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R E WATSON INC

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Company CheckR E WATSON INC · DOT 81376

2728 HAMILTON CLEVES ROAD, HAMILTON, OH, 45013

DOT# 81376 MC# 17605 Hamilton, Ohio 46 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Aug 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 2, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 30, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 18, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 9, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jan 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 13, 2025
Crash reported, 1 fatality.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2728 HAMILTON CLEVES ROAD, HAMILTON, OH, 45013

Mailing AddressPO BOX 277, ROSS, OH, 45061

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC017605

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating46 years

All Docket Numbers

MC17605

Cargo Transported

General FreightGrain, Feed, HayCoal, CokeCommodities Dry BulkPaper ProductsAggregates

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 .04 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

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 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,786,892 miles

Mileage Year2024

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)3

Fatal1

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/21/2016

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/26/2026

CompanyBITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION

Policy #CAP 3733883

Last checked08/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet74 units

Drivers48

Mileage1,786,892 mi

Operating46 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal1

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service1

OOS Rate50.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/21/2016 | Rated: 11/03/2004

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

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

1 · 0 OOS =

2025

4 · 0 OOS =

2026

4 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

1 crash =

2025

2 crashes ▲

2026

2 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 Mar 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 (6)

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
06/02/2026	COLERAIN	OH	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/30/2026	UNION (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/13/2025	WHITEWATER (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	1	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/17/2025	SHARONVILLE	OH	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
07/05/2024	MIDDLETOWN	OH	0	3	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/10/2023	WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP	OH	0	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

2 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 1 violation · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 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 (11)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
03/18/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIDDLETOWN OH	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST HARRISON IN	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIDDLETOWN OH	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/19/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROSS OH	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIDDLETOWN OH	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIDDLETOWN OH	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	GROESBECK OH	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAWRENCEBURG IN	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAWRENCEBURG IN	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR 128 NERA NEW LONDON RD	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections9

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 3 410 666	$750,000	10/13/2007	08/29/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	1C412421	$750,000	08/29/2023	08/29/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Y-840-1C412421-TIL-12	$750,000	08/29/2012	08/29/2023	Replaced
34	CARGO	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BMO (04) 520 749 64	$0	08/29/2003	11/13/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BMO	$0	08/29/2003	08/29/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BMO 5207496	$0	08/29/2003	08/29/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BMO (04) 520 749 64	$0	08/29/2003	08/29/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSHA00000164	$0	08/29/2002	08/29/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BQO (97) 5207 4964	$1,000,000	08/29/1996	07/31/1998	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BQO (99) 52 07 49 64	$1,000,000	08/29/1996	12/04/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BMO (99) 52 07 49 64	$0	08/29/1996	08/29/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BAO(96)52074964	$1,000,000	08/29/1995	08/29/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BMO (96)52 07 49 64	$0	08/29/1995	07/31/1998	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIDELITY & GUARANTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS	1AT 3000 11338 02	$1,000,000	08/29/1994	08/29/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIDELITY & GUARANTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS	1MP 300502356 02	$0	08/29/1994	10/05/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	FIDELITY & GUARANTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS	1MP 300502356 01	$2,000,000	08/29/1993	07/31/1998	Name Changed
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	IMP07739348100	$0	08/29/1988	02/10/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CWP 3 410 666	$1,000,000	01/01/2003	10/13/2007	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC017605	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/31/2002	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/08/2003
MC017605	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/31/2002	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/08/2003
MC017605	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/12/1990	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/13/1991
MC017605	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/12/1990	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/13/1991
MC017605	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/02/1982	-	-
MC017605	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/05/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/07/1995
MC017605	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/05/1988	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/07/1988
MC017605	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/25/2003	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/10/2003
MC017605	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/08/1983	-	-
MC017605	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/26/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/15/1998
MC017605	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/26/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/15/1998
MC017605	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/31/1980	-	-
MC017605	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/22/1984	-	-
MC017605	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/10/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/1995
MC017605	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/16/1984	-	-
MC017605	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/16/1981	-	-
MC017605	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED		-	-

No revocation records.

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91/100

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 91

Starts at 100−9 totalFinal 91

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Fatal crash 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 7/26/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-4

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 74 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); 1 fatal (33% 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: 3 crash(es) across 74 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); 1 fatal (33% fatal). Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

R E WATSON INC

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (6)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (11)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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