C W S INC
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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
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.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Intrastate · <100 mi5 drivers
- Company officer
- HAZEL HOLBROOK
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- D-U-N-S
- 154504724
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2020-05-27
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 5 trucks · 15 owned trailers · 5 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 graphThis carrier shares addresses, officers or emails with 6 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
33 events- 12/04/2025Insurance filed — MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 101581870
- 12/04/2025Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy HMB200072
- 12/03/2025PROPERTY FREIGHT FORWARDER — REINSTATED
- 11/01/2025Insurance filed — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GRT47900A
- 11/01/2025Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD · policy HMB200007
- 05/27/2020MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2019)
- 06/10/2014PROPERTY FREIGHT FORWARDER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (11/10/2025)
- 06/06/2014PROPERTY FREIGHT FORWARDER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (11/10/2025)
- 11/01/2010Insurance filed — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
Cargo — BMC-34 · policy ILM0700378
- 11/01/2010Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MXI 93002016
- 11/01/2008Insurance replaced — HARLEYSVILLE LAKE STATES INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 0M5879
- 06/05/2008PROPERTY FREIGHT FORWARDER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (12/04/2013)
- 06/04/2008Insurance cancelled — HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 0M5879
- 05/23/2008CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/10/2008)
- 11/28/2007Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION
CARGO · policy MXX80663173
- 11/01/2007Insurance replaced — HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 0M5879
- 11/01/2007Insurance replaced — GULF INSURANCE CO.
BIPD · policy GA0476100
- 12/14/2005PROPERTY FREIGHT FORWARDER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (12/04/2007)
- 12/13/2000Insurance cancelled — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD · policy 7459279T761-7-97
- 11/01/2000Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD · policy 7459279T761-7-97
- 11/01/1997Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD · policy 7XMTU264T810-2-96
- 08/04/1997Insurance cancelled — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
CARGO · policy 7459264T811-4-96
- 03/26/1997CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/15/1997)
- 03/21/1997Insurance cancelled — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD · policy 7XMTU264T810-2-96
- 01/29/1997CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/25/1997)
- 01/01/1997Insurance cancelled — LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AT2741001623-01
- 01/01/1997Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy 7XMTU264T810-2-96
- 01/01/1997Insurance replaced — NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION
CARGO · policy MXX80663173
- 11/01/1996Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
CARGO · policy 7459264T811-4-96
- 02/10/1996Insurance cancelled — INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA
CARGO · policy IO 65 52 65 1
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2020-05-27
- Reported mileage
- 400 mi (2019)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — C W S INC, OAK LAWN, IL
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