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Company CheckHIGGINS EXCAVATING LTD · DOT 3525984

9834 BLOUGH AVE SW, NAVARRE, OH, 44662

DOT# 3525984 MC# 1668405 Navarre, Ohio 1 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

10 events tracked · latest Aug 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jun 29, 2026
Authority reinstated detected in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 6

May 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 11, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
May 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 6, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Dec 12, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 20, 2024
GRANTED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.

Insurance 3

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).
Sep 24, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (WEST BEND INSURANCE COMPANY).
Aug 25, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (WEST BEND INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address9834 BLOUGH AVE SW, NAVARRE, OH, 44662

Mailing Address9834 BLOUGH AVE SW, NAVARRE, OH, 44662

Other Companies at This Address

Address9834 BLOUGH AVE SW, NAVARRE, OH 44662

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
AUTUMN HIGGINS CONSTRUCTION LTD	4077621	Sign in	Active
HIGGINS EXCAVATING LTD this company	3525984	Sign in	Active
HIGGINS EXCAVATING LTD	4339114	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

DocketMC1668405

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating1 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 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 3.7 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage360,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS18.2% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/22/2026

CompanyWEST BEND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #1000622214

Last checked08/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet11 units

Drivers9

Mileage360,000 mi

Operating1 years

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total16

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service2

OOS Rate18.2%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

5 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

6 · 1 OOS =

2026

5 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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 May 2026, 14 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (14.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
12/12/2025	WASHINGTON (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

27 roadside violations across 14 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 17 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 9 violations · 0 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 (17)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/25/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	KIMBOLTON OH	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/11/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARTINS FERRY OH	4	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	KIMBOLTON OH	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/06/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLOOMINGDALE OH	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARION OH	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	TIPPECANOE OH	5	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW PHILADELPHIA OH	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/11/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	DELLROY OH	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I-80 E AT 24MM	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH CANTON OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CANTON OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	UHRICHSVILLE OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	DOVER OH	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/23/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON CLEARFIELD SHAWVILLE HWY UN	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2024	OH	Full (Level I)	JEFFERSON COUNTY FORMER SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/26/2023	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections15

Vehicle Maintenance 6 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	WEST BEND INSURANCE COMPANY	1000622214	$750,000	10/23/2024	08/25/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WEST BEND INSURANCE COMPANY	1000622214	$750,000	10/23/2024	09/24/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP0040957	$750,000	09/03/2024	10/23/2024	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1668405	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/20/2024	-	-

No revocation records.

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92/100

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 92

Starts at 100−8 totalFinal 92

Limited operating history (1-3 years)−6

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 7/22/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-6

Limited operating history (1-3 years)

Authority granted about 1 year(s) ago.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.09 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: 1 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.09 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.

HIGGINS EXCAVATING LTD

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Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (17)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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