CSA
UnknownUSDOT 1383145· CARRIER· EIN 20-2865573
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HARBOR TRANSPORTATION INC

1115 E BROADWAY AVE, NORTON SHORES, MI, 49444-2333(231) 739-7152ht@harborsteel.comLUCINDA BRUNINK
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
19%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
1.6%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
2
none fatal
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
76
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier2 crashes in the last 24 months

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.

Roadside inspection performance

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

Vehicle42 inspections · 19% OOS · National 22%
Driver64 inspections · 1.6% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

64 inspections · 28 violations (11 OOS) · 17% of inspections had an OOS finding.

64
Inspections
28
Violations
11
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

14
total

Most inspected in · top 4 states

  • KY16
  • WV7
  • OH4
  • MI3

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

A high share of violations are occurring in Ottawa County, MI

Medium impact

12 of 28 violations in the last 12 months (43%) came from inspections in Ottawa County, MI. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from Ottawa County, MI to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 25% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing6 violations (24 mo)
Speeding4 viol87%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 47%
  • 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 33%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 7%
Seat belt1 viol12%
  • 392.16Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV1× · 12%
Other1 viol2%
  • 392.2-SLLUPState/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway1× · 2%
What to do
  • Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Projected estimatecould improve up to 15 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Load securement violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 45% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing31 violations · 14 OOS (24 mo)
Load securement8 OOS12 viol35%
  • 393.100B-CCargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV2× · 11%
  • 393.110B3-CCargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet2× · 6%
  • 393.106C2-CCargo - Transverse tiedowns - cargo without direct contact to prevent shifting1× · 4%
Tires3 OOS5 viol29%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS3× · 15%
  • 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth2× · 14%
Lighting / lamps1 OOS6 viol20%
  • 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 7%
  • 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative1× · 5%
  • 393.9A-LPLLighting - Parking lamp(s) inoperative1× · 4%
Brakes1 OOS3 viol10%
  • 393.47A-BCFSBD-SADrum Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle1× · 5%
  • 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear1× · 4%
  • 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection1× · 1%
What to do
  • Carry extra straps/chains and know the working-load-limit math; re-check in the first 50 miles
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 26 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

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.

▼ Improving
7
Inspections
3
Violations
2
Out-of-service
5
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 100%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
3 violations · 2 OOS · 100% of recent
  • 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. · OOS
  • 393.104F3-CCargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown
  • 393.110B3-CCargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet · OOS
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

102
Inspections
67
Violations
23
Out-of-service
360
CSA points
26
Crashes
5
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

30 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

12 incomplete vehicle 9 truck 9 trailer
2019 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 18×
3ALHCYFE4KDKY2380· 2815342 IN
2025 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 8×
1FVACWFC7SHVL2290· B318327 WV
2021 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 5×
3ALHCYFE0MDMJ1668· 2986156 IN
2023 INTERNATIONAL LT62Fseen 4×
3HSDZAPR4PN847890· 3550583 IN
2018 MANAC Manac Trailerseen 3×
2M5121610J1169895· D650294 MI
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHLD11MSMH6613· 3114546 IN
2018 MANAC TRAILERS USA Manacseen 3×
5MC124812J3176793· 76614T KY
2020 MANAC TRAILERS USA Manacseen 3×
5MC12481XL3186345· C407409 WV
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHLD14MSMH5326· 2985921 IN
2016 MANAC TRAILERS USA Manacseen 3×
5MC125312G3161250· 65180T KY
2018 MANAC TRAILERS USA Manacseen 3×
5MC124810J3176842· C357719 WV
2018 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
1FUJGEFG9JLJZ2495· 2707370 IN
2024 INTERNATIONAL MV607seen 2×
3HAEUMML1RL716763· J0W566 KY
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHLFG2SSVS2968· 3819585 IN
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHLFG0SSVS2967· 3819250 IN
2019 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALACXFE3KDKD7468· 3272052 IN
2025 INTERNATIONAL MV607
3HAEVTAR0SL615316· 3843272 IN
2019 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALHCYFEXKDKS7111· BB83993 MI
2022 INTERNATIONAL MV607
3HAEVTAR6NL606186· 3272212 IN
2023 INTERNATIONAL LT62F
3HSDZAPR7PN321981· 3550553 IN
2020 MANAC TRAILERS USA Manac
5MC124811L3182801· E156760 MI
2024 INTERNATIONAL MV607
3HAEVTAR6RL052203· 3663153 GA
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHLFG6RSUR3212· 3498666 IN
2019 MANAC TRAILERS USA Manac
5MC124813K3179655· D980443 MI
2018 MANAC Manac Trailer
2M5121613J1169888· D650295 MI
2014 INTERNATIONAL MA025
1HTMMAAL6EH784474· BC61926 MI
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHLD17LSLU1090· 2927237 IN
2025 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc
1RNF53A25SR068805· L4W538 KY
2013 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALHCYBS1DDFE2926· BD51538 MI
2021 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALHCYFE8MDMX8325· BE13797 MI

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

2

Tow-away

2

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
41
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
37
35 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
1.4M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi12 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi25 drivers
Company officer
LUCINDA BRUNINK
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2005-06-13
Last MCS-150 update
2026-06-30
Census status
Active

Fleet: 35 trucks · 5 owned tractors · 33 owned trailers · 19 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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses or phone numbers with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: HARBOR STEEL & SUPPLY CORP (USDOT 115677, registered 1974) is inactive, shares this carrier’s address, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Medium· 1
HARBOR STEEL & SUPPLY CORP
USDOT 115677Inactive· MUSKEGON, MI
Medium
Address

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

2 events
  1. 06/30/2026MCS-150 update filed

    1.4M mi reported (2025)

  2. 06/13/2005Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-06-30
Reported mileage
1,400,000 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history
  1. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — HARBOR TRANSPORTATION INC, ,

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 11:10 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.