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BEST WAY OF INDIANA INC

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Company CheckBEST WAY OF INDIANA INC · DOT 722226

DBA: BEST WAY DISPOSAL

2577 KENTUCKY AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46221

DOT# 722226 MC# 518170 Indianapolis, Indiana 21 years

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418

Power Units

251

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

132

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Aug 3, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 29, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Jul 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 6 violations (no OOS).
Jun 12, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 29, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 2, 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

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Physical Address2577 KENTUCKY AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46221

Mailing Address2577 KENTUCKY AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46221

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Address2577 KENTUCKY AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46221

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BEST WAY OF INDIANA INC this company	722226	Sign in	Active
BEST WAY OF INDIANA INC	669500	Sign in	Inactive

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC518170

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 years

All Docket Numbers

MC518170

Cargo Transported

Garbage, Refuse, Trash

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 .46 · 17 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 4.78 · 38 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage8,429,793 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

251

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

251

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)18

Fatal1

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS15.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/04/2019

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #2935920

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet418 units

Drivers251

Mileage8,429,793 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)18

Fatal1

Injury4

Tow-Away13

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total74

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total58

Out of Service9

OOS Rate15.5%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/04/2019 | Rated: 05/06/2002

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

13 · 1 OOS -

2024

31 · 5 OOS ▲

2025

50 · 5 OOS =

2026

18 · 4 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

4 crashes -

2024

11 crashes ▲

2025

9 crashes ▼

2026

2 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, 83 inspections, 11 resulted in out-of-service (13.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 12 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (26)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
06/12/2026	UNION	KY	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/29/2026	UNION	KY	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/02/2025	HEBRON	KY	0	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Dawn
04/07/2025	WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP	OH	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/25/2025	BEAR BRANCH	IN	0	0	1	1	Severe Crosswinds	Wet	Daylight
02/20/2025	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	0	1	1	3	Clear	Water	Daylight
02/17/2025	WALTON	KY	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/29/2025	OSGOOD	IN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
01/23/2025	VERSAILLES	IN	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn
01/07/2025	ELWOOD(MADISON)	IN	0	2	1	2	Fog/Smog	Water	Dusk
01/07/2025	FLORENCE	KY	0	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
12/18/2024	HARTFORD CITY	IN	1	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/26/2024	GREENSBURG	IN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/07/2024	ERLANGER (KENTON CO)	KY	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/13/2024	GREENSBURG	IN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/03/2024	GREENDALE(DEARBORN)	IN	0	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
06/14/2024	INDIANAPOLIS	IN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/11/2024	MUNCIE	IN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
06/03/2024	HANOVER	IN	0	0	1	2	Sleet/Hail	Dry	Daylight
05/24/2024	WINCHESTER	IN	0	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/12/2024	GREENWOOD(JOHNSON)	IN	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/27/2024	ANDERSON	IN	0	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
12/29/2023	CINCINNATI	OH	0	1	1	2	-	Wet	Dusk
11/06/2023	COLERAIN	OH	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
11/03/2023	FLORENCE	KY	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/25/2023	ADAMS (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

107 roadside violations across 83 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 74 violations · 15 OOS

Unsafe Driving 32 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 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 (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/03/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	2	2	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
07/24/2026	IN	Full (Level I)	HAGERSTOWN IN	6	0	0	6	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUNREITH IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	PENDLETON IN	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/13/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOSANTVILLE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2026	IN	Full (Level I)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
05/29/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONNERSVILLE IN	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANDERSON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONNERSVILLE IN	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	FLORENCE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	PENDLETON IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	MASON OH	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONNERSVILLE IN	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUNREITH IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENFIELD IN	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARMLAND IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	WALTON	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARKLEVILLE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW CASTLE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARMLAND IN	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/20/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENFIELD IN	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/24/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH VERNON IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDDLETOWN IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MODOC IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAMBRIDGE CITY IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	PARKER CITY IN	4	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEYMOUR IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CONNERSVILLE IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARMLAND IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/11/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	FLAT ROCK IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ECONOMY IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	GREENFIELD IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW CASTLE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND IN	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/06/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHWOOD	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	BURLINGTON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARMLAND IN	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENSBURG IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENSBURG IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEYMOUR IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CINCINNATI OH	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MODOC IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARMLAND IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	FARMLAND IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARKLEVILLE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARKLEVILLE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARKLEVILLE IN	7	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARKLEVILLE IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOSANTVILLE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	CENTERVILLE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MILTON IN	5	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/09/2025	IN	Full (Level I)	RICHMOND IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	HARTFORD CITY IN	5	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARION IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOSANTVILLE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ZIONSVILLE IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CARMEL IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENSBURG IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	RICHMOND IN	4	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENSBURG IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENSBURG IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAGERSTOWN IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	SEYMOUR IN	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MARKLEVILLE IN	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MUNCIE IN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAWRENCEBURG IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENSBURG IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARKLEVILLE IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	LAFAYETTE IN	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BURLINGTON	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	INDIANAPOLIS IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections84

Unsafe Driving 17 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 38 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	7469798	$1,000,000	08/01/2015	08/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	CA 5873995	$1,000,000	08/01/2014	08/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	6403853	$1,000,000	08/01/2013	08/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	4982932	$1,000,000	08/01/2012	08/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	CA 518-95-59	$1,000,000	03/22/2005	08/01/2012	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC518170	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	04/06/2005	-	-

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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

Fatal crash 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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-1

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 18 crash(es) across 418 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); 1 fatal (6% 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: 18 crash(es) across 418 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); 1 fatal (6% 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)	−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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