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GROVES EXCAVATING INC

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Company CheckGROVES EXCAVATING INC · DOT 760198

4997 WARREN RD, CORTLAND, OH, 44410

DOT# 760198 MC# 618080 Cortland, Ohio 18 years

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5

Power Units

3

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

6

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameGROVES EXCAVATING INC

DOT Number760198

MC Number618080

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationCortland, Ohio

Added07/20/1998

MCS-15008/21/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address4997 WARREN RD, CORTLAND, OH, 44410

Mailing AddressPO BOX 188, CORTLAND, OH, 44410

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC618080

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating18 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 Mileage246,337 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

3

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

3

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/27/2015

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective04/01/2021

CompanyPEKIN INSURANCE CO.

Policy #005930132

Last checked08/12/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers3

Mileage246,337 mi

Operating18 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total4

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: 07/27/2015

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

4 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

2026

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 Jun 2026, 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.

Inspection Records (6)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/17/2026	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CRANBERRY TWP PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I-376 E AT MM 13.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR3045 BLACKLICK TOWNSHIP- LAU	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PITTSBURGH PA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	PA	Full (Level I)	I80 EB MM 194 GREENE TWP - EAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections4

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2015-09-29	Unsatisfactory = Unfit	ACTIVE	2015-09-30

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	ACP BAPC 7101892453	$1,000,000	07/27/2007	06/02/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	ACP BAPC 7101892453	$1,000,000	07/27/2007	06/23/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	ACP CIMP 7101892453	$0	07/27/2007	06/02/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	ACP CIMP 7101892453	$0	07/27/2007	06/23/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33.274169	$0	06/02/2008	06/13/2012	Cancelled
91	BIPD	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33.274169	$0	06/02/2008	04/13/2012	Replaced
91	BIPD	MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	33.274169	$0	06/02/2008	06/13/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.	CPP2642007	$1,000,000	04/13/2012	04/13/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PEKIN INSURANCE CO.	P683197	$1,000,000	04/01/2013	04/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PEKIN INSURANCE CO.	P683197	$1,000,000	04/01/2013	04/21/2021	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC618080	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/07/2015	-	-
MC618080	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/21/2007	REVOKED	09/29/2015
MC618080	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/27/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/09/2008
MC618080	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/17/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/24/2012
MC618080	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/18/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/19/2013

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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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

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.