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SHORTHORN LLC

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Company CheckSHORTHORN LLC · DOT 3856749

DBA: SHORTHORN CARGO

10721 W CAPITOL DR SUITE 105, WAUWATOSA, WI, 53222

DOT# 3856749 MC# 1407566 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 3 years

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100

Power Units

100

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

386

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 8

Aug 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Aug 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 28, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 25, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 3, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 26, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address10721 W CAPITOL DR SUITE 105, WAUWATOSA, WI, 53222

Mailing Address10721 W CAPITOL DR SUITE 105, WAUWATOSA, WI, 53222

Other Companies at This Address

Address10721 W CAPITOL DR SUITE 105, WAUWATOSA, WI 53222

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
NASH TRANSPORTATION LLC	2780751	Sign in	Active
SHORTHORN LLC this company	3856749	Sign in	Active

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1407566

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating3 years

All Docket Numbers

MC1407566

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 5.43 · 49 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .41 · 16 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .1 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.04 · 74 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage7,358,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

100

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

100

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)22

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/13/2025

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/03/2026

CompanyKNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #KSCAL000011-00

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet100 units

Drivers100

Mileage7,358,000 mi

Operating3 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)22

Fatal0

Injury3

Tow-Away19

Driver Inspections

Total258

Out of Service7

OOS Rate2.7%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total128

Out of Service43

OOS Rate33.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 08/13/2025

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

30 · 6 OOS -

2024

78 · 12 OOS ▲

2025

153 · 28 OOS ▲

2026

125 · 20 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

7 crashes ▲

2025

12 crashes ▲

2026

5 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 Aug 2026, 312 inspections, 52 resulted in out-of-service (16.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 14 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 55 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (26)

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
04/28/2026	MANCHESTER	TN	0	1	1	Other/Unknown	Wet	Daylight
03/25/2026	CARTERSVILLE	GA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/03/2026	Unknown	AZ	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/21/2026	KINGMAN	AZ	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/23/2026	NORTON	OH	2	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
11/30/2025	MENDOTA TWP	IL	0	1	1	Clear	Water	Dawn
09/22/2025	AUSTINTOWN (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	1	Rain	Wet	Daylight
09/05/2025	NOT LISTED	TX	3	0	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
07/22/2025	MELBOURNE	FL	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Dawn
07/02/2025	NASHVILLE	TN	0	1	2	Other/Unknown	Dry	Daylight
06/28/2025	MILWAUKEE	WI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/22/2025	Ref Marker:	NY	0	1	1	Rain	Wet	Dawn
02/03/2025	I070	KS	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
01/28/2025	Not Reported	CO	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn
01/28/2025	CHICAGO	IL	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/07/2025	SELLERSBURG	IN	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Dawn
01/05/2025	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	1	1	Fog/Smog	Ice	Dawn
12/08/2024	+47.4217 -115.6064	MT	0	1	1	Fog/Smog	Sand/Dirt/Oil	Daylight
12/08/2024	+47.4218 -115.6068	MT	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Sand/Dirt/Oil	Daylight
11/25/2024	NOT LISTED	TX	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn
11/24/2024	+45.6630 -110.6907	MT	0	1	1	Severe Crosswinds	Water	Daylight
10/20/2024	RURAL	SD	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/04/2024	MD 695 - AUTHORITY DRIVE	MD	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dusk
02/03/2024	WEST COLUMBIA	SC	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/14/2023	Benton Twp	IL	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Dawn
10/11/2023	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	1	1	Other/Unknown	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

379 roadside violations across 312 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 199 violations · 73 OOS

Unsafe Driving 133 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 40 violations · 10 OOS

Driver Fitness 5 violations · 5 OOS

Other (General) 2 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	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/09/2026	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	OK	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
08/08/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELBERFELD IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MAYVIEW MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	SILVA MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARGO ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	JACKSON COUNTY MS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION NC	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTEREY TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ERWIN TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/27/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOMA CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	FORT COLLINS CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RAYVILLE LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2026	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WOODBURN OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HELPER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOREHEAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUFORD GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/11/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	TEXARKANA AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RINGGOLD GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NM	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/07/2026	WY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WY	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
07/07/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/01/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/29/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	NM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEBANON MO	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2026	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	WY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/23/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/21/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CALHOUN GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MURFREESBORO TN	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLIFTON PARK NY	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2026	NM	Full (Level I)	NM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	MOREHEAD	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	22614 TX288 BUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2026	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEWBERRY FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT MORGAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANDEVILLE LA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/01/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW ALBANY IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILAN OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/24/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BYRON GA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUCASVILLE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	EAGLEVILLE MO	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	ID	Driver-Only (Level III)	DECLO ID	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAUSEON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/16/2026	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NIOTA TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	PREBLE NY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOWLING GREEN OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I35	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANCHESTER TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ADAIRSVILLE GA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOLBROOK AZ	3	3	3	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALDOSTA GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIMON CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUMONT CO	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	PA	Full (Level I)	GREENE TWP PA	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONUMENT CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CROSSVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	PHOENIX AZ	8	1	6	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CACHE CREEK SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2026	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	FALL BRANCH TN	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/20/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	RIFLE CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOVINA SCALE I-20 EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CACHE CREEK SCALE	5	3	0	0	5	3	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ZANESVILLE OH	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RAYNE LA	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	KINGMAN AZ	8	4	7	4	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	MT. PASS IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SYKESVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	TONOPAH AZ	7	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, N	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	14 - I29 NB MM 12 PERCIVAL	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections297

Unsafe Driving 49 viols

HOS Compliance 16 viols

Driver Fitness 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 74 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA963895706	$750,000	12/02/2022	06/29/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA963895706	$750,000	12/02/2022	07/18/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUTTON NATIONAL	SNWH020197-00	$750,000	11/14/2024	06/29/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUTTON NATIONAL	SNWH020197-00	$750,000	06/29/2024	11/14/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUTTON NATIONAL	SNWH020197-00	$750,000	06/29/2024	12/14/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	AFXWI001889-00	$750,000	06/29/2023	06/29/2024	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1407566	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/09/2022	-	-
MC1407566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/21/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/29/2023
MC1407566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2024
MC1407566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/02/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/26/2025

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88/100

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 88

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−4

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.5938% vs national avg 20.72%.

-4

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 22 crash(es) across 100 vehicles (~0.22 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 3 years ago.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−4 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 22 crash(es) across 100 vehicles (~0.22 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.5938% 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.

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