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BAY NEWS INC

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DBA: F T L DIVISION

DOT# 78024 MC# MC-52914 Portland, Oregon

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111

Power Units

121

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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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 StatusNot on file

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/29/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Last filing on record09/16/1998

Surety / TrusteeAMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING

Contact☎ (877) 672-6115
🌐 cnasurety.com

Filings on record2

Bond cancelled Jun 17, 2005 by AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.

Bond history

AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READINGSep 1998 to Jun 2005 · CANCELLED

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICAJun 1986 to Sep 1998 · replaced

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Other Companies at This Address

Address3333 NW 35TH AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97210-1631

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SEQUENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLC	1786988	Sign in	Active
BAY NEWS INC this company	78024	Sign in	Inactive

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

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC052914

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerInactive

Drivers

121

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

121

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 OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/08/1998

Quick Facts

StatusInactive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet111 units

Drivers121

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 01/08/1998 | Rated: 03/31/1998

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	SCI-PK-001420-00	$1,000,000	10/21/1998	10/21/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	CIM 1455091002	$0	10/21/1998	10/21/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	CIM 1455091002	$0	10/21/1998	12/22/1999	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	1424483280270	$0	09/16/1998	06/17/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	2327 03 058676	$1,000,000	09/01/1996	09/16/1998	Transferred
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	CIM14550910000	$0	09/01/1996	09/16/1998	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9LG 27	$1,000,000	09/01/1995	09/01/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9LG27	$0	09/01/1995	11/21/1996	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INDUSTRIAL INDEMNITY CO.	PO912-9857	$1,000,000	09/01/1993	09/01/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	286MXI8026-73-01	$0	09/01/1991	09/01/1995	Replaced
84	SURETY	SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	5218840	$0	06/13/1986	09/16/1998	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	74TRS030089	$750,000	05/29/2014	10/25/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC052914	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/20/1980	REVOKED	03/05/1997
MC052914	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/20/1980	REVOKED	03/05/1997
MC052914	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	11/10/1986	TRANSFERRED	08/20/1998
MC052914	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/10/1986	TRANSFERRED	08/20/1998
MC052914	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/13/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/27/1998
MC052914	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/13/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/26/1998
MC052914	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/13/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/05/1998
MC052914	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REJECTED	09/28/1982	TRANSFERRED	08/20/1998
MC052914	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/01/1983	REVOKED	03/05/1997
MC052914	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	08/20/1998	REVOKED	01/09/2002
MC052914	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	08/20/1998	REVOKED	06/27/2005
MC052914	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/20/1998	REVOKED	01/09/2002
MC052914	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/27/1982	REVOKED	03/05/1997
MC052914	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/04/1981	REVOKED	03/05/1997
MC052914	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/03/1983	REVOKED	03/05/1997
MC052914	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/26/1982	REVOKED	03/05/1997
MC052914	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/15/1997	TRANSFERRED	08/20/1998

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60/100

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NOT 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 60

−25

−10

Starts at 100−40 totalFinal 60

Not active with FMCSA−25

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

USDOT registration is not active (inactive, revoked, or pending).

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-25

Not active with FMCSA FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA does not show an active USDOT registration / operating authority.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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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