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Risk factors
High 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.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- Authority revocation pending.
- Bond has changed hands 8 times across 3 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 20261,916 inspections · 43 violations (9 OOS) · 20% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.53B-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
16
4× · sev 4
- 2393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Vehicle Maintenance
Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
16
2× · sev 8
- 3393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
7
7×
- 4393.95A4-EENAVehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible or filled
4
2× · sev 2
- 5396.3A1-BOS3 OOS
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
3
3×
- 6393.30-BVehicle Maintenance
Battery - Not protected
3
1× · sev 3
- 7393.78A-WSVehicle Maintenance
Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2
2× · sev 1
- 8393.203C-CBPVehicle Maintenance
Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened
2
1× · sev 2
- 9393.9A-LCLVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2
1× · sev 2
- 10393.60C
Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- NM4
- IL4
- TX4
- US2
- CA2
- UT2
- SD2
- 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.
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.
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Medium impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 72% is close to the 75% intervention line — worth getting ahead of before it crosses.
- 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear59× · 8%
- 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured30× · 4%
- 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.12× · 3%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS43× · 12%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTISTires - All others, leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS27× · 9%
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth8× · 2%
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.15× · 4%
- 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on12× · 3%
- 393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative13× · 2%
- 396.3A1-FFuel - Dripping leak.7× · 1%
- 393.207B-AALPME-OOSMore than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged2× · 1%
- 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak7× · 1%
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 38% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit38× · 12%
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit12× · 10%
- 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone10× · 10%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation44× · 13%
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other22× · 8%
- 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane8× · 3%
- 392.2-INATDriver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving9× · 4%
- 392.2CFailure to obey traffic control device5× · 1%
- 392.2-SLLFYState/Local Laws - Failed to yield right of way2× · 1%
- Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 51% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain3× · 17%
- 395.8E1PCHOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS4× · 11%
- 395.8E-HOSPDOOSHOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain:1× · 8%
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner19× · 13%
- 395.30B1-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.12× · 9%
- 395.24C2II-ELDTNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number.5× · 3%
- 392.3-FFatigue - Operating a commercial motor vehicle while impaired, through fatigue.1× · 11%
- 392.3Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued1× · 8%
- 395.24C2IIIDriver failed to manually add shipping document number1× · 1%
- 395.3A1-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time1× · 7%
- 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
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Driver qualification / CDL / medical violations are the leading contributor to Driver Fitness
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 33% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 383.23A2-LCDLNLicense (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL2× · 37%
- 383.51A-SOUTDriving a CMV while CDL is suspended for safety-related or unknown reason and outside the state of driver's license issuance2× · 26%
- 391.15A-NSINDriving a CMV while disqualified. Suspended for non-safety-related reason and in the state of driver's license issuance1× · 15%
- Run a credential-expiration tracker; keep DQ files complete and the medical card on the driver
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 75% 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.
- 393.53B-B×15Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
- 393.75A3-TAOLTIS×7Tires - All others, leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS · OOS
- 393.75A3-TAOL×6Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
- 393.47E×19Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
- 393.60C×5Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
- 392.2-SLLS1×4State/Local Laws - Speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed limit
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
- 392.2-SLLLR×7State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
- 392.2-SLLS2×5State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
- 392.2-SLLSWZ×3State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
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 NHTSA105 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 75 more.
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
131
Tow-away
125
Injury
58
Fatal
5
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1,542 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi375 drivers
- Company officer
- PAT JONES
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 1998-02-06
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-10-29
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1,729 trucks · 291 owned tractors · 4,672 owned trailers · 1,109 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 graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers or emails with 103 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
85 events- 06/05/2026Insurance filed — American Alternative Insurance Corporation
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 2026100106
- 10/29/2025MCS-150 update filed
168.2M mi reported (2024)
- 10/01/2025Insurance filed — Ace American Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy MMTH11427467
- 10/01/2025Insurance ended — Ace American Insurance Company
policy MMTH11427467
- 10/01/2025Insurance cancelled — UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON
CARGO · policy 1084ZFTLDCH000277-00
- 10/01/2025Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy MMTH10845774
- 12/04/2024Insurance cancelled — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XSAH10836608
- 11/06/2024Insurance replaced — SELF-INSURED
BIPD/Primary · policy N/A
- 10/30/2024Insurance cancelled — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XSAH10780470
- 10/01/2024Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XSAH10780470
- 09/30/2024Insurance cancelled — THROUGH TRANSPORT MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSO. LTD
CARGO · policy 98151/2023/001
- 06/04/2024Insurance name changed — THROUGH TRANSPORT MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSO. LTD
CARGO · policy 98151/2023/001
- 06/04/2024Insurance name changed — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XSAH10780470
- 06/04/2024Insurance name changed — TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA
SURETY · policy 107310079
- 05/02/2024BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/30/2024)
- 05/02/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/01/2024)
- 05/02/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/01/2024)
- 04/29/2024Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA
SURETY · policy 107310079
- 04/25/2024Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XSAH10780470
- 10/28/2023Insurance cancelled — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XSAH10760379
- 10/01/2023Insurance replaced — THROUGH TRANSPORT MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSO. LTD
CARGO · policy 98151/2023/001
- 10/01/2023Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XSAH10760379
- 09/30/2023Insurance cancelled — THROUGH TRANSPORT MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSO. LTD
CARGO · policy 98151/2022/001
- 10/26/2022Insurance cancelled — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XSAH25555430
- 10/02/2022Insurance cancelled — THROUGH TRANSPORT MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSO. LTD
CARGO · policy 98151/2021/001
- 10/01/2022Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XSAH25555430
- 10/01/2022Insurance replaced — THROUGH TRANSPORT MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSO. LTD
CARGO · policy 98151/2021/001
- 10/01/2021Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XSAH25314268
- 09/30/2021Insurance cancelled — THROUGH TRANSPORT MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSO. LTD
CARGO · policy 98151/2020/001
- 10/05/2020Insurance name changed — TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA
SURETY · policy 107197140
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2013-08-29
- Last review
- 2021-04-14
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-10-29
- Reported mileage
- 168,189,126 mi (2024)
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