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Company CheckSTEP FORWARD LOGISTICS LLC · DOT 3742928

1907 BROMWICH RD UNIT B, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28208

DOT# 3742928 MC# 1325662 Charlotte, North Carolina 4 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Unsatisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 28, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 28, 2025
REVOKED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Jul 7, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Jul 7, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 3, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Feb 20, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

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

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Physical Address1907 BROMWICH RD UNIT B, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28208

Mailing Address1907 BROMWICH RD UNIT B, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28208-3877

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1325662

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 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 1.21 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 2.8 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 7.75 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage500,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingUnsatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS42.9% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS80.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/12/2024

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers4

Mileage500,000 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15008/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingUnsatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service3

OOS Rate42.9%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service4

OOS Rate80.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/12/2024 | Rated: 02/15/2025

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 · 1 OOS -

2024

4 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

4 · 4 OOS ▲

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 2025, 4 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

22 roadside violations across 4 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 8 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 2 OOS

Other (General) 5 violations · 4 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 (9)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/07/2025	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BLAND VA	6	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/07/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	OWINGSVILLE	5	1	3	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/03/2025	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HILLSVILLE VA	10	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/20/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	DENMARK SC	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WINCHESTER	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-77 NB ROADSIDE	5	1	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
07/03/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	US421 SOUTH BOUND EXIT 276	6	2	0	0	6	2	-	▲Detail
12/05/2023	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	HANCOCK COUNTY	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections5

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2025-02-18	Unsatisfactory = Unfit	ACTIVE	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT0464926675	$750,000	03/23/2024	07/21/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EIC-591514-00	$300,000	03/23/2023	03/23/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EIC-591514-00	$750,000	03/23/2023	03/23/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA953724541	$750,000	01/24/2022	03/23/2023	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1325662	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/26/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2024
MC1325662	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/28/2022	REVOKED	07/28/2025

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47/100

Fair

NOT 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 47

−30

−10

Starts at 100−53 totalFinal 47

Unsatisfactory safety rating−30

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

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

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

FMCSA assigned an Unsatisfactory safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-30

Unsatisfactory safety rating FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA assigned an Unsatisfactory safety rating.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 42.8571% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 80% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 42.8571% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 80% 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.

STEP FORWARD LOGISTICS LLC

Trust Score

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (9)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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