RUSS'S MOTOR SERVICEINC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- Authority revoked 4 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
- Bond has changed hands 6 times across 3 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202617 inspections · 34 violations (5 OOS) · 7% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.45D-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
8
2× · sev 4
- 2392.2-SLLS3Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
7
1× · sev 7
- 3396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
4
1× · sev 4
- 4393.11A1-CSURRVehicle Maintenance
Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997
3
1× · sev 3
- 5392.2-SLLIFTA
State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation
2
2×
- 6395.24Hours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2
2× · sev 1
- 7393.95A1Vehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2
1× · sev 2
- 8390.21TC-MC
Required CMV marking(s) not legible from 50 feet while stationary due to improper size/location/color
1
1×
- 9393.95F
Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
1
1×
- 10393.100C-CVehicle Maintenance
Cargo - Cargo not secured against shifting
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- NY24
- MI6
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 53% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.102C2-CCargo - Sided Vehicle - Insufficient load securement so that it cannot shift or tip to the extent that the vehicle's stability or maneuverability is adversely aff1× · 33%
- 393.100C-CCargo - Cargo not secured against shifting1× · 2%
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection1× · 6%
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.102C2-CCargo - Sided Vehicle - Insufficient load securement so that it cannot shift or tip to the extent that the vehicle's stability or maneuverability is adversely aff
- 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
- Carry extra straps/chains and know the working-load-limit math
- Re-check securement in the first 50 miles and at every stop
- 392.2-SLLIPState/Local Laws - Improper passing
- Coach speed, following distance, and phone use — these points hit hardest
- Review dashcam/telematics events with drivers
- 392.2-SLLEWA1State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
- Look under the truck for shifted axles and broken/leaking suspension parts
- Include suspension in scheduled maintenance
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA42 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 12 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
0
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi10 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi3 drivers
- Company officer
- CRAIG R LOWRY
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 53193249
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-05-14
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 11 trucks · 11 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers or emails with 12 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
44 events- 11/01/2025Insurance filed — Great West Casualty Co
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GRT47900A
- 11/01/2025Insurance ended — Great West Casualty Co
policy GRT47900A
- 11/01/2025Insurance filed — Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual)
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 101581878
- 11/01/2025Insurance ended — Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual)
policy 101581878
- 11/01/2025Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy HMB200033
- 11/01/2025Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD · policy HMB200007
- 10/06/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/24/2025)
- 10/06/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/24/2025)
- 05/14/2024MCS-150 update filed
1.0M mi reported (2023)
- 10/01/2013Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy HMB200033
- 11/13/2010Insurance cancelled — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 83BSBEJ8524
- 11/01/2010Insurance filed — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
Cargo — BMC-34 · policy ILM0700378
- 11/01/2010Insurance ended — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
policy ILM0700378
- 11/01/2010Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MXI 93002016
- 11/01/2010Insurance replaced — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 83BSBEJ8524
- 10/18/2010BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/04/2010)
- 11/01/2008Insurance replaced — HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 0M5879
- 02/01/2008Insurance replaced — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD · policy LMB100039
- 12/16/2007Insurance cancelled — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 3210829596
- 11/19/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/23/2007)
- 11/01/2007Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 3210829596
- 01/31/2007PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
- 11/01/2006Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ISA H06958278
- 11/01/2004Insurance replaced — DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy D003A00106
- 12/04/2003Insurance cancelled — DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy D003A00106
- 11/01/2003Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK 9307045-00
- 12/30/2002Insurance replaced — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 1280376
- 11/01/2002Insurance replaced — SPECIALTY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 3XZ1725600
- 02/13/2002Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION
CARGO · policy MXX80663173
- 12/30/2001Insurance replaced — NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION
CARGO · policy MXX80663173
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 1999-08-03
- Last review
- 1999-07-12
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-05-14
- Reported mileage
- 973,826 mi (2023)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyApril, 2022
- Fleet shrank to 17 power units
January, 2021
First on-record entry — RUSS'S MOTOR SERVICES INC, TAYLOR, MI
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