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M L CHARTIER EXCAVATING INC

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Company CheckM L CHARTIER EXCAVATING INC · DOT 3851764

9195 MARINE CITY HWY, IRA, MI, 48023-1221

DOT# 3851764 MC# 1404198 Ira, Michigan 4 years

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113

Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$2,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

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

Identity & ownership 1

Jun 16, 2026
Mailing address changed in FMCSA records.

Safety & compliance 8

Jun 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
May 12, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 28, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 1, 2025
Crash reported, 1 fatality.
Mar 27, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Jan 29, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($2,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address9195 MARINE CITY HWY, IRA, MI, 48023-1221

Mailing Address9195 MARINE CITY HIGHWAY, FAIR HAVEN, MI, 48023

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1404198

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 years

All Docket Numbers

MC1404198

Cargo Transported

General FreightBuilding MaterialsLiquids/GasesOil Field EquipmentConstruction

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 .5 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .48 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.91 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,000,000 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)4

Fatal1

Driver OOS3.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS16.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$2,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

Policy #5309741

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet113 units

Drivers65

Mileage2,000,000 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal1

Injury0

Tow-Away3

Driver Inspections

Total27

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.7%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total12

Out of Service2

OOS Rate16.7%

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

2023

3 · 1 OOS -

2024

16 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

14 · 2 OOS =

2026

6 · 2 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

2 crashes =

2026

1 crash ▼

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 Jun 2026, 25 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 6 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (6)

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
04/28/2026	IRA TWP	MI	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/01/2025	Locke Twp	MI	1	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/29/2025	KAWKAWLIN TWP	MI	0	0	1	1	Clear	Water	Daylight
07/29/2024	MERIDIAN TWP	MI	0	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
07/19/2024	DETROIT	MI	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/21/2023	LYON TWP	MI	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

39 roadside violations across 25 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

Unsafe Driving 19 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 19 violations · 6 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 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 (39)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/08/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	E/BI69@MORRIS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	W/BI69@LAKE NEPESSING	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	US23 @ 13MM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOLT REST AREA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	PONTIAC SCALE S/B	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	NB I-75 @ MM9	5	2	0	0	5	2	-	▲Detail
08/25/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEVADA OH	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SCOTT RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	30TH AVE AT 15 MILE RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALES E/B	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALES E/B	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	S/B US-23 @ PONTIAC TRAIL	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	DEWITT REST AREA	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I75 N @ ENFORCEMENT SITE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I75 NB @ LAKE RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	E/BI69@BURT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	N/B M-66 & RHOBY RD	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94 E/B GRASS LAKE SCALE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SWARTZ CREEK REST AREA(I69 EB)	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/26/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	WOODBURRY REST AREA(I69 WB)	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	SCOTT RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLEVELAND TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	IONIA SCALE W/B	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	M32 NEAR HERRON PARK AND RIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	IRP LOT CROWNER BILLWOOD	5	0	1	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B	7	1	1	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
04/08/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-75NB @ SAFE ENFORCEMENT SITE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	S/B VAN DYKE AVE @ MARTIN RD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	E/BI69@MILLER	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	PALMS @ ST CLAIR	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MILLER DRIVE/35TH ST	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
08/29/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	E/BI69@HADLEY	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MCEWAN DR @ WINIFRED ST	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections25

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 2924989	$750,000	05/01/2023	04/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 2924989	$750,000	05/01/2023	04/13/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY	CA100042226	$1,000,000	04/01/2022	06/14/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY	CA100042226	$1,000,000	04/01/2022	04/01/2022	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1404198	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/23/2023	-	-
MC1404198	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/15/2022	REVOKED	06/20/2023
MC1404198	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/17/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/27/2025

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)−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 active coverage on file as of 7/10/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

-3

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 113 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); 1 fatal (25% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 113 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); 1 fatal (25% 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.

M L CHARTIER EXCAVATING INC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (6)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (39)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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