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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1278724· MC175681· CARRIER· EIN 20-1313264
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COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC

1201 MARINE VIEW STREET, PORTAGE, IN, 46368(219) 787-8868linda@truckinit.comLINDA MASON
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
Carolina Casualty Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
32.3%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
3.2%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
85
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 32.3% — above the 22% national average

A 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.

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Broker bond
Bond on file
BMC-84 surety · Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual)
Cancellation filed
None
bond since 07/01/2025
Authority
Active
21 past revocations
Registered
22 yrs
since 08/24/2004
  • Authority revoked 21 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
  • Bond has changed hands 10 times across 6 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.

Authority & insurance

MC175681

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
Active
Broker
Active
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
On file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 10/01/2021
Carolina Casualty Insurance Company· policy KCA 2662880
ENDED 10/01/2021Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 10/01/2021
Carolina Casualty Insurance Company· policy KCA 2662880
ON FILEProperty broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 07/01/2025
Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual)· policy 101563989
ENDED 07/01/2025Property broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 07/01/2025
Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual)· policy 101563989
Authority history (30) ▾
07/31/2025BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/05/2025)
09/06/2011COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/26/2011)
09/06/2011CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/26/2011)
09/07/2010COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/27/2010)
09/07/2010CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/27/2010)
09/04/2009COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/24/2009)
09/04/2009CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/24/2009)
09/04/2008COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/26/2008)
09/04/2007COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/27/2007)
09/05/2006COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/22/2006)
10/03/2005COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/04/2005)
10/03/2005CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/04/2005)
09/06/2005COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/26/2005)
07/05/2005BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/25/2005)
08/31/2004PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED
08/31/2004MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
08/31/2004MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED
08/30/2004COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/01/2004)
08/30/2004CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/01/2004)
08/30/2004COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/01/2004)
Insurance history20 insurers on record
Filing timeline (40) ▾
  1. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 10/01/2024 → 10/01/2025
  2. MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)$750KCancelled
    SURETY · eff 07/31/2025 → 08/08/2025
  3. MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 07/01/2025 → 07/31/2025
  4. MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 07/31/2025 → 07/01/2025
  5. 1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION$750KReplaced
    TRUST FUND · eff 10/01/2013 → 07/01/2025
  6. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 10/01/2023 → 10/01/2024
  7. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 10/01/2022 → 10/01/2023
  8. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 10/01/2021 → 10/01/2022
  9. CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2019 → 10/01/2021
  10. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 10/01/2020 → 10/01/2021
  11. ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2011 → 10/01/2019
  12. 1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION$750KReplaced
    TRUST FUND · eff 08/01/2005 → 10/01/2013
  13. OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 10/01/2008 → 10/01/2011
  14. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2010 → 10/01/2011
  15. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2009 → 10/01/2010

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle31 inspections · 32.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver63 inspections · 3.2% OOS · National 6.7%

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
39
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
39
39 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
1.4M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
1.04
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi39 drivers
Company officer
LINDA MASON
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2004-08-24
Last MCS-150 update
2026-04-07
Census status
Active

Fleet: 39 trucks · 39 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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Activity history

75 events
  1. 04/07/2026MCS-150 update filed

    1.4M mi reported (2025)

  2. 10/01/2025Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON

    CARGO · policy 1414RRX244001-023

  3. 08/08/2025Insurance cancelled — MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

    SURETY · policy 101563989

  4. 07/31/2025BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/05/2025)

  5. 07/31/2025Insurance replaced — MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

    SURETY · policy 101563989

  6. 07/01/2025Insurance filed — Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual)

    Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 101563989

  7. 07/01/2025Insurance ended — Merchants Bonding Company (Mutual)

    policy 101563989

  8. 07/01/2025Insurance replaced — MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

    SURETY · policy 101563989

  9. 07/01/2025Insurance replaced — 1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

    TRUST FUND · policy NONE

  10. 10/01/2024Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON

    CARGO · policy 1414RRX234001-016

  11. 10/01/2023Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON

    CARGO · policy 1414RRX224001-014

  12. 10/01/2022Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON

    CARGO · policy 1414RRX214001-019

  13. 10/01/2021Insurance filed — Carolina Casualty Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy KCA 2662880

  14. 10/01/2021Insurance ended — Carolina Casualty Insurance Company

    policy KCA 2662880

  15. 10/01/2021Insurance replaced — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 5010441

  16. 10/01/2021Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON

    CARGO · policy 2791RRX208166-049

  17. 10/01/2019Insurance replaced — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA-X26143

  18. 10/01/2013Insurance replaced — 1ST SECURITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

    TRUST FUND · policy NONE

  19. 10/01/2011Insurance cancelled — OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy OCG-C2238-133067

  20. 10/01/2011Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy OPO0034108

  21. 09/06/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/26/2011)

  22. 09/06/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/26/2011)

  23. 10/01/2010Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy OPO0031730

  24. 09/07/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/27/2010)

  25. 09/07/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/27/2010)

  26. 10/01/2009Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy OPO0026807

  27. 09/04/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/24/2009)

  28. 09/04/2009CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/24/2009)

  29. 10/01/2008Insurance replaced — REDLAND INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy RICTG0001016

  30. 10/01/2008Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON

    CARGO · policy 0510RRX078202B-030

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
2015-04-22
Last review
2026-01-08
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-04-07
Reported mileage
1,361,000 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

  1. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — COMBINED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC, PORTAGE, IN

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 12:44 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.