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850 W HARRISON ST, PAULDING, OH, 45879

DOT# 71620 MC# 102343 Paulding, Ohio 43 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

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

Safety & compliance 5

Feb 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 10 violations (no OOS).
Feb 4, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 6, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 18, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Mar 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(419) 399-4856

Fax(419) 399-4240

Email[email protected]

Physical Address850 W HARRISON ST, PAULDING, OH, 45879

Mailing Address10202 SR 500, PAULDING, OH, 45879

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC102343

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating43 years

Company Overview

JOHN KAUSER TRUCKING SERVICE INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Paulding, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 43 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/01/1974. The fleet consists of 12 power units and 10 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 335,900 miles (2023). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 13 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, JOHN KAUSER TRUCKING SERVICE INC has a Trust Score of 99/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage335,900 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review05/23/1988

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/17/2026

CompanyAUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #54-632035-00

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet12 units

Drivers10

Mileage335,900 mi

Operating43 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/23/1988 | Rated: 06/27/1988

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

4 · 0 OOS —

2024

5 · 0 OOS =

2025

3 · 0 OOS =

2026

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

2 crashes —

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

0 crashes =

2026

1 crash ▲

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 — 8 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 (3)

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
02/04/2026	WASHINGTON (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/05/2023	LATTY (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/28/2023	PAULDING (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

16 roadside violations across 8 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 12 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 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 (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/04/2026 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDDLE POINT OH	10	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (10) 393.9A-HLLH — CFR 393.9A-HLLH Non-OOS 393.9A-LFTSI — CFR 393.9A-LFTSI Non-OOS 393.60C — CFR 393.60C Non-OOS 393.203C-CBP — CFR 393.203C-CBP Non-OOS 396.5B-L — CFR 396.5B-L Non-OOS 393.203E-CBP — CFR 393.203E-CBP Non-OOS 396.3A1-F — CFR 396.3A1-F OOS 392.2-SLLFC — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.78 — CFR 393.78 Non-OOS 393.9A-LHWS — CFR 393.9A-LHWS Non-OOS
10/06/2025 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ORLAND IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLML — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
06/18/2025 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WABASH IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS 392.2-SLLSWZ — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
03/04/2025 ▼	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WARREN IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.78A-WS — CFR 393.78A-WS Non-OOS
10/30/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHAGRIN FALLS OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/17/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	RICHFIELD OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/17/2024 ▼	IN	Full (Level I)	AUBURN IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.78A-WS — CFR 393.78A-WS Non-OOS
09/12/2024 ▼	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	AUBURN IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
06/06/2024 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	3	0	0	0	3	0	-
Violations (3) 393.60(d) — CFR 393.60(d) Non-OOS 393.60(c) — CFR 393.60(c) Non-OOS 396.9(d)(2) — CFR 396.9(d)(2) Non-OOS
11/03/2023 ▼	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	AUBURN IN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (3) 393.60(d) — CFR 393.60(d) Non-OOS 393.95A4-EEUS — CFR 393.95A4-EEUS Non-OOS 393.60(c) — CFR 393.60(c) Non-OOS
10/17/2023 ▼	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 30 EB @ SNYDER RD	5	0	0	0	5	0	-
Violations (5) 393.60(d) — CFR 393.60(d) Non-OOS 393.60(c) — CFR 393.60(c) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.78 — CFR 393.78 Non-OOS 393.95(a) — CFR 393.95(a) Non-OOS
09/05/2023 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	SR114/CR123	9	0	2	0	0	0	-
Violations (9) 392.16(a) — CFR 392.16(a) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.60(c) — CFR 393.60(c) Non-OOS 393.203(a) — CFR 393.203(a) Non-OOS 393.203(c) — CFR 393.203(c) Non-OOS 393.61 — CFR 393.61 Non-OOS 393.95(a) — CFR 393.95(a) Non-OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS 393.83(e) — CFR 393.83(e) OOS
07/17/2023 ▼	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	I 69 NB 323.6 MM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZN5824	$1,000,000	07/24/2022	07/24/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZA6502	$1,000,000	07/24/2018	07/24/2022	Replaced
34	CARGO	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IM-L25114	$0	07/24/2005	04/09/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-L25114	$1,000,000	07/24/2005	07/24/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPA 555 24 72 AWR	$1,000,000	07/24/2004	07/24/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPA 555 24 72 AWR	$1,000,000	07/24/2004	08/21/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 555 24 72 AWR	$0	07/24/2004	07/24/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 555 24 72 AWR	$0	07/24/2004	08/21/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 068 46 82	$1,000,000	07/24/1997	07/24/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 068 4682	$0	07/24/1997	07/24/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	CP34-2897	$0	07/24/1996	07/24/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	CP34 2897	$0	07/24/1995	08/01/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	CP34 2897	$0	07/24/1994	07/24/1995	Cancelled
91	BIPD	CONTINENTAL NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	TPL34-2868	$0	07/24/1992	08/29/1997	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC102343	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/30/1983	-	-
MC102343	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/26/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/29/1997
MC102343	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/26/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/29/1997
MC102343	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/03/1982	-	-
MC102343	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/19/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/25/1997
MC102343	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/01/1996	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/27/1996
MC102343	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/24/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/01/1995
MC102343	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/14/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/21/2011
MC102343	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/03/1992	-	-

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99/100

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 99

Starts at 100−1 totalFinal 99

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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 6/17/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

JOHN KAUSER TRUCKING SERVICE INC

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

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