

Inspections

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Public record

14 events tracked · latest Aug 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 3

Jul 19, 2026
Phone number changed.
Jun 22, 2026
Company legal name changed.
Jun 22, 2026
Mailing address changed in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 8

Aug 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Jul 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jul 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Nov 28, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 8, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 18, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 3

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).
Oct 19, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY).
Oct 17, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address723 TARTAN HL, CINCINNATI, OH, 45245-3332

Mailing Address723 TARTAN HILL, CINCINNATI, OH, 45245

Other Companies at This Address

Address723 TARTAN HL, CINCINNATI, OH 45245-3332

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
TOPSIDE TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC this company	3454521	Sign in	Active
S&S FREIGHT INC	3988332	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

DocketMC1125640

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 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 6.3 · 14 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .17 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .15 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.25 · 17 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage7,294,471 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS14.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/15/2023

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyMS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #TINCA7582273

Last checked08/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet32 units

Drivers32

Mileage7,294,471 mi

Operating5 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away3

Driver Inspections

Total67

Out of Service2

OOS Rate3.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total34

Out of Service5

OOS Rate14.7%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/15/2023

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

6 · 2 OOS -

2024

25 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

38 · 5 OOS ▲

2026

18 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

5 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 Aug 2026, 70 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (8.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 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
11/28/2025	WINSLOW	AZ	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Unknown
07/08/2025	Vandalia Twp	IL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/02/2025	I-40 nonCard @ M080	AZ	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/16/2025	UPPER UWCHLAN TOWNSHIP	PA	0	1	2	Rain	Snow/Slush	Dawn
02/12/2025	TULSA	OK	0	1	2	Snow	Water	Dark - Not Lighted

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

72 roadside violations across 70 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 36 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 30 violations · 9 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 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 (87)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/02/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST. LOUIS MO	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	POSEYVILLE IN	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRUCETON MILLS WV	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRAWFORDSVILLE IN	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	EUREKA MO	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WIBAUX MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/01/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENFIELD IN	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	NM	Full (Level I)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	5	3	1	1	4	2	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	OK	Full (Level I)	OK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH40 EB SHAMROCK SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	JOPLIN MO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	SANDERS AZ	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2026	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	FLAGSTAFF AZ	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENFIELD IN	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2026	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	KINGMAN AZ	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	WINSLOW AZ	3	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLUMBUS OH	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-15 S/B CAJON SCALE S/OF	5	1	2	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
11/02/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOIS D'ARC MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I80 WB MM 194 GREENE TWP - WES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	UPLAND	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	JOPLIN MO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	BECKHAM POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CACHE CREEK SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-15 N/B SOF D STREET	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70 WB	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	NEEDLES AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MENIFEE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70 EB	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	EATON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOLBROOK AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2025	OK	Full (Level I)	BECKHAM POE	3	2	0	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
05/06/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/26/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FENTON MO	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	ST CLAIR MO	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/14/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	COTTONWOOD IF	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	I40 WB	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAKE HAVASU CITY AZ	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOSES LAKE WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RANCHO CUCAMONGA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-70	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	FLAGSTAFF AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2025	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	EL RENO SCALES	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 WB MM 56 BEAVER TWP - WEI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/03/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	017 - BROWNSTOWN - I-70 E/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOPOCK AZ	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	TERRE HAUTE IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOLBROOK AZ	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLOVERDALE IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I-40 EB OFF RAMP 610 FT W O	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	NEEDLES AREA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I-40 EB OFF RAMP 344 FT E O	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I40 WB OFF RAMP 261 FT E OF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/18/2024	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	I40	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	KINGMAN AZ	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/04/2024	MT	Full (Level I)	BILLINGS MT	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	I80 EB MM 194 GREENE TWP - EAS	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOPOCK AZ	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	MT. PASS J.P.O.E. C.V.E.F.	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	FLAGSTAFF AZ	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	VALLEY PARK MO	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2023	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOSEPH CITY AZ	4	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2023	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	NICHOLS (EB)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-15 S/B NOF WILD WASH	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I40	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	DE	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 301 SCALEHOUSE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections68

Unsafe Driving 14 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 17 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	COH0005774271-1	$1,000,000	12/10/2021	02/04/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	COH0005774271-1	$1,000,000	10/22/2021	12/10/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	NTKS0001050-00	$1,000,000	10/17/2024	10/17/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	NTKS0001050-00	$1,000,000	10/17/2024	10/19/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LOXDON INSURANCE COMPANY RISK RETENTION GROUP	LOX20520-029	$1,000,000	10/17/2023	10/17/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 2751772	$750,000	10/06/2020	02/04/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	COH0005774271-1	$1,000,000	08/17/2022	02/02/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	COH0005774271-1	$1,000,000	08/17/2022	02/04/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	COH0005774271-2	$1,000,000	07/19/2022	08/17/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	CAR3400000120	$1,000,000	05/02/2023	09/23/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	COH0005774271-2	$1,000,000	04/27/2022	07/19/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	COH0005774271-2	$1,000,000	02/04/2022	04/27/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	COH0005774271-1	$1,000,000	02/04/2021	10/22/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	CAR3400000120	$1,000,000	02/02/2023	05/02/2023	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1125640	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/24/2023	-	-
MC1125640	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/13/2020	REVOKED	10/02/2023
MC1125640	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/27/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/15/2021
MC1125640	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/20/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/18/2024
MC1125640	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/21/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/11/2022
MC1125640	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/22/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/12/2022
MC1125640	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/05/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/27/2023
MC1125640	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/31/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/13/2022
MC1125640	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/01/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/02/2021
MC1125640	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/10/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/27/2022
MC1125640	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/09/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/31/2023
MC1125640	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/08/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/21/2021

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97/100

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 97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 32 vehicles (~0.16 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 32 vehicles (~0.16 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.

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