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DEAN CHARTERS AND TOURS INC

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Company CheckDEAN CHARTERS AND TOURS INC · DOT 560515

DBA: DEAN TRAILWAYS OF MICHIGAN

4726 AURELIUS ROAD, LANSING, MI, 48910

DOT# 560515 MC# 274745 Lansing, Michigan 31 years

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34

Power Units

56

Drivers

1

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

78

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 12, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

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

Company Information

Legal NameDEAN CHARTERS AND TOURS INC

DBA NameDEAN TRAILWAYS OF MICHIGAN

DOT Number560515

MC Number274745

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationLansing, Michigan

Added04/18/1994

MCS-15005/22/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address4726 AURELIUS ROAD, LANSING, MI, 48910

Mailing Address4726 AURELIUS ROAD, LANSING, MI, 48910

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC274745

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating31 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property) Passenger Carrier

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 Mileage865,414 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

56

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

56

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/11/2025

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyNATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.

Policy #DAH 1345080-01

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet34 units

Drivers56

Mileage865,414 mi

Operating31 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total66

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/11/2025 | Rated: 03/11/2025

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

14 · 0 OOS -

2024

27 · 0 OOS =

2025

35 · 0 OOS =

2026

23 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

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 Jul 2026, 71 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
09/12/2024	Plymouth Twp	MI	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (99)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/02/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	MI	Terminal (Level V)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	MI	Terminal (Level V)	4812 ARUELIUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	AURELIUS RD @ JOLLY RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	AURELIUS RD @ JOLLY RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	AURELIUS RD @ JOLLY RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	AURELIUS RD @ JOLLY RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	AURELIUS RD @ JOLLY RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	AURELIUS RD @ JOLLY RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	AURELIUS RD @ JOLLY RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	MI	Terminal (Level V)	4812 AURELIUS RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	MI	Terminal (Level V)	4812 AURELIUS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2026	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2026	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2026	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FAILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	FARM PROGRESS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	SANDUSKY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	SANDUSKY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	4400 E 8 MILE RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	4400 E 8 MILE RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	4726 AURELIUS ROAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	4726 AURELIUS ROAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	4726 AURELIUS ROAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	4726 AURELIUS ROAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	4726 AURELIUS ROAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2025	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/28/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/21/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/07/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/12/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/11/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/11/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/31/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2023	MI	Terminal (Level V)	CARRIER FACILITY LANSING MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections64

Unsafe Driving 0% 0 viols

HOS Compliance 0% 0 viols

Driver Fitness 0% 0 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 0% 0 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000018	$5,000,000	08/01/2010	06/09/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000018	$5,000,000	08/01/2010	01/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000011	$5,000,000	08/01/2009	08/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000011	$5,000,000	08/01/2009	03/30/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFB 001066-2	$5,000,000	08/01/2004	08/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFB 001121-1	$5,000,000	08/01/2004	01/11/2006	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155606	$5,000,000	08/01/2003	08/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FAIRMONT INSURANCE COMPANY	38862966	$5,000,000	08/01/2002	08/01/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FAIRMONT INSURANCE COMPANY	38862966	$5,000,000	08/01/2001	08/01/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	CAC 071 768	$1,000,000	08/01/1994	08/01/1994	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	CAC 071 768	$1,000,000	08/01/1994	08/01/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	CC 014 877	$4,000,000	08/01/1994	01/11/2006	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Excess	CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA	CC 014 877	$4,000,000	08/01/1994	08/01/1994	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000048	$5,000,000	03/01/2013	03/01/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000048	$5,000,000	03/01/2013	03/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000048	$5,000,000	03/01/2013	01/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFB 001121-1	$5,000,000	01/11/2006	08/28/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.	HAR 0134508-00	$5,000,000	01/01/2021	01/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	5G1002818-00	$5,000,000	01/01/2020	01/01/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000032	$5,000,000	01/01/2012	04/05/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	TD000032	$5,000,000	01/01/2012	03/01/2013	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC274745	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/07/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/05/2021
MC274745	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/01/2009	-	-
MC274745	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/10/1995	REVOKED	01/11/2006
MC274745	EMERGENCY TEMPORARY AUTHORITY	GRANTED	04/06/2020	EXPIRED ETA OR TA	08/05/2020
MC274745	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/02/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/09/2017
MC274745	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/24/2006	REVOKED	09/08/2009

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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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/10/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

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.