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Company CheckCARDINAL LOGISTICS INC · DOT 3425336

8300 BROADWAY STE A2, MERRILLVILLE, IN, 46410

DOT# 3425336 MC# 1108383 Merrillville, Indiana 5 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(219) 525-7003

Email[email protected]

Physical Address8300 BROADWAY STE A2, MERRILLVILLE, IN, 46410

Mailing Address8300 BROADWAY STE A2, MERRILLVILLE, IN, 46410-6285

Other Companies at This Address

Address8300 BROADWAY STE A2, MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
CARDINAL LOGISTICS INC this company	3425336	(219) 525-7003	Active
COOKS HOME ASSISTANCE CARE LLC	3984570	(219) 777-0917	Active
EAGLE TRUCK LINE INC	2112448	—	Active
LIFE AT HOME SENIOR CARE LLC	3162151	—	Active
SWIFTPATH MEDICAL LOGISTICS LLC	7518737	(219) 224-2646	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1108383

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 years

Company Overview

CARDINAL LOGISTICS INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Merrillville, Indiana. The company has been in operation for 5 years, registered with the FMCSA on 05/06/2020. The fleet consists of 18 power units and 22 drivers. The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, CARDINAL LOGISTICS INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review10/26/2021

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/13/2024

CompanyPROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA982533993

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet18 units

Drivers22

Operating5 years

MCS-15012/2025

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%

Last FMCSA Review: 10/26/2021

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

8 · 5 OOS —

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Inspection Records (8)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/14/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/02/2023 ▼	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	KINGMAN AZ	11	2	0	2	0	0	-
Violations (11) 395.8E1PC-OOS — CFR 395.8E1PC-OOS Non-OOS 395.3A2-HOSPD — CFR 395.3A2-HOSPD Non-OOS 395.3B2-HOSPD — CFR 395.3B2-HOSPD OOS 395.3B2-HOSPD — CFR 395.3B2-HOSPD Non-OOS 395.3A2-HOSPD — CFR 395.3A2-HOSPD Non-OOS 395.3A3I-HOSPDIT — CFR 395.3A3I-HOSPDIT Non-OOS 393.60(c) — CFR 393.60(c) Non-OOS 393.95(f) — CFR 393.95(f) Non-OOS 392.8-D — CFR 392.8-D Non-OOS 395.8E1PC-OOS — CFR 395.8E1PC-OOS OOS 395.8E1PC-OOS — CFR 395.8E1PC-OOS Non-OOS
10/19/2023 ▼	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.75(a) — CFR 393.75(a) OOS
10/13/2023 ▼	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	INTERSTATE 40	5	1	2	1	3	0	-
Violations (5) 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) OOS 392.60(a) — CFR 392.60(a) Non-OOS 393.95(a) — CFR 393.95(a) Non-OOS 393.11 — No or defective lighting devices Non-OOS (Vehicle Maintenance) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/09/2023 ▼	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-15 S/B NOF WILD WASH	2	0	1	0	1	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
09/05/2023 ▼	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAJON NORTHBOUND SCALES	2	1	0	0	2	1	-
Violations (2) 393.75(a)(3) — CFR 393.75(a)(3) OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/25/2023 ▼	WI	Full (Level I)	NEWTON SWEF	14	6	11	5	3	1	-
Violations (14) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.9(a)(2) — CFR 392.9(a)(2) OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) OOS 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) OOS 395.3(b)(2) — CFR 395.3(b)(2) OOS
08/20/2023 ▼	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLEEPER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 395.8(e)(1) — CFR 395.8(e)(1) Non-OOS

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 2285384	$750,000	06/25/2020	03/23/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	TIRPCA000012	$750,000	03/23/2024	06/13/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	TIRPCA000012	$750,000	03/23/2024	07/19/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	RT-HSIC-CA-0000400-01	$750,000	03/23/2023	03/23/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	RT-HSIC-CA-0000400-00	$750,000	03/23/2022	03/23/2023	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1108383	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/06/2020	-	-

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

100 — no deductions

Clean record — the bar stays full at 100.

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

Clean record — no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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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