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Company CheckSOUTHSHORE DISTRIBUTION LLC · DOT 670041

DBA: SOUTHSHORE COMPANIES

233 HAWTHORNE AVE, ST JOSEPH, MI, 49085

DOT# 670041 MC# 214969 St Joseph, Michigan 36 years

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Mar 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Mar 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 6, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 21, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address233 HAWTHORNE AVE, ST JOSEPH, MI, 49085

Mailing Address233 HAWTHORNE AVE, ST JOSEPH, MI, 49085

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 · 09/07/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/09/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC

Contact☎ (515) 243-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record4

Bond history

MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INCsince Apr 22, 2016 · active

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYNov 2009 to Oct 2013 · CANCELLED

AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYSep 2002 to Sep 2007 · CANCELLED

TIG PREMIER INSURANCE CO.Sep 1991 to Sep 2002 · replaced

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Other Companies at This Address

Address233 HAWTHORNE AVE, ST JOSEPH, MI 49085

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
RED MARLIN LOGISTICS LLC	3166843	Sign in shared ×3	Active
SOUTHSHORE DISTRIBUTION LLC this company	670041	Sign in shared ×3	Active
SOUTHSHORE ENTERPRISES INC	4250629	Sign in shared ×3	Active
UNITED CONTAINER COMPANY	346809	Sign in	Inactive

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 TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC214969

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating36 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 6.5 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .24 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.76 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage647,668 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS5.9% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS57.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/07/2026

CompanyZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #TRK 1127296

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet9 units

Drivers10

Mileage647,668 mi

Operating36 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total17

Out of Service1

OOS Rate5.9%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total7

Out of Service4

OOS Rate57.1%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

5 · 2 OOS -

2024

7 · 2 OOS =

2025

8 · 2 OOS =

2026

4 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

0 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 Aug 2026, 15 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (20% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 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
11/06/2025	WABASH (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/21/2025	Casco Twp	MI	1	1	3	Fog/Smog	Water	Dusk
09/29/2023	CANTON TWP	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/06/2023	GARY	IN	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

25 roadside violations across 15 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

Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 9 violations · 3 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 2 violations · 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 (24)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/03/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLOOMINGTON IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	RED ARROW & MAIDEN	5	0	1	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH BEND IN	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ATLANTA IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	2	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	E/B I94 @ HAWKINS RD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERU IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	E/B SCALE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/13/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-294 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERU IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	CHESTERTON IN	6	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/09/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	COVERT REST AREA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	CHESTERTON IN	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	NB@ON-RAMP	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB@WEAVER RD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2023	IN	Full (Level I)	CHESTERTON IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB I-80 152.8 MM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/14/2023	MI	Full (Level I)	GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	E/B SCALE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/07/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR 49 SB AT SR 2	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections16

Unsafe Driving 6 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Y820-4176A409-TCT-02	$1,000,000	12/01/2002	03/25/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Y820-4176A409-TCT-02	$1,000,000	12/01/2002	04/27/2016	Name Changed
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000774211	$0	11/20/2009	10/01/2013	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000774211	$0	09/30/2007	11/20/2009	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	B10003265	$0	09/30/2002	09/30/2007	Cancelled
84	SURETY	TIG PREMIER INSURANCE CO.	TPI-03229664	$0	09/30/1991	09/30/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	24FJ903710CAA	$1,000,000	06/25/1989	12/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	4176A409	$750,000	03/25/2016	10/01/2023	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC214969	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/06/2005
MC214969	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/06/2005
MC214969	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/26/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/29/2009
MC214969	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/21/1989	-	-
MC214969	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/06/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/15/1992
MC214969	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/01/2007
MC214969	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	08/06/1992	REVOKED	12/02/2013
MC214969	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	04/20/2016	-	-
MC214969	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/28/2016

No revocation records.

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86/100

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 86

Starts at 100−14 totalFinal 86

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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−4

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 9/7/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 5.8824% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 57.1429% vs national avg 20.72%.

-4

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.22 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−4 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.22 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 5.8824% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 57.1429% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

SOUTHSHORE DISTRIBUTION LLC

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Company Information

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (24)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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