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Company CheckOAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC · DOT 587709

7000 ADVENTIST BOULEVARD, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35896

DOT# 587709 MC# 851879 Huntsville, Alabama 12 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(256) 726-7478

Email[email protected]

Physical Address7000 ADVENTIST BOULEVARD, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35896

Mailing Address7000 ADVENTIST BOULEVARD, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35896

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC851879

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

Company Overview

OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Huntsville, Alabama. The company has been in operation for 12 years, registered with the FMCSA on 01/23/1995. The fleet consists of 5 power units and 6 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 35,000 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 2 inspections, OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC maintains an excellent safety record. The FMCSA has assigned a Conditional safety rating. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC has a Trust Score of 88/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Pass. Business) 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 2 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage35,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/28/2024

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanySTATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.

Policy #GICV008110-14

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers6

Mileage35,000 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15007/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/28/2024 | Rated: 08/24/2024

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 · 0 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/27/2024	AL	Terminal (Level V)	OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	AL	Terminal (Level V)	OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	GICV	$1,000,000	07/01/2013	07/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	GICV008110-12	$1,000,000	07/01/2013	07/01/2013	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC851879	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/18/2014	-	-

No revocation records.

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88/100

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 88

−12

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

Conditional safety rating−12

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 7/7/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

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.

OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY INC

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Company Overview

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Inspection Records (2)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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