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Company CheckWATER TRANSPORT LLC · DOT 616273

100 SAMMI DR, HOPEDALE, OH, 43976

DOT# 616273 MC# 386973 Hopedale, Ohio 19 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

7 events tracked · latest Jun 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Feb 23, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 24, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 9, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 22, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Aug 22, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 5, 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

Phone(740) 937-2889

Fax(740) 937-2888

Email[email protected]

Physical Address100 SAMMI DR, HOPEDALE, OH, 43976

Mailing Address100 SAMMI DR, HOPEDALE, OH, 43976

Other Companies at This Address

Address100 SAMMI DR, HOPEDALE, OH 43976

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
MICHAEL H KUESTER	3231002	(740) 264-9999	Active
WATER TRANSPORT LLC this company	616273	(740) 937-2889	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC386973

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating19 years

Company Overview

WATER TRANSPORT LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Hopedale, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 19 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/05/1995. The fleet consists of 31 power units and 30 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 864,435 miles (2024). 3 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 15 inspections are on file. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, WATER TRANSPORT LLC has a Trust Score of 93/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

Mileage

Annual Mileage864,435 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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS22.2% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS16.7% avg 20.7%

Last Review05/20/2008

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyKEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BAP2039846-12

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet31 units

Drivers30

Mileage864,435 mi

Operating19 years

MCS-15003/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service2

OOS Rate22.2%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service1

OOS Rate16.7%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/20/2008 | Rated: 05/23/2008

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

3 · 0 OOS —

2024

5 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

5 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes —

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

2 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 Feb 2026 — 9 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
08/22/2025	SMITHFIELD (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/05/2025	ATHENS (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	1	1	1	Rain	Wet	Dawn
05/14/2024	UNION (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/16/2024	WINTERSVILLE	OH	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

40 roadside violations across 9 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 31 violations · 11 OOS

Unsafe Driving 9 violations · 2 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 (14)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/23/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	RAYLAND OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/24/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CADIZ OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/09/2025 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CADIZ OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16-D — Texting while driving Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/22/2025 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	SMITHFIELD OH	15	1	2	1	0	0	-
Violations (15) 393.9A-LCL — CFR 393.9A-LCL Non-OOS 393.61-WD — CFR 393.61-WD Non-OOS 396.7A-UOC — CFR 396.7A-UOC OOS 396.5B-L — CFR 396.5B-L Non-OOS 393.203A-CBP — CFR 393.203A-CBP Non-OOS 393.203B-CBP — CFR 393.203B-CBP Non-OOS 393.60B — CFR 393.60B Non-OOS 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.207A-SAPPCBLM — CFR 393.207A-SAPPCBLM Non-OOS 393.9A-LRLI — CFR 393.9A-LRLI Non-OOS 393.83H — CFR 393.83H Non-OOS 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS 392.5A2-IP — CFR 392.5A2-IP OOS 393.201C-FR — CFR 393.201C-FR Non-OOS 393.47A-BCFSBD-SA — CFR 393.47A-BCFSBD-SA OOS
05/26/2025 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CADIZ OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
03/06/2025 ▼	OH	Full (Level I)	SAINT CLAIRSVILLE OH	16	1	3	1	0	0	-
Violations (16) 393.75A3-TFL — CFR 393.75A3-TFL OOS 393.83G — CFR 393.83G Non-OOS 393.45D-B — CFR 393.45D-B Non-OOS 393.60C — CFR 393.60C Non-OOS 393.11A1-LHLM — CFR 393.11A1-LHLM Non-OOS 393.11A1-LFTSM — CFR 393.11A1-LFTSM Non-OOS 393.207A-SAPPAS — CFR 393.207A-SAPPAS OOS 393.80A — CFR 393.80A Non-OOS 393.203C-CBP — CFR 393.203C-CBP Non-OOS 393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-LT20 — CFR 393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-LT20 Non-OOS 393.100B-C — CFR 393.100B-C OOS 396.3A1-BOS — CFR 396.3A1-BOS OOS 393.45D-BHTC — CFR 393.45D-BHTC OOS 392.16AD — CFR 392.16AD Non-OOS 392.2-SLLRD — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.3-I — CFR 392.3-I OOS
12/12/2024 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	DENNISON OH	6	1	1	0	1	1	-
Violations (6) 396.5B-L — CFR 396.5B-L Non-OOS 393.205A-WRCC — CFR 393.205A-WRCC OOS 393.42A-BM — CFR 393.42A-BM Non-OOS 393.205C-WR — CFR 393.205C-WR OOS 392.2-SLLDL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.205B-WR — CFR 393.205B-WR OOS
09/27/2024	WV	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW CUMBERLAND WV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/05/2024 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
03/12/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	GUERNSEY COUNTY REST AREA NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/28/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	HARRISON - US22/250 SPLIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/30/2023 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	HARRISON - US22/250 SPLIT	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 393.83(h) — CFR 393.83(h) Non-OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS
11/09/2023	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/06/2023 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.95(a) — CFR 393.95(a) Non-OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2039846-11	$1,000,000	04/01/2024	04/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP2039846-10	$1,000,000	04/01/2023	04/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-Z41978	$750,000	04/01/2021	04/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	TP9883524 01	$750,000	04/01/2020	04/01/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	73TRB002980	$750,000	04/01/2019	04/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-Z41978	$750,000	04/01/2016	04/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CWP 3 760 551	$750,000	02/15/2008	04/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CWP 3 760 551	$750,000	02/15/2008	05/24/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 5645254	$1,000,000	02/15/2007	02/15/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CWP 3 760 551	$0	02/15/2007	07/03/2014	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC386973	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/27/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2016
MC386973	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/01/2021
MC386973	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/01/2019
MC386973	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/28/2007	-	-

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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 6/16/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 22.2222% vs national avg 5.51%.

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 31 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 31 vehicles (~0.1 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 22.2222% 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) knockout	−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.

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Inspection Records (14)

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