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18201 ROBERT ST, MELVINDALE, MI, 48122

DOT# 3758096 MC# 1336762 Melvindale, Michigan 4 years

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190

Power Units

140

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 8

Nov 27, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Nov 20, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Nov 19, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 17, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 10, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 16, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 25, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Dec 12, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address18201 ROBERT ST, MELVINDALE, MI, 48122

Mailing Address18201 ROBERT ST, MELVINDALE, MI, 48122

Other Companies at This Address

Address18201 ROBERT ST, MELVINDALE, MI 48122

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
ARA EXPRESS LLC this company	3758096	Sign in	Active
ARAA EXPRESS LLC	4314965	Sign in	Active

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

DocketMC1336762

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 years

All Docket Numbers

MC1336762

Cargo Transported

General Freight

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 .81 · 13 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .21 · 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 4.78 · 15 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,948,316 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

140

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

140

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS18.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyAMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA 21256910107

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet190 units

Drivers140

Mileage2,948,316 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15009/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away4

Driver Inspections

Total58

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total32

Out of Service6

OOS Rate18.8%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

2024

18 · 1 OOS -

2025

40 · 5 OOS ▲

Crashes

2024

3 crashes -

2025

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 Nov 2025, 55 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (10.9% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 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
11/10/2025	Portage	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Ice	Dawn
10/16/2025	Big Beaver Borough	PA	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/12/2024	ROMULUS	MI	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Water	Dusk
11/22/2024	LEBANON	TN	1	1	2	-	Dry	Dawn
11/09/2024	ZEELAND TWP	MI	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

62 roadside violations across 55 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 38 violations · 8 OOS

Unsafe Driving 21 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 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 (58)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/27/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	MONROE INSP BUILDING	10	1	0	10	1	-	▲Detail
11/20/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	RICHMOND IN	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 75 SB 1MM	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94 E/B @ CONCORD RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RICHMOND IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEVADA OH	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	SWANTON OH	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARREN IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	OH	Full (Level I)	HARRISON OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	28 MILE RD	2	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/03/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONROE OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-90	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I94 E @ M-66	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	SB I-75 @ MM18	3	0	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CAREY OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB I-94 @ BELLVILLE RD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	PA TPKE 576 E, EXIT 4, RAMP TO	3	0	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	MONROE INSP BUILDING	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	HEBRON OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLYMOUTH IN	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FROSTBURG MD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHFIELD OH	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/14/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB M-14 @ PONTIAC TRAIL	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	HEBRON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	MICHIGAN/GREENFIELD	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	MICHIGAN/GREENFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	N I-275@ANN ARBOR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONROE SCALE N/B	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MICHIGAN/GREENFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	BROADVIEW HEIGHTS OH	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/14/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-75 SB @ 20 MM	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ZANESVILLE OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	MICHIGAN/GREENFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	E/B I-96 @ SCALES	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-75 SB @ 10 MM	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
12/31/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST LAKELAND MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARION OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH OLMSTED OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	LEBANON TN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	MICHIGAN/GREENFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I75 NB AT W. GRAND BLVD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	VANDALIA OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	MICHIGAN/GREENFIELD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEIGHT STATION FINDLAY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAMBRIDGE SCALES	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/19/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I81 SB MM 232 GREAT BEND TWP -	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SYRACUSE NY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections56

Unsafe Driving 13 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 15 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GRT12683A	$1,000,000	11/27/2023	04/10/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 21256910007	$1,000,000	04/10/2024	04/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA04312831	$750,000	01/28/2022	09/23/2022	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1336762	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/01/2023	-	-
MC1336762	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/14/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/25/2025
MC1336762	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/03/2022	REVOKED	08/18/2022

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72/100

Good

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 72

−25

Starts at 100−28 totalFinal 72

No insurance or bond on file−25

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

FMCSA shows coverage is required for this authority, but no active insurance or surety bond is on file as of 7/10/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA shows insurance is required but no active insurance or surety bond is currently on file (per the latest FMCSA filing as of 7/10/2026).

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

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 (5)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (58)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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