CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3199739· MC164402· CARRIER· EIN 83-2186265
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AVON LAKE TRANSPORTATION INC

643 SARATOGA DR, AVON LAKE, OH, 44012(440) 638-9221avonlaketransport@gmail.comMOHINDER S. CHIMA
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Vehicle OOS
83.3%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
75
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 83.3% — well above the 22% national average

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC164402

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 07/14/2025
CANAL INSURANCE CO.· policy CT1002986823
Authority history (8) ▾
06/17/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/11/2025)
03/18/2022COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/08/2022)
03/18/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/08/2021)
05/29/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
04/04/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/04/2019)
03/20/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/09/2019)
01/14/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (04/20/2020)
11/21/2018HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIERDISMISSED
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (10)
  1. GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/202507/14/2025
  2. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/202304/14/2025
  3. PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/202204/14/2023
  4. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/202104/14/2022
  5. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/202004/14/2021
  6. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/202104/14/2021
  7. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/202004/14/2020
  8. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/14/201904/14/2020
  9. PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/07/201904/16/2019
  10. PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/07/201904/14/2019

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle6 inspections · 83.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver8 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

8 inspections · 42 violations (8 OOS) · 67% of inspections had an OOS finding.

8
Inspections
42
Violations
8
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

25
total

Most inspected in · top 5 states

  • TX4
  • AR2
  • LA1
  • PA1
  • KY1

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 100% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing20 violations · 4 OOS (24 mo)
Lighting / lamps9 viol42%
  • 393.9TSInoperative turn signal2× · 13%
  • 393.9TInoperable tail lamp1× · 10%
  • 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp3× · 9%
Brakes2 OOS4 viol27%
  • 393.45B2PCBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit3× · 23%
  • 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle1× · 4%
Tires1 OOS2 viol20%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 16%
  • 393.75B-TFTires - Front, less than 2/32 inch tread depth1× · 4%
Wheels / rims1 OOS1 viol4%
  • 396.5B-HLOWHubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel1× · 4%
What to do
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 22 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 80% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • 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

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • 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.

Improving
1
Inspections
1
Violations
1
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 100%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 1 OOS · 100% of recent
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
Do this
  • Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

9
Inspections
42
Violations
8
Out-of-service
203
CSA points
0
Crashes
5
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

8 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

4 truck 4 trailer
2022 KENWORTH T680seen 4×
1XKYD49X1NJ479761· PXC2682 OH
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 4×
1UYVS2533L6868110· TRL3105 OH
2019 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHFG1KSLL1734· PWL4967 OH
2017 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2537HM739130· TRH3910 OH
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
1FUJHHDR4LLMD3297· PWM5846 OH
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2537L6868109· TRL3104 OH
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJHHDR5LLLR2618· PWK7253 OH
2016 WABASH VANS Refrigerated Van
1JJV532B1GL953906· TUA9283 OH

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 census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
MOHINDER S. CHIMA
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2018-10-12
Last MCS-150 update
2025-07-10
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.

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 graph

This carrier shares VINs with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

2
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links

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

21 events
  1. 07/14/2025Insurance filed — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CT1002986823

  2. 07/14/2025Insurance cancelled — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 9300137042

  3. 07/10/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2024)

  4. 06/17/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/11/2025)

  5. 04/14/2025Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MCP98490A

  6. 04/14/2023Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA957237750

  7. 04/14/2022Insurance cancelled — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN

    BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM033859-03

  8. 03/18/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/08/2022)

  9. 04/14/2021Insurance cancelled — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN

    BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM033859-02

  10. 04/14/2021Insurance replaced — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN

    BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM033859-03

  11. 03/18/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/08/2021)

  12. 05/29/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  13. 04/14/2020Insurance replaced — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN

    BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM033859-02

  14. 04/14/2020Insurance cancelled — BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN

    BIPD/Primary · policy 02TRM033859-01

  15. 04/16/2019Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0272040

  16. 04/14/2019Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 0272040

  17. 04/04/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/04/2019)

  18. 03/20/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/09/2019)

  19. 01/14/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (04/20/2020)

  20. 11/21/2018HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER — DISMISSED
  21. 10/12/2018Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-07-10
Reported mileage
50,000 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 2:50 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.