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BATES TRUCKING INC

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2047 S MAIN ST, WALDRON, AR, 72958

DOT# 885765 MC# 233594 Waldron, Arkansas 31 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jul 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 8, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 21, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 25, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file through TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address2047 S MAIN ST, WALDRON, AR, 72958

Mailing AddressPO BOX 7973, VAN BUREN, AR, 72956

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC233594

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating31 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 1.84 · 2 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 12 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage323,645 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS50.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/04/2026

CompanyACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #2-CWH-AR-19-S0345602-00

Last checked09/08/2026

Active Policies2

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet12 units

Drivers12

Mileage323,645 mi

Operating31 years

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total8

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

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 0 OOS =

2025

5 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

4 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

2 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 Jul 2026, 10 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (10% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 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
08/21/2025	CARLTON LANDING	OK	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn
02/25/2025	CALERA	OK	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Lighted

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

12 roadside violations across 10 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

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 6 violations · 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 (14)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/08/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNTAINBURG AR	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 40 E/B REST AREA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 40 E/B REST AREA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2025	AR	Full (Level I)	MENA AR	4	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	US64 / 2 E OF ROLAND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	PLUMERVILLE AR	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/16/2025	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLBERT SCALES ON US69	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	BENTONVILLE AR	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/14/2024	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	I40 EB 307, 1 W SALLISAW	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	HENNING TN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/28/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-0075 IN COLLIN CO. (226-256	4	0	1	3	0	-	▲Detail
10/26/2023	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/25/2023	OK	Full (Level I)	I40 EB 307, 1 W SALLISAW	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections10

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICLA0001472	$750,000	12/13/2011	10/18/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	QSIAR0002343	$0	12/13/2010	12/13/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICAR0001242	$750,000	12/13/2010	12/13/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RICAR0001834	$750,000	12/13/2009	12/13/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	QSIAR0001825	$0	12/13/2009	12/13/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RICAR0001532	$750,000	12/13/2008	12/13/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	QSIAR0001258	$0	12/13/2008	12/13/2009	Cancelled
35	CARGO	TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	PSIAR0001628	$0	12/13/2008	-	Cancelled
35	BIPD	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RICAR0001227	$750,000	12/13/2008	-	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	PSIAR0001628	$0	12/13/2007	12/13/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RICAR0001227	$750,000	12/13/2007	12/13/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	DSSN00003999	$750,000	12/13/2006	12/13/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	DSSA00004061	$0	12/13/2006	12/13/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	DSSA00003176	$750,000	12/13/2005	12/13/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	DSSA00003179	$0	12/13/2005	12/13/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	DSSA00002213	$750,000	12/13/2004	12/13/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	DSSA00002210	$0	12/13/2004	12/13/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCEPTANCE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA00018282	$1,000,000	12/13/2003	12/13/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	MI9700	$0	12/13/2003	05/29/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	TN29109	$0	12/13/2002	12/29/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LRA 472 519	$1,000,000	12/13/2002	12/13/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AT880050	$1,000,000	12/13/1999	12/13/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	AUC880029	$0	12/13/1999	03/26/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PICLA0001472	$750,000	10/18/2012	12/13/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISAH25290112	$1,000,000	10/01/2019	05/01/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISAH25290112	$1,000,000	10/01/2019	06/18/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA970272550	$750,000	07/17/2023	06/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z-35726	$1,000,000	06/18/2013	10/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z-35726	$1,000,000	06/18/2013	11/02/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISAH25290112	$1,000,000	06/18/2013	06/18/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISAH25290112	$1,000,000	06/18/2013	09/21/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Z-35726	$1,000,000	06/18/2013	06/18/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	2-CWH-AR-19-S0345602-00	$750,000	06/01/2025	06/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	2-CWH-AR-19-S0345602-00	$750,000	06/01/2025	06/01/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	2-CWH-AR-19-S0345602-00	$750,000	06/01/2025	09/12/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-883347-01	$750,000	06/01/2024	06/02/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-883347-01	$750,000	06/01/2024	06/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-883347-01	$750,000	06/01/2024	10/29/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	CA970272550	$750,000	06/01/2024	06/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-883347-01	$750,000	06/01/2024	06/01/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EII-883347-01	$750,000	06/01/2024	02/14/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0043476	$750,000	06/01/2022	07/07/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA2178494	$750,000	06/01/2020	07/11/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA2178494	$750,000	06/01/2020	06/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ISAH25290112	$1,000,000	05/01/2020	05/31/2020	Cancelled
34	CARGO	MIDLAND RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	AGIM1472	$0	03/02/1995	11/23/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MIDLAND RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	AGTP1471	$750,000	03/02/1995	12/23/1995	Cancelled

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
35	CARGO	TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	PSIAR0001628	$0	12/13/2008
35	BIPD	REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	RICAR0001227	$750,000	12/13/2008

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/23/2003	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/06/2004
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/23/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/26/1996
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/17/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/12/2008
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/17/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/16/2008
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/13/2010
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/13/2010
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/13/2010
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/14/2009
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/14/2009
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/07/2007
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/07/2007
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/12/2007
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/11/2006
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/11/2006
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/16/2004
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/07/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/11/2019
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/07/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/11/2019
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/11/2024
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/11/2024
MC233594	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	09/24/1996	-	-
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2012
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2012
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/26/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/29/2019
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/26/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/29/2019
MC233594	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/25/2023	-	-
MC233594	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/25/2023	-	-
MC233594	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/20/2013	REVOKED	07/17/2023
MC233594	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/20/2013	REVOKED	07/17/2023
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/14/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2022
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/14/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2022
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/03/2025
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/03/2025
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/04/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/02/2020
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/04/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/02/2020
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/06/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/30/2020
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/06/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/30/2020
MC233594	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/28/1995	REVOKED	05/31/1996
MC233594	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/23/1995	REVOKED	05/31/1996
MC233594	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/07/2000	REVOKED	06/12/2003
MC233594	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/07/2000	REVOKED	12/19/2005
MC233594	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/23/2025
MC233594	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/23/2025
MC233594	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/09/2006	REVOKED	12/19/2012
MC233594	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/09/2006	REVOKED	12/19/2012

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92/100

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 92

Starts at 100−8 totalFinal 92

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 50% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none 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.

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Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (14)

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