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4040 COTTINGHAM DR, CINCINNATI, OH, 45241

DOT# 4272819 MC# 1659670 Cincinnati, Ohio 1 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Apr 20, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Apr 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Oct 29, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 1, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 7, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 23, 2024
GRANTED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.
Jul 25, 2024
Registered with FMCSA.

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

Contact Details

Phone(513) 349-2883

Email[email protected]

Physical Address4040 COTTINGHAM DR, CINCINNATI, OH, 45241

Mailing Address4040 COTTINGHAM DR, CINCINNATI, OH, 45241-1626

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1659670

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating1 years

Company Overview

SDS CARRIER INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 1 years, registered with the FMCSA on 07/25/2024. The fleet consists of 5 power units and 6 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 28,794 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 15 inspections, SDS CARRIER INC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, SDS CARRIER INC has a Trust Score of 94/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage28,794 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.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective08/19/2024

CompanyPROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.

Policy #CA985552210

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers6

Mileage28,794 mi

Operating1 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

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

2025

7 · 0 OOS —

2026

2 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2025

1 crash —

2026

0 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 Apr 2026 — 9 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean — no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
05/07/2025	DARBY (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

14 roadside violations across 9 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 7 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 6 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 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 (9)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/20/2026 ▼	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONROE SCALE S/B	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLLR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
04/13/2026 ▼	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONROE SCALE N/B	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 — CFR 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Non-OOS 393.9A-LHLI — CFR 393.9A-LHLI Non-OOS
10/29/2025 ▼	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLIFTA — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/01/2025 ▼	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLIFTA — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/25/2025 ▼	OH	Full (Level I)	VAN WERT OH	3	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (3) 393.55E-B — CFR 393.55E-B Non-OOS 393.95A4-EEUS — CFR 393.95A4-EEUS Non-OOS 392.2-SLLIFTA — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/14/2025 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHLAND OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLCP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
05/23/2025 ▼	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONROE SCALE N/B	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLIFTA — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
05/05/2025 ▼	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I 75 NB 5MM	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 393.9A-LIL — CFR 393.9A-LIL Non-OOS 393.9A-LCL — CFR 393.9A-LCL Non-OOS
03/11/2025 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAPAKONETA OH	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 390.21TB1-MC — CFR 390.21TB1-MC Non-OOS 392.16-D — Texting while driving Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1659670	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/23/2024	-	-

No revocation records.

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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

Limited operating history (1-3 years)−6

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

-6

Limited operating history (1-3 years)

Authority granted about 1 year(s) 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) knockout	−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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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (9)

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