STRONGARM TRANSPORT
Legal: RONALD ARMSTRONG
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 20269 inspections · 64 violations (8 OOS) · 29% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.9TSVehicle Maintenance
Inoperative turn signal
24
4× · sev 6
- 2395.8E1PCHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
14
2× · sev 7
- 3396.3A1BVehicle Maintenance
Brakes (general) Explain:
8
2× · sev 4
- 4393.9Vehicle Maintenance
Inoperable Required Lamp
6
3× · sev 2
- 5393.95A
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
3
3×
- 6393.60D
Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2
2×
- 7393.47A1 OOS
Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition
2
2×
- 8393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
2
2×
- 9393.53B
CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2
2×
- 10393.60C
Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2
2×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- TX5
- NM3
- AR2
- IA2
- VA1
- IL1
- WY1
- NE1
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.
Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactDriver OOS rate is 11.1% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% 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.
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
- 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.
- Do — and document — a real pre-trip and post-trip DVIR
- Keep the annual inspection current and records in the truck
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
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 NHTSA21 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.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
0
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- RONALD ARMSTRONG
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2017-02-21
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-11-01
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned 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.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 10 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
16 events- 02/14/2025Insurance filed — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy WN393258
- 02/14/2025Insurance replaced — CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 506-9087073
- 11/01/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.3M mi reported (2023)
- 02/14/2024Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 506-9061036
- 02/15/2023Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0070101
- 02/14/2023Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0070101
- 01/19/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/14/2023)
- 04/19/2022Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0067969
- 03/15/2022Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0067969
- 03/13/2021Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0504494
- 03/13/2019Insurance cancelled — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42513038-1
- 02/14/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/12/2019)
- 03/13/2018Insurance cancelled — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42513038
- 02/14/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/07/2018)
- 03/17/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 02/21/2017Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-11-01
- Reported mileage
- 334,953 mi (2023)
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