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GARY WILLS

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Company CheckGARY WILLS · DOT 487850

DBA: WILLS TOWING

848 PARRISH LANE, COLUMBIA, TN, 38401

DOT# 487850 MC# 283202 Columbia, Tennessee 31 years

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2

Power Units

2

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Sep 12, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Aug 12, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Company Information

Legal NameGARY WILLS

DBA NameWILLS TOWING

DOT Number487850

MC Number283202

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationColumbia, Tennessee

Added06/16/1992

MCS-15012/08/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address848 PARRISH LANE, COLUMBIA, TN, 38401

Mailing Address848 PARRISH LANE, COLUMBIA, TN, 38401

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC283202

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating31 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 Mileage89,893 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

2

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

2

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 OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/08/2026

CompanyPROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP

Policy #CA988844077

Last checked09/12/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage89,893 mi

Operating31 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

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

2026

1 · 1 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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, 1 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

3 roadside violations across 1 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 1 violation · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 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 (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/12/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	3	2	2	1	1	1	-	▲Detail

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	29173624	$0	12/31/2013	09/27/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	29173624	$1,000,000	12/31/2013	09/27/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA 5255137	$1,000,000	12/31/2008	02/15/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$1,000,000	12/18/2012	05/07/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$1,000,000	12/18/2012	06/02/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$0	12/18/2012	05/07/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$0	12/18/2012	06/02/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$0	12/08/2011	12/31/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$0	12/08/2011	12/18/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$1,000,000	12/08/2011	12/31/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$1,000,000	12/08/2011	12/18/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP427359	$1,000,000	11/08/2023	11/08/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP322140	$1,000,000	11/08/2022	11/08/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP216374	$1,000,000	11/08/2021	11/08/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP112013	$1,000,000	11/08/2020	11/09/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZB5363	$750,000	11/08/2018	11/08/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	K2GP800867	$1,000,000	11/08/2017	11/08/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	WESFL625107-00	$750,000	11/08/2016	11/08/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$1,000,000	10/31/2011	12/31/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$1,000,000	10/31/2011	12/08/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$0	10/31/2011	12/31/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$0	10/31/2011	12/08/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	CP1 0913911	$0	09/29/1998	09/28/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$0	09/28/2007	05/07/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$0	09/28/2007	04/03/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$1,000,000	09/28/2007	05/07/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$1,000,000	09/28/2007	04/03/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$1,000,000	09/28/2006	09/28/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$0	09/28/2006	09/28/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TTS46000019-01	$1,000,000	09/28/2005	11/09/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TTS46000019-01	$0	09/28/2005	11/09/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	443333	$1,000,000	09/28/2004	10/22/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	443333	$0	09/28/2004	10/22/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	443333	$1,000,000	09/28/2004	09/28/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	443333	$0	09/28/2004	09/28/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TTS4600019-00	$750,000	09/28/2004	09/28/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	TTS4600019-00	$0	09/28/2004	09/28/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	443333	$1,000,000	09/28/2002	09/28/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	443333	$0	09/28/2002	09/28/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	439405	$0	09/28/2001	09/28/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	439405	$1,000,000	09/28/2001	09/28/2002	Cancelled
91	BIPD	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	CP2-0913911	$0	09/28/1999	11/07/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	CP2-0913911	$0	09/28/1999	11/07/2001	Cancelled
91	BIPD	LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	CP1 0913911	$0	09/28/1998	09/28/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP1179458	$0	09/28/1997	09/29/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CPP1179458	$1,000,000	09/28/1997	09/28/1998	Replaced
34	CARGO	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	T7G 37282722	$0	09/28/1995	09/28/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	T7G 372 827 22	$1,000,000	09/28/1995	09/28/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	T7G 37282722	$0	09/28/1995	09/28/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK006001-01	$1,000,000	09/27/2015	09/27/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PTOWK006001-00	$1,000,000	09/27/2014	09/27/2015	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$0	06/09/2008	08/07/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$1,000,000	06/09/2008	08/07/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$750,000	05/07/2013	12/31/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$0	05/07/2013	12/31/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$1,000,000	05/06/2008	06/09/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$1,000,000	05/06/2008	07/08/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$0	05/06/2008	06/09/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$0	05/06/2008	07/08/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$0	05/05/2011	11/03/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$1,000,000	05/05/2011	10/31/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$1,000,000	05/05/2011	11/03/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$0	05/05/2011	10/31/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$1,000,000	04/03/2008	05/06/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$1,000,000	04/03/2008	06/09/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$0	04/03/2008	05/06/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	28816439	$0	04/03/2008	06/09/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$1,000,000	02/28/2011	05/05/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$0	02/28/2011	06/03/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$1,000,000	02/28/2011	06/03/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	TW29173624	$0	02/28/2011	05/05/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	01 CD 848676	$0	02/02/1995	09/28/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	01 CD 848676	$1,000,000	02/02/1995	09/28/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA 5255137	$0	01/16/2009	02/15/2011	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/09/2011
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/09/2011
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2001	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/18/2001
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/05/2001	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/18/2001
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/24/2013
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/24/2013
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/04/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/19/2012
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/04/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/19/2012
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/04/2006	REVOKED	08/13/2008
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/04/2006	REVOKED	08/13/2008
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/23/2016	-	-
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/23/2016	-	-
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/17/2016	-	-
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/17/2016	-	-
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/08/1995	REVOKED	11/15/2006
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/08/1995	REVOKED	11/15/2006
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/28/2011	REVOKED	10/03/2016
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/28/2011	REVOKED	10/03/2016
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/28/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/2011
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/28/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/2011
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/15/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/2024
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/15/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/2024
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/13/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/09/2021
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/13/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/09/2021
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/12/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2023
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/12/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2023
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/12/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/04/2022
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/12/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/04/2022
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/12/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2018
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/12/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2018
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/12/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/13/2017
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/12/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/13/2017
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/20/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2004
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/20/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2004
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/02/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/29/2014
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/02/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/29/2014
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/31/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/24/2015
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/31/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/24/2015
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/17/1995	TRANSFERRED	10/17/1995
MC283202	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/08/2013
MC283202	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/08/2013
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/14/1995	TRANSFERRED	10/17/1995
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/02/2009	REVOKED	02/22/2011
MC283202	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/02/2009	REVOKED	02/22/2011

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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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

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.

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