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Company CheckRICK R RUGGLES AND SONS LLC · DOT 729565

110 S FEDERAL AVE, MCCOOK, NE, 69001

DOT# 729565 MC# 424341 Mccook, Nebraska 24 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 Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 4, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 12, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 28, 2024
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 Address110 S FEDERAL AVE, MCCOOK, NE, 69001

Mailing AddressPO BOX 29, MCCOOK, NE, 69001-0029

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 · 06/29/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/23/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Contact☎ (800) 678-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record3

Bond history

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)since Aug 1, 2021 · active

GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Oct 2013 to Aug 2021 · CANCELLED

GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Aug 2008 to Aug 2008 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC424341

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating24 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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 5.75 · 3 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 2.5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage100,000 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.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/26/2011

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/29/2026

CompanyMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Policy #NE5615322

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet8 units

Drivers10

Mileage100,000 mi

Operating24 years

MCS-15004/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total10

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/26/2011 | Rated: 08/18/2009

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 0 OOS =

2025

6 · 0 OOS =

2026

5 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 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 Jun 2026, 11 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 (1)

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
11/28/2024	U83	KS	0	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

9 roadside violations across 11 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 6 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 3 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 (14)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
06/25/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	CURTIS NE	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	STAPLETON NE	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	US HWY 54 MM 306	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 34, 703 FEET EAST OF	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 389 FEET NO	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	PHILIP SD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	NORTON COUNTY - 137	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON UNNAMED STREET, 452 FEET WE	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 6, 2165 FEET EAST OF	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	CULBERTSON PORT	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/01/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	PHILLIPS COUNTY - 147	4	1	3	-	▲Detail
03/07/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2024	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2023	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON 81 SCALE	3	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections10

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP21857A	$1,000,000	12/03/2007	05/21/2012	Replaced
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC16659A	$0	10/01/2013	08/01/2021	Cancelled
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC16649A	$0	08/01/2008	08/01/2008	Replaced
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC16659A	$0	08/01/2008	10/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP21857A	$1,000,000	05/28/2004	12/03/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP21857A	$1,000,000	05/28/2004	05/28/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP21857A	$1,000,000	05/21/2012	10/31/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2484077	$1,000,000	01/28/2002	05/28/2004	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC424341	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	08/07/2008	-	-
MC424341	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/06/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/14/2021
MC424341	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/03/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/27/2004
MC424341	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/08/2002	-	-

No revocation records.

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88/100

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 88

−10

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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 6/29/2026.

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).

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.13 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 8 vehicles (~0.13 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)	−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.

RICK R RUGGLES AND SONS LLC

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (14)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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