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GARDA CL SOUTHWEST INC

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Company CheckGARDA CL SOUTHWEST INC · DOT 771623

2000 NW CORPORATE BLVD, BOCA RATON, FL, 33431-7304

DOT# 771623 MC# 496162 Boca Raton, Florida 21 years

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273

Power Units

355

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 25, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 16, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Apr 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 21, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 29, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 10, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address2000 NW CORPORATE BLVD, BOCA RATON, FL, 33431-7304

Mailing Address2000 NW CORPORATE BLVD, BOCA RATON, FL, 33431-7304

Other Companies at This Address

Address2000 NW CORPORATE BLVD, BOCA RATON, FL 33431-7304

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
GARDA CL ATLANTIC INC	6731	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL CENTRAL INC	2046	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL EAST INC	193838	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL GREAT LAKES INC	163997	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL NEW ENGLAND INC	1287261	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL NORTHWEST INC	749956	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL SOUTHEAST INC	606683	Sign in shared ×8	Active
GARDA CL SOUTHWEST INC this company	771623	Sign in shared ×8	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC496162

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 years

All Docket Numbers

MC496162

Cargo Transported

Currency

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 5.57 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage8,610,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

355

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

355

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)10

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/10/2022

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

Policy #2867428

Last checked07/25/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet273 units

Drivers355

Mileage8,610,000 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)10

Fatal0

Injury5

Tow-Away5

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/10/2022 | Rated: 08/17/2022

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

2 · 0 OOS -

2025

4 · 0 OOS =

2026

4 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2024

6 crashes -

2025

5 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, 9 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (11.1% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (11)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
09/21/2025	NOT LISTED	TX	0	1	1	Blowing Snow	Wet	Dawn
07/29/2025	FORT WORTH	TX	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/10/2025	CLINTON	SC	2	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/03/2025	EULESS	TX	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dark - Lighted
01/06/2025	MCALLEN	TX	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/18/2024	MADISON	IL	5	1	4	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/10/2024	Oklahoma City	OK	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/22/2024	TERRELL	TX	2	0	1	Clear	Wet	Daylight
07/02/2024	DALLAS	TX	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/31/2024	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
01/25/2024	ST JOSEPH	MO	0	1	3	Rain	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

18 roadside violations across 9 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 16 violations · 1 OOS

Other (General) 2 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 (10)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/16/2026	KS	Full (Level I)	MANHATTAN KS	8	1	8	1	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONROE LA	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIAMI FL	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	NM	Full (Level I)	ON US HWY 87 1479 FT W OF ARMS	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	MO	Terminal (Level V)	KANSAS CITY MO	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	KS	Full (Level I)	WABAUNSEE COUNTY - 197	4	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
06/09/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	HODGEMAN COUNTY - 083	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDDLETOWN VA	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAVANNAH TN	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/15/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	KANSAS CITY MO	7	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections8

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H08222745	$1,000,000	10/01/2006	12/27/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H08222666	$1,000,000	10/01/2006	10/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H08222666	$1,000,000	10/01/2006	02/25/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H07848948	$1,000,000	10/01/2005	12/22/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H07848948	$1,000,000	10/01/2005	10/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H07848948	$750,000	10/01/2005	10/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H0801260A	$750,000	10/01/2004	10/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H0801260A	$1,000,000	10/01/2004	11/09/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISA H0801260A	$1,000,000	10/01/2004	10/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	7146669	$3,000,000	06/15/2010	06/15/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	9721869	$3,000,000	06/15/2008	06/15/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	9721869	$3,000,000	06/15/2008	06/15/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	9721869	$3,000,000	06/15/2008	06/15/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	9721869	$3,000,000	06/15/2008	07/28/2008	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	9721869	$3,000,000	06/15/2008	06/15/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	9721869	$3,000,000	06/15/2007	06/15/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	9721869	$3,000,000	06/15/2007	06/15/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	9721869	$1,000,000	06/15/2007	06/15/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	BUA 2 492 170 54	$1,000,000	04/01/2003	10/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI-983 01 323	$0	03/31/2004	07/28/2008	Name Changed

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC496162	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/13/2004	REVOKED	01/02/2008
MC496162	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/11/2008	-	-
MC496162	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/18/2008	REVOKED	07/28/2008

No revocation records.

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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

Crashes 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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/10/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 10 crash(es) across 273 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none 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: 10 crash(es) across 273 vehicles (~0.04 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.

GARDA CL SOUTHWEST INC

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (11)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (10)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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