CSA
UnknownUSDOT 577305· CARRIER· EIN 35-1470471
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VEHICLE SPECIALTIES INC

7940 NEW JERSEY AVE, HAMMOND, IN, 46323-3039(219) 845-4473JOHN SIMMONS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Unknown
per SAFER
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

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.

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

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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
3
Crashes
2
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

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Power units
6
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
5
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2003
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi3 drivers
Company officer
JOHN SIMMONS
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
1994-10-12
Last MCS-150 update
2010-05-18
Census status
I

Fleet: 6 trucks.

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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares officers with 23 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

23
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
23
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 207198, registered 1981) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 23
1
ABS FENCE INC
USDOT 3282404Active· WAREHAM, MA
Strong
Officer
2
ALL SET RESTORATION LLC
USDOT 1796060Inactive· BRIGHTON, CO
Strong
Officer
3
BRIDGFORD MARKETING COMPANY
USDOT 217046Active· DALLAS, TX
Strong
Officer
4
CHINOOK PASS HAULING LLC
USDOT 286835Active· NACHES, WA
Strong
Officer
5
CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC
USDOT 772810Inactive· COLUMBIA, SC
Strong
Officer
6
CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 207198Inactive· AUBURN, NY
Strong
Officer
7
CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES COMPANY LLC
USDOT 4230248Active· DECATUR, GA
Strong
Officer
8
GREAT LAKES ELEVATOR
USDOT 2489531Active· WILLIAMSTON, MI
Strong
Officer
9
JOHN SIMMONS
USDOT 3265518Active· FT LAUDERDALE, FL
Strong
Officer
10
JOHN SIMMONS
USDOT 1374524Inactive· MCCOLL, SC
Strong
Officer
11
JOHN SIMMONS
USDOT 2559023Active· BELLMORE, NY
Strong
Officer
12
JOHN SIMMONS
USDOT 3991131Active· WESTVILLE, OK
Strong
Officer
13
JOHN SIMMONS TRUCKING CO
USDOT 927709Inactive· MARKED TREE, AR
Strong
Officer
14
JOHN SIMMONS TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 718818Inactive· WATER VALLEY, MS
Strong
Officer
15
JOHN W SIMMONS
USDOT 2847881Inactive· ETHRIDGE, TN
Strong
Officer
16
LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH OF MODESTO
USDOT 2653665Active· MODESTO, CA
Strong
Officer
17
MCLLHENNY COMPANY
USDOT 2186290Inactive· AVERY ISLAND, LA
Strong
Officer
18
REBECCA SIMMONS
USDOT 1930029Active· ORONDO, WA
Strong
Officer
19
S & S TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3075853Inactive· DUNDEE, MS
Strong
Officer
20
SAFE SECURE TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 1089468Inactive· MELBOURNE, FL
Strong
Officer
21
SIMMONS ELECTRIC
USDOT 1814007Inactive· FRANKLIN, MN
Strong
Officer
22
SIMMONS EQUIPMENT COMPANY
USDOT 3390887Active· TAZEWELL, VA
Strong
Officer
23
WINSUPPLY PLATTSBURGH NY CO
USDOT 3208756Inactive· PLATTSBURGH, NY
Strong
Officer

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

2 events
  1. 05/18/2010MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2003)

  2. 10/12/1994Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2010-05-18
Reported mileage
60,000 mi (2003)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 30, 2026, 3:45 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.