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DEAR JOHN INC

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1618 STATE ROUTE 65, ELLWOOD CITY, PA, 16117

DOT# 704801 MC# 57432 Ellwood City, Pennsylvania 8 years

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3

Power Units

4

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

3

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameDEAR JOHN INC

DOT Number704801

MC Number57432

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationEllwood City, Pennsylvania

Added09/11/1997

MCS-15004/14/2025

Contact Details

Phone(724) 758-5713

Fax(724) 758-5707

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1618 STATE ROUTE 65, ELLWOOD CITY, PA, 16117

Mailing Address1618 PA65 PO BOX 9, ELLWOOD CITY, PA, 16117

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC057432

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating8 years

Company Overview

DEAR JOHN INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. The company has been in operation for 8 years, registered with the FMCSA on 09/11/1997. The fleet consists of 3 power units and 4 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 33,841 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 3 inspections, DEAR JOHN INC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, DEAR JOHN INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 Mileage33,841 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

4

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

4

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective06/12/2025

CompanyAXIS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #A1DEPA001-043987-11

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers4

Mileage33,841 mi

Operating8 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below 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

2024

1 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 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.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Apr 2025, 1 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.

Inspection Records (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/22/2025	PA	Full (Level I)	I79 NB MM 80 CRANBERRY TWP - N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I79 N 105 FEET SOUTH OF UNN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	A1DEPA001-040495-10	$1,000,000	06/12/2024	06/12/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	A1DEPA001-036765-09	$1,000,000	06/12/2023	06/12/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	A1DEPA001-033162-08	$750,000	06/12/2022	06/12/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	A1DEPA001-029425-07	$750,000	06/12/2021	06/12/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	A1DEPA001-026718-06	$750,000	06/12/2020	06/12/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	A1DEPA001-023663-05	$750,000	06/12/2019	06/12/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	A1DEPA001-020554-04	$750,000	06/12/2018	06/12/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	A2DEPA001-016873-03	$750,000	06/12/2017	06/12/2018	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC057432	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/24/2017	-	-

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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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

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) 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.