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Company CheckGEORGIA PINE STRAW INC · DOT 394527

148 WILLIAMS AVE, LYONS, GA, 30436

DOT# 394527 MC# 221483 Lyons, Georgia 35 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest May 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

May 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 26, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 12, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Feb 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 13, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Oct 13, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address148 WILLIAMS AVE, LYONS, GA, 30436

Mailing Address148 WILLIAMS AVE, LYONS, GA, 30436

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Address148 WILLIAMS AVE, LYONS, GA 30436

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GEORGIA PINE STRAW INC this company	394527	Sign in	Active
JESSE L ELDER	953657	Sign in	Inactive

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC221483

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating35 years

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 2.66 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .23 · 1 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 4.71 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage352,503 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/10/2009

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective07/07/2024

CompanySELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Policy #S 2648457

Last checked07/25/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet9 units

Drivers9

Mileage352,503 mi

Operating35 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/10/2009 | Rated: 02/11/2008

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

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

6 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

1 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

3 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

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 May 2026, 5 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
05/26/2026	SR-17 NEAR MM 4	GA	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/13/2025	LYONS	GA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

18 roadside violations across 5 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 14 violations · 6 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 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 (12)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/26/2026	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	THOMSON GA	13	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	NJ	Full (Level I)	NJ	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	YULEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	LYONS GA	2	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SURRENCY GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-20 WB LEXINGTON COUNTY	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/18/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SWAINSBORO GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SURRENCY GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 378 MCCORMICK COUNTY	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	YULEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	WINSTON COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MULTI-LANE RURAL HIGHWAY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections8

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	AA8020003201	$750,000	12/10/2009	11/13/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	5000217	$1,000,000	11/13/2016	07/07/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	5000217	$1,000,000	11/13/2015	11/13/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	5000217	$1,000,000	11/13/2014	11/13/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	361789	$1,000,000	11/13/2013	11/13/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	360276	$750,000	11/13/2012	11/13/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	TEA100035123	$750,000	07/07/2023	07/07/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	TEA100035122	$750,000	07/07/2022	07/07/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	TEA100035121	$750,000	07/07/2021	07/07/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	TEA100035120	$750,000	07/07/2020	07/07/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	TEA100035119	$750,000	07/07/2019	07/07/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	TEA100035118	$750,000	07/07/2018	07/07/2019	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	IMP9975424	$0	06/24/1999	04/03/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	IMP 9884505	$0	05/15/1996	06/22/1999	Cancelled
91	BIPD	BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	CAP 1867 114	$0	04/07/1995	06/14/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	CAP 1810 271	$1,000,000	04/07/1994	04/07/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C354490	$0	04/03/2007	01/02/2008	Cancelled
91	BIPD	COLUMBIA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAPGA07880	$0	02/18/1999	12/10/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL FIRE INS. CO. OF HARTFORD	1063911448	$1,000,000	02/18/1998	02/18/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04433003	$0	01/02/2011	04/29/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04433002	$0	01/02/2010	01/02/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA04433001	$0	01/02/2009	01/02/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA03024601	$0	01/02/2008	01/02/2009	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/08/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/05/2009
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/07/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/04/2010
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/06/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/21/2010
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/06/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/31/2007
MC221483	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/01/1990	-	-
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/19/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/12/2015
MC221483	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/19/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/12/2015
MC221483	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/14/2016
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/14/2016
MC221483	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/13/2014
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/13/2014
MC221483	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/12/2013
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/12/2013
MC221483	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/10/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/04/1998
MC221483	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/12/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2023
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/12/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2023
MC221483	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/10/2024
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/10/2024
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2022
MC221483	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/30/2022
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/07/2021
MC221483	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/07/2021
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/02/2020
MC221483	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/02/2020
MC221483	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2019
MC221483	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/10/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2019
MC221483	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/19/2007	-	-
MC221483	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/07/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/28/1994

No revocation records.

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.11 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: 1 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.11 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 33.3333% 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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Inspection Records (12)

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