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Carrier Vetting Report
Generated Oct 5, 2026
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GUARDIAN BARRIER SERVICES LLC
USDOT 2995663 · MC1486748 · EIN 81-5173719 · AUTHORIZED FOR Property
170 NEW HAVEN STREET, MOUNT JOY, PA, 17552
(717) 664-2695 · JAMES B DOLPHIN IV
56
Moderate risk
Risk factors
Vehicle OOS 40% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 13.6% — above the 6.7% national average2 crashes in the last 24 months
Snapshot
Operating authority
Active
Liability insurance
$1M on file
Safety rating
Not rated
Power units / drivers
23 / 17
Inspections / CSA pts (24mo)
23 / 296
Crashes (24 mo)
2
Authority & insurance
Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY — $1M BIPD · policy ZACAT3010307 · eff 07/01/2025
Federal BMC-91X filing; actual commercial limits (per COI) may be higher.
Roadside inspection performance
Vehicle OOS rate40% · nat 22%
Driver OOS rate13.6% · nat 6.7%
CSA breakdown — violations by BASIC
Vehicle Maintenance180 pts
Hours-of-Service Compliance80 pts
Unsafe Driving38 pts
Other12 pts
Driver Fitness6 pts
Top cited violations (by CSA points)
| Code | BASIC | Count | OOS | CSA pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.75A3-TAOL | Vehicle Maintenance | 5 | 5 | 120 |
| 395.8E-HOSPDOOS | Hours-of-Service Compliance | 3 | 1 | 46 |
| 392.2-SLLS4 | Unsafe Driving | 1 | 30 | |
| 393.55E-B | Vehicle Maintenance | 2 | 20 | |
| 395.30B1-ELDDFR | Hours-of-Service Compliance | 6 | 18 | |
| 395.8A1-HOSP | Hours-of-Service Compliance | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 396.3A1-F | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 396.5B-L | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 9 | |
| 392.2-SLLS2 | Unsafe Driving | 1 | 8 | |
| 393.95A3 | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 6 |
Most inspected states
CA3
NM3
MD2
PA2
UT1
TN1
SC1
NC1
Next monthly SMS run — projection
| BASIC | Official (Sep 2026) | Projected | Est. %ile | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 1.93 | 1.97 | — | ▲ worse |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0.77 | 0.79 | ≈64–71% (near 65) | ▲ worse |
| Driver Fitness | 0.12 | 0.12 | — | steady |
| Controlled Substances/Alcohol | 0.00 | 0.00 | ≈0–0% | steady |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 5.59 | 5.82 | ≈56–60% | ▲ worse |
Latest inspection 2026-08-27. “Projected” recomputes the SMS formula on today’s record — an estimate, not an official FMCSA figure. “Est. %ile” is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers (FMCSA marks the percentile itself “Not Public”), shown as a likely range.
Recommendations — what's driving each score
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average · high impact
• 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
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance · medium impact
False log / RODS 75% (2 OOS) · Log / ELD device 25%
• Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
• Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
Projected: could improve up to 28 pts in ~12 months if worked down.
A high share of violations are occurring in Baltimore County, MD · medium impact
• Review the inspections from Baltimore County, MD to spot recurring issues
• Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention · low impact
• Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance · low impact
Tires 67% (5 OOS) · Brakes 13% · Other 12% (1 OOS)
• Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
• Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
Projected: could improve up to 34 pts in ~12 months if worked down.
Generated from the public inspection record. Percentiles/projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures.
90-day safety improvement plan
Last 90 days: 2 inspections, 5 violations, 0 OOS, 0 clean · trending worse.
1. Vehicle Maintenance4 viol · 1 OOS · 80%
393.75A3-TAOL, 393.55E-B, 393.95A3
✓ Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
✓ Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
≈ 3 clean inspections would cut this BASIC ~25% (to 4.193).
2. Other1 viol · 20%
393.60B
✓ Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
✓ Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
🎓 Coach the driver & document it
FleetTrained — my companion project — turns these exact violations into branded, multilingual training videos your driver watches, with a completion certificate for the DQ file. fleettrained.com
Crash record — 2 in 24 months
| Date | Location | Fatal | Inj | Tow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27/2025 | AMHERST (TOWNSHIP OF), OH | ✓ | ||
| 04/09/2025 | VA | 1 | ✓ |
Equipment — 32 vehicles seen in inspections
16 truck16 trailer
Company profile
Officer
JAMES B DOLPHIN IV
Recordable crash rate
0 / MM mi
Annual mileage
0.7M mi (2025)
CDL drivers
17
Registered since
2017-04-11
Operation
Interstate
Connections — 9 carriers
Shares identifiers with 9 carriers (8 via shared VINs).
| Carrier | USDOT | Link | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPECIAL EVENT TRANSPORTATION INC | 642490 | 5 VINs | strong |
Activity history (recent)
04/28/2026 — Insurance name changed — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT3010307
04/08/2026 — MCS-150 update filed
0.7M mi reported (2025)
03/26/2026 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/09/2026)
07/01/2025 — Insurance filed — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy ZACAT3010307
07/01/2025 — Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ZACAT3010307
10/28/2024 — Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA02510571
07/01/2024 — Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA02510571
11/18/2022 — PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
11/03/2022 — Insurance filed — MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 4001789
04/22/2022 — Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2510571
11/12/2020 — Insurance name changed — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA02510571
10/09/2020 — COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/08/2020)
10/07/2020 — Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA02510571
09/18/2020 — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
04/11/2017 — Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
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