CSA
Not AuthorizedUSDOT 343859· MC213897· CARRIER· EIN 34-1369210
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PRIDE TRANSPORTATION INC

611 HOWARD ST, FINDLAY, OH, 45840(419) 424-2145pridetransportation.comTHOMAS ERDMAN
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
no inspections
Driver OOS
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activeNo active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file

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.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

Payment risk — red flags
Broker bond
Not on file
required
Cancellation filed
None
Authority
Inactive
3 past revocations
Registered
37 yrs
since 02/14/1989
  • No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
  • Broker authority is inactive, not active.
  • Bond has changed hands 5 times across 4 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.

Authority & insurance

MC213897

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

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
None
Contract
Inactive
Broker
Inactive
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
required
Authority history (5) ▾
12/19/2005BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/06/2006)
08/18/1996CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/29/1996)
05/04/1992BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/15/1992)
03/20/1989MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (08/28/2006)
12/27/1988PROPERTY BROKERGRANTEDREVOKED (08/01/2006)
Insurance history9 insurers on record
Filing timeline (22)
  1. STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/200508/20/2006
  2. STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 09/01/200508/20/2006
  3. NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    SURETY · eff 01/15/200607/26/2006
  4. XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    SURETY · eff 06/22/200401/15/2006
  5. STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/200409/25/2005
  6. STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 09/01/200409/25/2005
  7. STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/200409/01/2005
  8. STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/200509/01/2005
  9. STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 09/01/200409/01/2005
  10. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 09/01/200309/30/2004
  11. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/01/200309/01/2004
  12. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 09/01/200309/01/2004
  13. THE HANOVER AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 04/21/199906/22/2004
  14. LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 04/01/200110/18/2003
  15. LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/01/200110/17/2003

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.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

0 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · % of inspections had an OOS finding.

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

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.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

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).

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
12
Crashes
6
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.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
52
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
48
48 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
2.8M mi
reported 2005
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi36 drivers
  • Intrastate · <100 mi12 drivers
Company officer
THOMAS ERDMAN
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
199704271
Registered since
1989-02-14
Last MCS-150 update
2007-09-27
Census status
I

Fleet: 52 trucks · 11 owned tractors · 66 owned trailers · 35 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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses or phone numbers with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

6
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links
Medium· 5
J & R EXPRESS INC
USDOT 504688Inactive· FINDLAY, OH
Medium
PhoneAddress
J & R EXPRESS LEASING LLC
USDOT 1788387Inactive· FINDLAY, OH
Medium
MailingPhoneAddress
J & R EXPRESS LEASING LLC
USDOT 3579626Active· FINDLAY, OH
Medium
PhoneAddress
PRIDE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC
USDOT 2236692Active· FINDLAY, OH
Medium
MailingPhoneAddress
PRIDE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC
USDOT 1509200Active· FINDLAY, OH
Medium
PhoneAddress

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

24 events
  1. 09/27/2007MCS-150 update filed

    2.8M mi reported (2005)

  2. 08/20/2006Insurance cancelled — STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BAP2153761

  3. 07/26/2006Insurance cancelled — NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 90043

  4. 01/15/2006Insurance cancelled — XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 8392995

  5. 12/19/2005BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/06/2006)

  6. 09/25/2005Insurance cancelled — STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy SPP2279025

  7. 09/01/2005Insurance replaced — STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy SPP2279025

  8. 09/30/2004Insurance cancelled — ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy IM03401111

  9. 09/01/2004Insurance replaced — ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CK01000151

  10. 06/22/2004Insurance replaced — THE HANOVER AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 1647027

  11. 10/18/2003Insurance cancelled — LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.

    CARGO · policy 3AT687156

  12. 10/17/2003Insurance cancelled — LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy F3D047906

  13. 09/01/2003Insurance replaced — LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy F3D047906

  14. 04/28/2001Insurance cancelled — TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy TRK 108 086 88 30

  15. 04/01/2001Insurance replaced — TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy TRK 108 086 88 30

  16. 04/22/1999Insurance cancelled — LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    SURETY · policy QL1 781 001134 302

  17. 04/21/1999Insurance replaced — LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    SURETY · policy QL1 781 001134 302

  18. 04/01/1999Insurance replaced — LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy AT2781001134-28

  19. 08/18/1996CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/29/1996)

  20. 08/16/1996Insurance cancelled — LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy AT2-781-001134-28

  21. 05/04/1992BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/15/1992)

  22. 03/20/1989MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (08/28/2006)

  23. 02/14/1989Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

  24. 12/27/1988PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (08/01/2006)

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
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2002-02-20
Last review
2001-05-25
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2007-09-27
Reported mileage
2,784,000 mi (2005)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 12:44 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.