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NEW SOUTH EXPRESS INC

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Company CheckNEW SOUTH EXPRESS INC · DOT 385176

3700 CLAYPOND ROAD, MYRTLE BEACH, SC, 29579

DOT# 385176 MC# 211865 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 37 years

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170

Power Units

205

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

497

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Oct 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Oct 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Oct 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Sep 30, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 10, 2026
Crash reported, 1 fatality.
Jun 16, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 7, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

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Physical Address3700 CLAYPOND ROAD, MYRTLE BEACH, SC, 29579

Mailing Address3700 CLAYPOND ROAD, MYRTLE BEACH, SC, 29579

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC211865

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating37 years

All Docket Numbers

MC211865

Cargo Transported

Logs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsWood Chips/Shavings

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 .57 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .06 · 10 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 2.91 · 44 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage7,208,750 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

205

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

205

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)21

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS16.9% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/10/1998

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/19/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #MCP63213A

Last checked10/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet170 units

Drivers205

Mileage7,208,750 mi

Operating37 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)21

Fatal0

Injury12

Tow-Away9

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total379

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total118

Out of Service20

OOS Rate16.9%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/10/1998 | Rated: 06/29/2000

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

34 · 3 OOS -

2024

169 · 9 OOS ▲

2025

209 · 12 OOS ▲

2026

138 · 6 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

3 crashes -

2024

15 crashes ▲

2025

7 crashes ▼

2026

6 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 Oct 2026, 368 inspections, 19 resulted in out-of-service (5.2% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 25 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (31)

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
07/10/2026	Not Reported	SC	1	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/16/2026	GA 38 NEAR PATRICK ROAD	GA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/07/2026	MOBILE	AL	0	1	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
03/11/2026	NEWTON	TX	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
02/13/2026	CONWAY	SC	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/10/2026	CONWAY	SC	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
09/05/2025	Not Reported	GA	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/31/2025	Not Reported	GA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/09/2025	Mobile	AL	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/04/2025	RURAL	LA	0	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn
02/03/2025	RURAL	LA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/30/2025	RURAL	LA	0	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn
01/21/2025	GEORGETOWN	SC	0	1	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
12/12/2024	GA 38 AT MONUMENT CHURCH ROAD	GA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
12/11/2024	CONWAY	SC	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
11/07/2024	HEATH SPRINGS	SC	0	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	-
10/17/2024	CONWAY	SC	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/29/2024	COLLEGE PARK	GA	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/10/2024	PINELAND	SC	0	0	1	1	-	Dry	Dawn
06/20/2024	FARMERVILLE	LA	0	3	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/17/2024	KIRBYVILLE	TX	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/11/2024	LUGOFF	SC	1	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/21/2024	RURAL	LA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/10/2024	PITTSBORO	NC	0	3	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/06/2024	SR 3 AT HIGHWAY 122	GA	0	2	1	2	Rain	Wet	Dusk
02/14/2024	TAMPA	FL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/09/2024	CHERAW	SC	0	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/05/2024	CONWAY	SC	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/01/2023	DAPHNE	AL	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
11/09/2023	BAKER	LA	0	2	1	5	Clear	Dry	Dusk
10/27/2023	PITTSBORO	NC	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

156 roadside violations across 368 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 87 violations · 27 OOS

Unsafe Driving 47 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 19 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 3 violations · 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	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/05/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEESVILLE LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TX	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2026	LA	Full (Level I)	POLLOCK LA	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONWAY SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	EL DORADO AR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2026	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	JEFFERSON COUNTY ROADSIDE MS	3	0	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	JACKSON AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAMMOND LA	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW AUGUSTA MS	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/14/2026	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	EL DORADO AR	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOMER LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	THEODORE AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DELHI LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2026	SC	Full (Level I)	MARION SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2026	AR	Full (Level I)	HAMBURG AR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TX	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2026	LA	Full (Level I)	WINNSBORO LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	AXIS AL	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
08/21/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEESVILLE LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEESVILLE LA	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	MCINTOSH AL	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/19/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARTSVILLE SC	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BASILE LA	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/17/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. PAULS NC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/17/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	ABBEVILLE SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2026	MS	Full (Level I)	US HWY 98 W AT H-89 INSPECTION	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAW RIVER NC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	BURLINGTON NC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/11/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	THEODORE AL	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/10/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAMMOND LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN SC	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2026	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	AYNOR SC	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LATTA SC	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRAND RIDGE FL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON NC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DODSON LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	WINTERVILLE NC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	LA	Full (Level I)	BOYCE LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	SC	Full (Level I)	LAMAR SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/13/2026	SC	Full (Level I)	GASTON SC	4	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	EASTOVER SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEESVILLE LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	JASPER FL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT MILL SC	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAMBURG AR	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	STATESVILLE NC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENWOOD SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2026	GA	Full (Level I)	QUITMAN GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUTLER AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DRY PRONG LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	35660 US96 SB	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	STERLINGTON LA	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEESVILLE LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LATTA SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GROVETOWN GA	3	0	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CROSSETT AR	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	NC 87 NEAR NC 27	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US421 NORTH BOUND EXIT 272	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HORNBECK LA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	FL	Full (Level I)	JASPER FL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWOOD SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	SC	Full (Level I)	BATESBURG SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	AR	Full (Level I)	EL DORADO AR	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 17 NEAR HICKMAN RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2026	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	PAGELAND SC	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAGARVILLE AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 17 NEAR NC 904	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DERIDDER LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	JACKSON AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON SC	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEESVILLE LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	BAY MINETTE AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	THOMASVILLE GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEXINGTON SC	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DERIDDER LA	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MAGNOLIA AR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/06/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEESVILLE LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/06/2026	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	MENA AR	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	CREOLA AL	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LENA LA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRAND RIDGE FL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2026	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	BETHUNE SC	4	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2026	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONWAY SC	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2026	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OKTIBBEHA COUNTY	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	JACKSON AL	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections379

Unsafe Driving 8 viols

HOS Compliance 10 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 44 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	THE GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA	VM6147480	$0	12/19/2013	02/15/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISAH25290112	$1,000,000	10/01/2019	09/14/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z35726	$1,000,000	10/01/2001	10/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z35726	$1,000,000	10/01/2001	10/12/2019	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	AT 593 858	$0	02/01/1997	03/16/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	BA007081700	$1,000,000	01/01/2000	10/01/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	CA 135 2669	$1,000,000	01/01/1996	01/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	BA 3765570	$1,000,000	01/01/1993	04/17/1996	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC211865	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/16/1988	-	-
MC211865	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/27/2014
MC211865	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
MC211865	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/22/1996
MC211865	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	04/03/2014	REVOKED	02/25/2019

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98/100

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 98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 21 crash(es) across 170 vehicles (~0.12 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: 21 crash(es) across 170 vehicles (~0.12 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.

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