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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 1 time historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
- Bond has changed hands 4 times across 1 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.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
0
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi99 drivers
- Company officer
- TIM ENGSTROM
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- D-U-N-S
- 18978783
- Registered since
- 1987-05-21
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-05-30
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 126 trucks · 7 owned tractors · 170 owned trailers · 102 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
21 events- 05/30/2025MCS-150 update filed
6.0M mi reported (2024)
- 01/20/2016Insurance name changed — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
BIPD/Primary · policy 282K0455
- 01/04/2016PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED
- 12/29/2015Insurance filed — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 282K0455
- 12/29/2015Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
BIPD/Primary · policy 282K0455
- 12/18/2015CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/30/2015)
- 08/05/2015MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 07/20/2015Insurance filed — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 20BSBCO7099
- 07/20/2015Insurance name changed — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
BIPD/Primary · policy TC2J-CAP-282K0455-TIL-06
- 07/20/2015Insurance name changed — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 20BSBCO7099
- 07/20/2015Insurance replaced — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 20BSBCO7099
- 10/01/2013Insurance replaced — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 4659221
- 11/01/2006Insurance replaced — SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 90-02112-03
- 12/14/2005PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (07/20/2015)
- 12/14/2005MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (07/20/2015)
- 02/01/2003Insurance replaced — AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy F5R 006 121-02
- 05/02/2000Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.
BIPD · policy 3ZM98444200
- 06/16/1992MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (12/13/2005)
- 06/01/1992PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (12/13/2005)
- 11/10/1987PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
REVOKED (12/13/2005)
- 05/21/1987Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2003-11-20
- Last review
- 1996-07-23
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-05-30
- Reported mileage
- 6,013,749 mi (2024)
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