PREFERRED CHARTERS
Legal: PREFERRED CHARTER SERVICE LLC
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 · Sep 202623 inspections · 4 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1396.5B-LVehicle Maintenance
Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
3
1× · sev 3
- 2392.2RGNot in SMS
State vehicle registration or License Plate violation
1
1×
- 3393.83G
Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
1
1×
- 4393.83H
Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- MI26
- OH4
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.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 50% 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
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 50% 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
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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 65% 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
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.
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 NHTSA13 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi14 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- CHRISTOPHER SIMONS
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2008-10-17
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-02-18
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 0 trucks · 8 buses.
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, phone numbers or officers 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
15 events- 02/18/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2025)
- 09/11/2022Insurance filed — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BA170669
- 09/11/2022Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA170669
- 09/24/2015MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 08/24/2015Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA164136
- 07/10/2015Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA164136
- 06/15/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/13/2015)
- 10/17/2011Insurance cancelled — GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 02-CA-066143267-1
- 09/20/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/17/2011)
- 10/17/2010Insurance cancelled — GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 02-CA-066143267-0
- 09/20/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/18/2010)
- 10/17/2009Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA162348
- 03/26/2009MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (08/31/2015)
- 01/08/2009Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA162348
- 10/17/2008Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY;PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY;PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2024-09-30
- Last review
- 2024-09-17
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-02-18
- Reported mileage
- 150,000 mi (2025)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historySeptember, 2021
- DBA changed to "PREFERRED CHARTERS"
January, 2021
First on-record entry — PREFERRED CHARTER SERVICE LLC, PORT HURON, MI
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