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THOMAS L CARDER

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Company CheckTHOMAS L CARDER · DOT 925485

DBA: TL CARDER CAR HAULING

673 AVON BELDON ROAD, AVON LAKE, OH, 44012

DOT# 925485 MC# 399632 Avon Lake, Ohio 25 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameTHOMAS L CARDER

DBA NameTL CARDER CAR HAULING

DOT Number925485

MC Number399632

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationAvon Lake, Ohio

Added12/29/2000

MCS-15004/25/2024

Contact Details

Phone(440) 412-6955

Email[email protected]

Physical Address673 AVON BELDON ROAD, AVON LAKE, OH, 44012

Mailing Address673 AVON BELDON ROAD, AVON LAKE, OH, 44012

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC399632

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating25 years

Company Overview

THOMAS L CARDER is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Avon Lake, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 25 years, registered with the FMCSA on 12/29/2000. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. Annual mileage is reported at 10,000 miles (2023). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, THOMAS L CARDER has a Trust Score of 90/100 (Excellent).

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage10,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage10,000 mi

Operating25 years

MCS-15004/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	46-545513-00	$750,000	08/06/2007	06/11/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 3862794	$750,000	07/27/2016	03/05/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	2085067	$750,000	07/18/2014	06/13/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	2085067	$750,000	07/18/2014	07/18/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 1697354	$1,000,000	06/25/2012	08/23/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	CA 3818423	$750,000	06/13/2016	07/27/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	46-545513-00	$750,000	06/11/2009	10/03/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	4263574400	$750,000	03/05/2001	03/05/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	42-635 744-00	$750,000	03/05/2001	04/02/2004	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC399632	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/12/2016	REVOKED	02/27/2020
MC399632	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/08/2007	REVOKED	10/13/2009
MC399632	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/28/2014	REVOKED	08/02/2016
MC399632	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/27/2012	REVOKED	08/29/2012
MC399632	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	04/03/2001	REVOKED	04/12/2004

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

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

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

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.