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Company CheckCAPITOL EXPRESS FREIGHT INC · DOT 735509

3815 TWIN CREEKS DR, COLUMBUS, OH, 43204

DOT# 735509 MC# 336750 Columbus, Ohio 28 years

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Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address3815 TWIN CREEKS DR, COLUMBUS, OH, 43204

Mailing AddressP O BOX 462, HILLIARD, OH, 43026

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC336750

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating28 years

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .06 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.77 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage390,000 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS17.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/31/2020

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective01/31/2026

CompanyHIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CM92000015-03

Last checked08/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet13 units

Drivers10

Mileage390,000 mi

Operating28 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total23

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total17

Out of Service3

OOS Rate17.6%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/31/2020 | Rated: 09/22/2006

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

2023

7 · 0 OOS -

2024

11 · 0 OOS =

2025

14 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

5 · 1 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 Jun 2026, 24 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (12.5% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

19 roadside violations across 24 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 13 violations · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving 4 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 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 (37)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/17/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	SLADE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOUISVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	LEXINGTON	8	2	1	7	2	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAZARD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLUMBUS OH	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	GEORGETOWN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELIZABETHTOWN	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	GEORGETOWN	2	0	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/11/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	LEXINGTON	2	2	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
07/29/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HEBRON	3	0	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOCKBOURNE OH	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/13/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/03/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	MOREHEAD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/10/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	FLORENCE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LEXINGTON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SHELBYVILLE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LEXINGTON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/09/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LEXINGTON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/07/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHMOND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	GEORGETOWN	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	GEORGETOWN	7	0	2	5	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LOUISVILLE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	PINER	5	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
10/19/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	LOUISVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2023	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	FRANKFORT	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	LEXINGTON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	LEXINGTON	3	0	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2023	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2023	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections24

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 6 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	73245775	$1,000,000	12/17/2000	04/08/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 1918167	$1,000,000	11/06/2004	10/31/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 1918167	$1,000,000	10/31/2005	01/21/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	73245775	$1,000,000	07/07/2008	07/07/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	73245775	$1,000,000	07/07/2008	01/17/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0073611	$750,000	06/15/2002	11/06/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	SK 300 50 64	$1,000,000	05/08/1998	08/26/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1918167	$1,000,000	05/06/2006	07/21/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1918167	$1,000,000	05/06/2006	07/07/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 1918167-3	$1,000,000	05/06/2004	11/06/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 1918167-2	$1,000,000	04/08/2004	05/06/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 1918167	$1,000,000	01/21/2006	05/06/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP 1909471	$0	01/21/2004	09/01/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	3AT60715600	$0	01/21/2001	05/20/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	3AT60715600	$0	01/21/2001	01/21/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	NA0096298	$0	01/21/1998	01/21/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CM92000015-01	$750,000	01/17/2025	01/31/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CM92000015-01	$750,000	01/17/2024	01/17/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CM92-000015-00	$750,000	01/17/2023	01/27/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CM92-000015-00	$750,000	01/17/2023	01/17/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	QTA4AK0000636-11	$750,000	01/17/2022	02/09/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	QTA4AK0000636-11	$750,000	01/17/2022	01/17/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	QTA4AK0000636-10	$750,000	01/17/2021	01/17/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	152001-09-59-97-3	$750,000	01/17/2020	01/17/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	151901-09-59-97-3	$750,000	01/17/2019	01/17/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	151901-09-59-97-3	$750,000	01/17/2019	06/29/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	151901-09-59-97-3	$750,000	01/17/2019	01/17/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	151801-09-59-97-3	$750,000	01/17/2018	01/17/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	3FA2CA0000202-03	$750,000	01/17/2017	01/17/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	3FA2CA0000202-03	$300,000	01/17/2017	01/17/2017	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC336750	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/23/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/17/2020
MC336750	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/21/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/18/2019
MC336750	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/21/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/19/2018
MC336750	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/12/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/09/2004
MC336750	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/24/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/16/2008
MC336750	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/06/2001	-	-
MC336750	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/13/2019
MC336750	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/26/1998	REVOKED	11/13/1998
MC336750	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
MC336750	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/23/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/10/2004
MC336750	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/17/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/03/2025
MC336750	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/13/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/19/2023
MC336750	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/02/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/18/2024

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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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

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)	−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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Inspection Records (37)

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