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Company CheckMSA TRANSPORTATION INC · DOT 3498597

2004 CARMEL DR, JAMISON, PA, 18929

DOT# 3498597 MC# 1153963 Jamison, Pennsylvania 6 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

200

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Oct 29, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Sep 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 23, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 10, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 3, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 27, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 9, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file through DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) ($750).
Apr 7, 2026
Insurance on file through DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) ($750).

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

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Physical Address2004 CARMEL DR, JAMISON, PA, 18929

Mailing Address2004 CARMEL DR, JAMISON, PA, 18929

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1153963

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating6 years

All Docket Numbers

MC1153963

Cargo Transported

General FreightFresh Produce

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 9.15 · 26 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .73 · 13 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .24 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.65 · 42 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage3,126,324 miles

Mileage Year2024

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)6

Fatal0

Driver OOS5.6% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS22.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/19/2026

CompanyDB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)

Policy #PCA-0000365

Last checked10/29/2026

Active Policies1

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet36 units

Drivers30

Mileage3,126,324 mi

Operating6 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)6

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away5

Driver Inspections

Total143

Out of Service8

OOS Rate5.6%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total57

Out of Service13

OOS Rate22.8%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

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

37 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

75 · 10 OOS ▲

2026

75 · 11 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

4 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 Sep 2026, 158 inspections, 22 resulted in out-of-service (13.9% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 12 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 15 OOS

HazMat Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (7)

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
08/03/2026	I-90	MT	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/27/2026	I-90	MT	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/09/2025	Not Reported	VA	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn
09/15/2025	GRAND PRAIRIE	TX	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/02/2025	Marion Twp	PA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/06/2025	IS695 BALTO BELTWAY	MD	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/08/2024	WEST CONSHOHOCKEN BOROUGH	PA	0	1	1	Rain	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

238 roadside violations across 158 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 111 violations · 14 OOS

Unsafe Driving 83 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 30 violations · 6 OOS

Driver Fitness 12 violations · 6 OOS

Hazardous Materials 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 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 (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/29/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	KS	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2026	DE	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWARK DE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BILLINGS MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	7	0	1	0	6	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	WINSLOW AZ	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2026	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	PARKS AZ	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	METAIRIE LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/11/2026	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	AMWELL TWP PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2026	UT	Full (Level I)	ECHO UT	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RICEVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOSSIER CITY LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2026	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	NJ	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	3	1	3	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRANDVIEW WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	STOUGHTON WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2026	LA	Full (Level I)	HAMMOND LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	WA	Full (Level I)	GRANDVIEW WA	4	0	1	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2026	PA	Full (Level I)	PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	PA	Full (Level I)	LEVITTOWN PA	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BEDFORD TWP PA	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/18/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKEWOOD WA	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/18/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	IH-0035W IN DENTON CO. (69-85)	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	AR	Full (Level I)	VAN BUREN AR	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/11/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	7	1	0	0	7	1	-	▲Detail
05/11/2026	NY	Full (Level I)	NORTH HUDSON NY	6	1	0	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
05/04/2026	MD	Full (Level I)	PARKTON MD	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2026	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN ID	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	CALDWELL ID	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MANCHESTER TN	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MENOMONIE WI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH-30 WB 203 MM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MENOMONIE WI	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERAL KS	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2026	PA	Full (Level I)	MORRISVILLE PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	COTTONDALE AL	4	0	1	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	PA	Full (Level I)	BRISTOL PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/06/2026	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	KINGMAN AZ	9	3	9	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLOVERDALE IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 64 EB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	CHEYENNE I-80 POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT JULIET TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/29/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	6305 IH45 SB SVC RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	DE	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIDDLETOWN DE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2026	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	3	3	1	1	2	2	1	▲Detail
03/20/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	MAYVIEW MO	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN WERT OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON H ST, 295 FEET EAST FROM S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MAYVIEW MO	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	TILFORD SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	JAMESTOWN ND	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	CALDWELL ID	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLANKINTON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	14 - I29 NB MM 12 PERCIVAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/20/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2026	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHEYENNE I-80 POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
12/28/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAINT ROBERT MO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERTY LAKE WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAJON SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONUMENT CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 WB MM 56 BEAVER TWP - WEI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SANDERS AZ	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
11/28/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RIDGEWAY VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAGERSTOWN MD	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOLBROOK AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARSAW IN	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I-40 339 FT E OF UNSER BLVD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. LOUIS MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CACHE CREEK SCALES	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAWRENCE KS	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I-81 N MM 143.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DESERT HILLS IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections154

Unsafe Driving 26 viols

HOS Compliance 13 viols

Driver Fitness 10 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 42 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG	ATG-PA-0005003-20	$750,000	10/07/2020	04/07/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG	ATG-PA-0005003-20	$750,000	10/07/2020	04/17/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG	ATG-PA-0005003-21	$750,000	08/29/2021	04/07/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG	ATG-PA-0005003-21	$750,000	05/14/2021	08/29/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	PCA-0000365	$750,000	04/07/2026	-	-
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	SHD-84229270	$750,000	04/07/2024	04/07/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR MUTUAL RRG	2101-CBF8A8-22	$750,000	04/07/2022	04/07/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG	ATG-PA-0005003-21	$750,000	04/07/2021	05/14/2021	Cancelled

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
91X	BIPD/Primary	DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	PCA-0000365	$750,000	04/07/2026

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1153963	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/23/2020	-	-
MC1153963	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/02/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/30/2021
MC1153963	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/19/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/30/2021
MC1153963	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/22/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/05/2021
MC1153963	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/11/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2025
MC1153963	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/11/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/06/2022

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87/100

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 87

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

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

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

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

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 5.5944% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 22.807% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 6 crash(es) across 36 vehicles (~0.17 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: 6 crash(es) across 36 vehicles (~0.17 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 5.5944% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 22.807% 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.

MSA TRANSPORTATION INC

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (7)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (100)

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