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PAUL J EDWARDS LLC

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Company CheckPAUL J EDWARDS LLC · DOT 748960

3124 CAROLINA RD, SUFFOLK, VA, 23434-8762

DOT# 748960 MC# 343440 Suffolk, Virginia 28 years

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9

Power Units

9

Drivers

2

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

6

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NamePAUL J EDWARDS LLC

DOT Number748960

MC Number343440

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationSuffolk, Virginia

Added05/19/1998

MCS-15002/23/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address3124 CAROLINA RD, SUFFOLK, VA, 23434-8762

Mailing Address3124 CAROLINA RD, SUFFOLK, VA, 23434-8762

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC343440

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

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 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 Mileage814,752 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

9

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

9

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/16/2026

CompanyGREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Policy #GWP30480A

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet9 units

Drivers9

Mileage814,752 mi

Operating28 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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 · 1 OOS -

2024

1 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

4 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

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 Nov 2025, 4 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 (2)

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
06/06/2024	ROUTE 58 EAST	VA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/23/2024	CHESAPEAKE CITY	VA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (6)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/19/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	95 SB OFFRAMP	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I140 NEAR US 74	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2025	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEYERS CAVE VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IVOR VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2023	VA	Full (Level I)	RT 58 AT PRETLOW ST	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections4

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	CIM 14 55 60 459 02	$0	08/06/1998	06/02/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0720941	$1,000,000	07/31/2004	06/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0720941	$1,000,000	07/31/2004	07/31/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0716890	$1,000,000	07/31/2003	07/31/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	TPO0003434	$1,000,000	07/31/2001	07/30/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	TP00002270	$1,000,000	07/31/2000	07/31/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	TPO0001249	$750,000	07/31/1999	07/31/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	TPO0001051	$750,000	07/31/1998	07/31/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	PLP5011383	$1,000,000	07/30/2002	07/31/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	PLP5011383	$1,000,000	07/30/2002	08/01/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP30480A	$1,000,000	06/01/2005	01/11/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP30480A	$1,000,000	06/01/2005	02/05/2024	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC343440	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/03/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2023
MC343440	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/03/1998	-	-
MC343440	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/06/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/22/2004
MC343440	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/03/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/12/2024

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96/100

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 96

96

Starts at 100−4 totalFinal 96

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−4

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 8/16/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-4

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.22 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−4 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 9 vehicles (~0.22 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.

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