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Company CheckTRANSPORT SPECIALTIES INC · DOT 376139

11910 HARVARD AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44105-5442

DOT# 376139 MC# 225295 Cleveland, Ohio 36 years

CARRIER & BROKER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$10,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(216) 283-5300

Email[email protected]

Physical Address11910 HARVARD AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44105-5442

Mailing Address11910 HARVARD AVE, CLEVELAND, OH, 44105-5442

Other Companies at This Address

Address11910 HARVARD AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44105-5442

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
J AND R CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC	4395578	(216) 835-1132	Active
TRANSPORT SPECIALTIES INC this company	376139	(216) 283-5300	Active
MULTI TRANSPORT INC	501216	(216) 283-5300	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 Operation-

DocketMC225295

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerInactive

Operating36 years

Company Overview

TRANSPORT SPECIALTIES INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier & broker based in Cleveland, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 36 years, registered with the FMCSA on 12/18/1989. The fleet consists of 6 power units. The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, TRANSPORT SPECIALTIES INC has a Trust Score of 90/100 (Excellent).

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review09/04/1990

Insurance

Amount$10,000 bond

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

CompanySTATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #6661650

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet6 units

DriversN/A

Operating36 years

MCS-15006/2012

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority — so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$10,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeUNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.

Contact🔍 Find contact

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 09/04/1990

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	160130 11436 944	$0	07/15/1994	07/15/1997	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP26726A	$0	03/15/1993	02/01/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP26726A	$1,000,000	03/15/1993	02/01/1997	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC225295	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/15/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2005
MC225295	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	08/02/1994	REVOKED	12/09/2013
MC225295	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/27/1994	REVOKED	04/21/1997
MC225295	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/14/1990	REVOKED	04/21/1997

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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 6/2/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

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) knockout	−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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