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Company CheckFORTON'S EXPRESS INC · DOT 841242

4200 DOVE ROAD, PORT HURON, MI, 48060

DOT# 841242 MC# 366329 Port Huron, Michigan 26 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Aug 3, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 1, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4200 DOVE ROAD, PORT HURON, MI, 48060

Mailing Address4200 DOVE ROAD, PORT HURON, MI, 48060

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC366329

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating26 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 8.45 · 9 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .36 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .4 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 14.3 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage743,921 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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.6% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS63.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/08/2024

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyNORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #WN354008

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet7 units

Drivers7

Mileage743,921 mi

Operating26 years

MCS-15010/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total28

Out of Service1

OOS Rate3.6%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service7

OOS Rate63.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/08/2024 | Rated: 03/11/2024

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

15 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

13 · 4 OOS =

2026

9 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

2 crashes -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

0 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 Aug 2026, 29 inspections, 8 resulted in out-of-service (27.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 11 OOS

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
12/04/2023	CHESTERFIELD TWP	MI	0	3	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Unknown
08/30/2023	ELIZABETHTOWN	KY	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

44 roadside violations across 29 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 32 violations · 12 OOS

Unsafe Driving 9 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 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 (39)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/03/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BROADVIEW HEIGHTS OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	W I 94 @ AIRPORT RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLIAMSBURG	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RAMER TN	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2025	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	5	3	0	0	5	3	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I69 EB @DUFFIELD RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I94 E @ 12 MILE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	WOODBURY REST AREA@ I-69WB	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
04/11/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	PRATTVILLE AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALERA AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2025	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	2	2	0	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
02/12/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DAWSON GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WILLOW HWY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELLABELL GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	FINDLAY OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2024	TN	Full (Level I)	ARDMORE TN	5	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
10/14/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH CORBIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	BLUFFTON OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2024	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2024	OH	Full (Level I)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PORTLAND TN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	4200 DOVE RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	MI	Terminal (Level V)	4200 DOVE RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I 65 SB CO HWY 55	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SB I-75 @ VAN HORN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/03/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	FINDLAY SCALES	3	1	1	1	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-94 W/B GRASS LAKE SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	WB I-94 @ N RIVER RD	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections30

Unsafe Driving 9 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 10 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM031920-01	$750,000	12/31/2018	05/10/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM031920-01	$750,000	12/31/2018	05/31/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LNT100137	$1,000,000	12/20/2004	01/18/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LNT100137	$0	12/20/2004	03/01/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA1306948	$1,000,000	12/07/2003	01/18/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	W26AF00063	$750,000	11/21/2020	11/21/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	C21700005	$1,000,000	11/21/2019	11/21/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM031920-01	$750,000	11/21/2018	12/31/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM031920-01	$750,000	11/21/2018	01/31/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	753180001	$750,000	11/21/2017	11/21/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	753180001	$750,000	11/21/2017	11/25/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS069967	$750,000	11/21/2016	11/21/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS057851	$750,000	11/21/2015	11/21/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	H08673068 003	$750,000	11/21/2014	11/21/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	H08673068 002	$750,000	11/21/2013	11/21/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	H08673068 001	$750,000	11/21/2012	11/21/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	055TU-00011	$750,000	11/21/2011	11/21/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	10NSMTR-104291-CA01	$750,000	11/21/2010	11/21/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	10NSMTR104291CA01	$1,000,000	11/21/2010	11/21/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK9667990	$750,000	11/21/2009	11/21/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM031920-01	$750,000	10/15/2019	11/21/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL976056	$750,000	08/13/2008	01/18/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL767752	$1,000,000	08/05/2000	01/11/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	CMP0398	$0	08/05/2000	01/18/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	MGA0000265	$1,000,000	08/05/1999	08/05/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	MGA0000265	$1,000,000	08/05/1999	08/10/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	ZDT713	$0	08/05/1999	08/05/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LNT100137	$0	06/18/2004	12/20/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LNT100137	$1,000,000	06/18/2004	12/20/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM031920-01	$750,000	05/10/2019	11/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	02TRM031920-01	$750,000	05/10/2019	10/15/2019	Replaced
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LNT100137	$0	04/19/2004	06/18/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LNT100137	$1,000,000	04/19/2004	06/18/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	00142	$0	01/18/2011	01/18/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ADRIATIC INSURANCE COMPANY	MC017236	$0	01/18/2010	01/18/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	352311	$750,000	01/18/2009	11/21/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL680269	$0	01/18/2009	01/18/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	IMP 5232445	$0	01/18/2008	01/18/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL976056	$750,000	01/18/2008	08/13/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTS000153-01	$750,000	01/18/2007	01/18/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	AR006370F	$0	01/18/2007	01/18/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTS000153	$1,000,000	01/18/2006	01/18/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LTM000153	$0	01/18/2006	01/18/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0040827	$1,000,000	01/18/2005	01/18/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	IRPI-DK-05-002	$0	01/18/2005	01/18/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LNT100137	$0	01/18/2004	04/19/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LNT100137	$1,000,000	01/18/2004	04/19/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	IRPINC-02-034	$0	01/18/2003	01/18/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	IRPI-NC-01-030	$0	01/18/2002	01/18/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-1306948	$1,000,000	01/18/2001	12/07/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	IRPI-NC-00-005	$0	01/18/2001	01/18/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL767752	$1,000,000	01/11/2001	03/30/2001	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/26/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/22/2008
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/26/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/22/2008
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/14/2011
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/16/2009
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/18/2007
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/18/2006
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/18/2006
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/23/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/08/2004
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/29/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/21/2018
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/27/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/21/2014
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/26/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/20/2020
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/26/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/17/2015
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/26/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/20/2009
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/25/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2023
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/25/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/18/2019
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/25/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2016
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/25/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/18/2011
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/25/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/04/2010
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/07/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2019
MC366329	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/28/1999	REVOKED	03/07/2005
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/17/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/12/2008
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2019
MC366329	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/01/2005	-	-
MC366329	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/23/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/23/2004

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 63.6364% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 63.6364% 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.

FORTON'S EXPRESS INC

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