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MICHAEL L CHARLES

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Company CheckMICHAEL L CHARLES · DOT 4020429

DBA: K&S TRANSPORT

805 ANGEL VALLEY CT, EDGEWOOD, MD, 21040

DOT# 4020429 MC# 1516276 Edgewood, Maryland 3 years

CARRIER DBA name changed · Oct 11, 2026

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2

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

4

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Oct 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Oct 11, 2026
DBA name changed.

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file through OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. ($1,000).
Oct 12, 2026
Insurance on file through OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. ($1,000).

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

Company Information

Legal NameMICHAEL L CHARLES

DBA NameK&S TRANSPORT

DOT Number4020429

MC Number1516276

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationEdgewood, Maryland

Added01/31/2023

MCS-15006/09/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address805 ANGEL VALLEY CT, EDGEWOOD, MD, 21040

Mailing Address805 ANGEL VALLEY CT, EDGEWOOD, MD, 21040

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1516276

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating3 years

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage80,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective05/13/2025

CompanyOOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.

Policy #PL199535213

Last checked10/26/2026

Active Policies1

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers1

Mileage80,000 mi

Operating3 years

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

2024

2 · 0 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/07/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	PREBLE NY	11	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I176 S AT EXIT 2	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199535213	$1,000,000	10/12/2026	-	-
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA980258488	$750,000	05/15/2024	05/13/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-464848-01	$1,000,000	05/15/2023	05/15/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-464848-01	$1,000,000	05/15/2023	03/26/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-464848-01	$1,000,000	05/15/2023	05/15/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199535213	$1,000,000	05/13/2025	10/12/2026	-
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA966617058	$750,000	03/02/2023	03/02/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA966617058	$750,000	03/02/2023	05/15/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA966617058	$750,000	03/02/2023	06/20/2023	Cancelled

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
91X	BIPD/Primary	OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	PL199535213	$1,000,000	10/12/2026

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1516276	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/23/2024
MC1516276	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/08/2023	-	-
MC1516276	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/28/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/07/2024

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97/100

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 97

97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

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

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 3 years ago.

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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