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Company CheckWILLIAM R KNOTTS JR LLC · DOT 51578

4786 FORREST AVE, DOVER, DE, 19904

DOT# 51578 MC# 243452 Dover, Delaware 34 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address4786 FORREST AVE, DOVER, DE, 19904

Mailing Address4786 FORREST AVE, DOVER, DE, 19904

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC243452

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating34 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 3 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage50,500 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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/14/2003

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/01/2026

CompanySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #A0234969001

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage50,500 mi

Operating34 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 02/14/2003 | Rated: 02/25/2003

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

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 Sep 2024, 1 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 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 · 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
09/09/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	SNOW HILL MD	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
85	TRUST FUND	CORESTATE BANK	NONE	$0	11/11/1997	06/30/2021	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA03849061	$750,000	07/05/2021	01/05/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	PAP DUOA 00600	$750,000	06/21/2013	04/07/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	PAP DUOA 00600	$750,000	06/21/2013	03/04/2014	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	30 MS UN6251 42	$0	05/30/2001	03/26/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	PAPDUOA00600	$1,000,000	05/30/2001	06/21/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT-660-634X95 83-TIL-00	$0	05/30/2000	07/16/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT-660-634X95 83-TIL-00	$0	05/30/2000	05/30/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HIGHLANDS INSURANCE CO.	BA2001772037	$1,000,000	05/30/2000	05/30/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	SK3023833	$1,000,000	05/30/1999	05/30/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	HCIM201801	$0	05/30/1999	05/30/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RMC100106	$0	05/30/1998	05/30/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	ATM0140-98	$1,000,000	05/30/1998	05/30/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	ATM0140-98	$1,000,000	05/30/1998	07/02/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	KX 274 251	$1,000,000	05/30/1997	05/30/1998	Replaced
34	CARGO	ALBANY INSURANCE COMPANY	8F 32096	$0	05/30/1997	05/30/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP 5000055	$750,000	05/30/1996	05/30/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP 5000055	$750,000	05/30/1995	05/30/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CIM1760312	$0	05/30/1994	07/23/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP-5000055	$750,000	05/30/1994	05/30/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA03710979	$750,000	05/25/2021	07/05/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA03710979	$750,000	05/25/2021	08/03/2021	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	PAP DUOA 34459	$750,000	03/04/2014	06/30/2017	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC243452	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	10/02/1996	-	-
MC243452	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/16/1997
MC243452	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/15/2021
MC243452	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/15/2021
MC243452	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/25/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/03/1999
MC243452	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/23/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/26/2000
MC243452	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/23/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/26/2000
MC243452	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/02/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/1996
MC243452	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/02/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/1996
MC243452	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/31/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/14/1994
MC243452	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/31/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/14/1994
MC243452	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/27/2021	-	-
MC243452	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/27/2021	-	-
MC243452	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	05/18/1998	REVOKED	12/09/2013
MC243452	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/20/1992	REVOKED	07/10/2017
MC243452	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/20/1992	REVOKED	07/10/2017
MC243452	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/11/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/17/2014
MC243452	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/11/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/17/2014

No revocation records.

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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

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 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% 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.

WILLIAM R KNOTTS JR LLC

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Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (1)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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