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Company CheckED SHERMAN MOVING STORAGE COMPANY INC · DOT 719392

DBA: SHERMAN MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY

990 E NATIONAL AVENUE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46227

DOT# 719392 MC# 392645 Indianapolis, Indiana 25 years

CARRIER DBA name changed · Jul 1, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Jul 1, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 2

Jul 1, 2026
DBA name changed.
Jul 1, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 1

Nov 4, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

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

Contact Details

Phone(317) 784-5462

Fax(317) 784-5462

Email[email protected]

Physical Address990 E NATIONAL AVENUE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46227

Mailing Address990 E NATIONAL AVENUE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46227

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC392645

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating25 years

Company Overview

ED SHERMAN MOVING STORAGE COMPANY INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company has been in operation for 25 years, registered with the FMCSA on 12/13/1997. The fleet consists of 8 power units and 6 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 105,000 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 1 inspections, ED SHERMAN MOVING STORAGE COMPANY INC maintains an excellent safety record. 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. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, ED SHERMAN MOVING STORAGE COMPANY INC has a Trust Score of 90/100 (Excellent).

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 .62 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 Mileage105,000 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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/16/2019

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type34

Effective05/20/2020

CompanyTRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.

Policy #TCP0001964

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet8 units

Drivers6

Mileage105,000 mi

Operating25 years

MCS-15005/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 08/16/2019 | Rated: 03/28/2006

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 -

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 Nov 2024, 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 (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/04/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARMEL IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA0329678	$1,000,000	10/13/2000	12/30/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CCI0329678	$0	10/13/2000	12/30/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	TRV4364800	$1,000,000	08/01/2004	05/20/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	TRV4364800	$1,000,000	08/01/2004	06/20/2020	Cancelled
34	CARGO	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	CGV4364800	$0	08/01/2004	05/20/2020	Replaced
34	CARGO	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	CGV4364800	$0	08/01/2004	06/20/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	TRV4364800	$750,000	08/01/2004	08/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	TRV4364800	$750,000	08/01/2004	10/20/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP0001964	$1,000,000	05/20/2020	05/20/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	TRV4364800	$1,000,000	05/20/2004	08/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	TRV4364800	$1,000,000	05/20/2004	09/14/2004	Name Changed
34	CARGO	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	CGV4364800	$0	05/20/2004	08/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	CGV4364800	$0	05/20/2004	09/14/2004	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CTP0326068	$1,000,000	01/01/2001	05/20/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CCI0326068	$0	01/01/2001	05/20/2004	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC392645	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/23/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/30/2005
MC392645	HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/25/2000	REVOKED	09/14/2004
MC392645	HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/27/2004	-	-

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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.

ED SHERMAN MOVING STORAGE COMPANY INC

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Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Inspection Records (1)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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