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CHARLES W LYONS

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Company CheckCHARLES W LYONS · DOT 985733

DBA: OF THE WAY TRANSPORTATION

4406 KELLING STREET, HOUSTON, TX, 77045

DOT# 985733 MC# MC-417397 Houston, Texas

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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 NameCHARLES W LYONS

DBA NameOF THE WAY TRANSPORTATION

DOT Number985733

MC NumberMC-417397

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationHouston, Texas

MCS-15002/12/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address4406 KELLING STREET, HOUSTON, TX, 77045

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC417397

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

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 Mileage100,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Mileage100,000 mi

MCS-15002/2026

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	L050617	$1,000,000	10/18/2001	09/17/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	MTC020387	$0	10/18/2001	09/17/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	456214	$0	09/17/2005	05/27/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	710368	$1,000,000	09/17/2005	06/03/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	456207	$0	09/17/2004	09/17/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	710161	$1,000,000	09/17/2004	09/17/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN370102	$1,000,000	09/17/2002	09/17/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY	TN370103	$0	09/17/2002	09/17/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	WI 066 13 05	$750,000	06/21/2006	07/28/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY	710368	$1,000,000	06/03/2006	06/21/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	456214	$0	05/27/2006	06/21/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA01243201	$750,000	02/22/2011	04/19/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	PDA01243201	$0	02/22/2011	04/19/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN027026	$750,000	02/22/2010	02/22/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN027026	$0	02/22/2010	02/22/2011	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC417397	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/06/2001	REVOKED	06/21/2006
MC417397	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/23/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/23/2004
MC417397	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/22/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/21/2005
MC417397	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/22/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/21/2005
MC417397	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/01/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/05/2006
MC417397	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/26/2010	REVOKED	04/25/2011
MC417397	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/26/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/23/2011

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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

95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

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

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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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