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Company CheckFARO TRANSPORTATION INC · DOT 544111

7070 PONTIUS RD, GROVEPORT, OH, 43125

DOT# 544111 MC# 270409 Groveport, Ohio 32 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Aug 25, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Jul 11, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 6, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address7070 PONTIUS RD, GROVEPORT, OH, 43125

Mailing Address7070 PONTIUS RD, GROVEPORT, OH, 43125

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC270409

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating32 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 .93 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 2 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage925,600 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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS25.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/20/2022

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/03/2026

CompanyTRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA

Policy #5180P668

Last checked08/25/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet15 units

Drivers32

Mileage925,600 mi

Operating32 years

MCS-15001/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service1

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/20/2022 | Rated: 08/24/2004

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

2 · 1 OOS -

2025

2 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2025

1 crash ▲

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 Jul 2025, 2 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
02/06/2025	ONTARIO	CA	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

2 roadside violations across 2 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 1 violation · 0 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 (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
07/11/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	RCVEF SOUTHBOUND	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW ALBANY OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	2	1	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections4

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHIO	MXI 8036 1324	$0	12/01/1997	07/07/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	84 024362	$0	10/17/1994	12/25/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CAP5006988AWR	$300,000	09/07/1994	06/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CCC4351188	$5,000,000	09/07/1994	10/26/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CAP 500 69 88 AWR	$300,000	09/07/1994	09/07/1994	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CC 435 11 88	$5,000,000	09/07/1994	09/07/1994	Replaced
84	SURETY	XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY		$0	09/05/2000	04/30/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	TRK 9473214	$1,000,000	07/01/2009	03/25/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	TRK 9473214	$1,000,000	07/01/2009	01/24/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RICOH0001486	$750,000	07/01/2008	07/01/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RICOH0001184	$750,000	07/01/2007	07/01/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00002816	$750,000	07/01/2006	07/01/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00002084	$750,000	07/01/2005	07/14/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00002084	$750,000	07/01/2005	07/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN0001413	$750,000	07/01/2004	07/01/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00000970	$1,000,000	07/01/2003	07/01/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN00000631	$1,000,000	07/01/2002	07/01/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHN0000312	$1,000,000	07/01/2001	07/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	SFT 001860-1	$1,000,000	07/01/2000	07/01/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	107 443 64 05	$0	06/07/2001	06/03/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI97900723	$0	06/07/2000	09/18/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI97900723	$0	06/07/2000	07/11/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S 1700198	$500,000	06/01/2000	07/13/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S 1700198	$500,000	06/01/2000	07/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	S1695308	$500,000	06/01/1999	06/01/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	ALBANY INSURANCE COMPANY	8F33981	$0	06/01/1999	06/01/2000	Cancelled
84	SURETY	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	NONE	$0	06/01/1998	06/22/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	MR-5180P668-12-CAG	$1,000,000	01/24/2012	01/24/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	MR-5180P668-12-CAG	$750,000	01/24/2012	01/24/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	TR-5180P668-10-CAG	$1,000,000	01/24/2010	01/24/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	P-630-5148P029-COF-10	$0	01/24/2010	01/18/2018	Cancelled
34	CARGO	VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	2055453537	$0	01/24/2006	01/24/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	1077481632	$0	01/24/2005	01/24/2006	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC270409	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	10/27/2000	REVOKED	07/17/2001
MC270409	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/26/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/14/1994
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/26/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/30/1994
MC270409	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/07/1994	REVOKED	08/17/2000
MC270409	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/07/1994	REVOKED	05/14/2012
MC270409	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/12/2000	REVOKED	06/13/2005
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/06/2001	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/10/2001
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/02/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/24/1999
MC270409	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2009
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2009
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2008
MC270409	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/01/2008
MC270409	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/07/2004
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/07/2004
MC270409	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	06/30/1998	REVOKED	09/11/2000
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/22/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/06/2005
MC270409	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/22/2005	REVOKED	05/14/2012
MC270409	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/19/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/29/2006
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/19/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/29/2006
MC270409	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/06/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/06/2005
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/25/2009
MC270409	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/25/2009
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/17/2008
MC270409	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/17/2008
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/02/2007
MC270409	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/04/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/02/2007
MC270409	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/17/2012	-	-
MC270409	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/17/2012	-	-
MC270409	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
MC270409	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/26/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/08/2010
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/26/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/08/2010
MC270409	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/24/1994	TRANSFERRED	09/19/1994
MC270409	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/24/1994	TRANSFERRED	09/19/1994
MC270409	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/23/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/10/1998

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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 25% vs national avg 5.51%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 25% vs national avg 5.51%.

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.

FARO TRANSPORTATION INC

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (4)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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