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Company CheckRUSSELL'S EXCAVATING & SEPTIC TANKS INC · DOT 470987

6800 LEONARD ROAD S, MOUNT VERNON, IN, 47620

DOT# 470987 MC# 22093 Mount Vernon, Indiana 9 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

5 events tracked · latest Jul 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Mar 14, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 27, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Feb 14, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Jan 30, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

Phone(812) 838-2471

Fax(812) 838-4834

Email[email protected]

Physical Address6800 LEONARD ROAD S, MOUNT VERNON, IN, 47620

Mailing AddressP O BOX 512, MOUNT VERNON, IN, 47620

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC022093

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 years

Company Overview

RUSSELL'S EXCAVATING & SEPTIC TANKS INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Mount Vernon, Indiana. The company has been in operation for 9 years, registered with the FMCSA on 02/12/1992. The fleet consists of 23 power units and 20 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 439,118 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 12 inspections, RUSSELL'S EXCAVATING & SEPTIC TANKS 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 SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, RUSSELL'S EXCAVATING & SEPTIC TANKS INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

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 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 6.2 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage439,118 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS16.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanySELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Policy #S 2499220

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet23 units

Drivers20

Mileage439,118 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service1

OOS Rate16.7%

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

2023

3 · 1 OOS -

2024

4 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

4 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

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 Mar 2025, 5 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

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
04/08/2024	MOUNT VERNON(POSEY)	IN	0	0	1	2	Sleet/Hail	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

7 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 6 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 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 (11)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/14/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELBERFELD IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHANDLER IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	OAKLAND CITY IN	4	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEWBURGH IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEWBURGH IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	OAKLAND CITY IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/07/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	EVANSVILLE IN	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	OAKLAND CITY IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	HENDERSON	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
08/03/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR 66 E/B @ FRENCH ISL TRL	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2023	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HENDERSON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections5

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	6660673	$1,000,000	04/02/2020	04/02/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	6660673	$1,000,000	04/02/2020	05/06/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	60488955	$1,000,000	04/02/2017	04/02/2020	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC022093	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/09/2017	-	-
MC022093	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/11/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/21/2022

No revocation records.

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Trust Score over time and the complete authority and insurance timeline, not just today.

100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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 6/16/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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.

RUSSELL'S EXCAVATING & SEPTIC TANKS INC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Company Overview

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (11)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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