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RALPH LAMAR WATTS JR

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Company CheckRALPH LAMAR WATTS JR · DOT 537186

DBA: FOUR SEASON SERVICE

3894 PARK AVE, MEMPHIS, TN, 38111

DOT# 537186 MC# 296543 Memphis, Tennessee 32 years

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0

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$75,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameRALPH LAMAR WATTS JR

DBA NameFOUR SEASON SERVICE

DOT Number537186

MC Number296543

Entity TypeBroker

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationMemphis, Tennessee

Added09/17/1993

MCS-15005/06/2024

Contact Details

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Physical Address3894 PARK AVE, MEMPHIS, TN, 38111

Mailing AddressPO BOX 241626, MEMPHIS, TN, 38124-1626

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/03/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked08/02/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Contact☎ (800) 678-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record6

Bond history

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)since Aug 2, 2025 · active

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)Nov 2020 to Aug 2025 · CANCELLED

UNITED STATES SURETY COMPANYNov 2014 to Dec 2020 · CANCELLED

GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Nov 2013 to Nov 2014 · replaced

PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL MUTUAL CAS. INS. CO.Aug 2005 to Nov 2013 · CANCELLED

AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.Nov 1993 to Aug 2005 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;U. S. MAIL

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC267103

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

DocketMC296543

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating32 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireUS Mail

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 Mileage1 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

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$75,000 bond

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/03/2026

Last checked08/02/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

Drivers1

Mileage1 mi

Operating32 years

MCS-15005/2024

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%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC18158A	$0	11/22/2013	11/03/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP64779N	$1,000,000	11/06/2008	07/31/2023	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP64779N	$0	11/06/2008	07/31/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP64779A	$1,000,000	11/06/1995	11/06/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CLP64779A	$0	11/06/1995	11/06/2008	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.	B93147	$0	11/04/1993	08/29/2005	Cancelled
84	SURETY	MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)	TN5378285	$0	11/03/2020	08/02/2025	Cancelled
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES SURETY COMPANY	1000977216	$0	11/03/2014	11/03/2020	Replaced
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES SURETY COMPANY	1000977216	$0	11/03/2014	12/02/2020	Cancelled
84	SURETY	PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL MUTUAL CAS. INS. CO.	SB 317354	$0	08/29/2005	11/14/2013	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC296543	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/06/1995	REVOKED	06/16/2023
MC267103	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	11/22/1993	REVOKED	08/11/2025
MC267103	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/05/2005
MC267103	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/05/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/06/2020
MC267103	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/18/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/25/2013
MC267103	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	09/03/2025	-	-
MC267103	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/02/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/23/2005
MC267103	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	07/11/2008	REVOKED	08/11/2025
MC267103	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	DISMISSED	04/30/1994	-	-

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50/100

Fair

NOT 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 50

50

−25

−15

−10

Starts at 100−50 totalFinal 50

No insurance or bond on file−25

No active operating authority−15

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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.