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RONALD D DAWSON

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Company CheckRONALD D DAWSON · DOT 976198

DBA: DAWSON AUTO SALES AND TOWING

101 EAST BROADWAY, WEST PLAINS, MO, 65775-3419

DOT# 976198 MC# 413644 West Plains, Missouri 24 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(417) 255-2452

Fax(417) 255-2452

Email[email protected]

Physical Address101 EAST BROADWAY, WEST PLAINS, MO, 65775-3419

Mailing AddressP O BOX 256, WEST PLAINS, MO, 65775

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC413644

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating24 years

Company Overview

RONALD D DAWSON is an motor carrier based in West Plains, Missouri. The company has been in operation for 24 years, registered with the FMCSA on 09/04/2001. The fleet consists of 2 power units and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 2,500 miles (2024). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, RONALD D DAWSON has a Trust Score of 60/100 (Good).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt For HirePrivate (Property)

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,500 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review08/15/2002

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage2,500 mi

Operating24 years

MCS-15007/2025

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: 08/15/2002 | Rated: 09/09/2002

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP09617A	$1,000,000	09/06/2002	05/07/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP09617A	$0	09/06/2002	05/07/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN318006	$1,000,000	09/05/2001	09/06/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN318006	$0	09/05/2001	09/06/2002	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC413644	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/13/2001	REVOKED	07/25/2003

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60/100

Good

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

−15

Starts at 100−40 totalFinal 60

No insurance or bond on file−25

No active operating authority−15

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

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) knockout	−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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