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USDOT 1170974 · DAWN TRANSPORTATION LLC

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DAWN TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 1170974 MC 463108 Jackson, MI Authorized For-Hire

246 power units 273 drivers 14.5M mi/yr

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FRED Score 83.2 / 100

High confidence

23 yrs history · 218 roadside inspections in 24 months

Scored Nov 8, 2026

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Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units: 246 all leased
Drivers · CDL: 273 · 273
Annual miles: 14.5M ~59k per unit

Type	Own	Term	Total
Trucks	0	17	17
Tractors	0	229	229
Trailers	5	260	265

Registration

Operation: Interstate
Authority type: Authorized For-Hire
Registered: Sep 24, 2003 (23 yrs)
MCS-150 update: Apr 7, 2025
Officers: JEFF MARTIN · BRIAN KOSIARA
Phone: (219) 649-7497
Email: brian.kosiara@dawnfoods.com
Address: 3333 Sargent Rd, Jackson MI 49201

Cargo

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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightDry Bulk

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026

Crashes

0 fatal (0 deaths) · 5 injury · 5 people hurt in all

Inspections

218

74% clean (no violations)

Vehicle out-of-service

12.5%

14 of 112 vehicle inspections

Driver out-of-service

0.0%

0 of 218 driver inspections

Violations

14 out-of-service violations

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order

Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.

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Violations

84 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026

Vehicle maintenance No alert

47 · 14 out-of-service

Brakes 19 · Tires 10 · Lights 6 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · 8 more
Unsafe driving No alert

20 · 0 out-of-service

Reckless / lane 9 · Speeding 9 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
Hours of service No alert

17 · 0 out-of-service

Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · No log 5 · Over hours limit 2
Driver fitness No alert

0
Drugs & alcohol No alert

0

Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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2 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

Jun

15

2026

Jun 15, 2026 · Indiana
Injury · 1 person hurt
Daylight.
Jun

2

2026

Jun 2, 2026 · Texas
Injury · 1 person hurt
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Apr

14

2026

Apr 14, 2026 · California
Injury · 1 person hurt
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Jan

6

2026

Jan 6, 2026 · North Carolina
Property damage only
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Sep

19

2025

Sep 19, 2025 · California
Property damage only
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Jul

11

2025

Jul 11, 2025 · Georgia
Injury · 1 person hurt
Daylight.
Nov

29

2024

Nov 29, 2024 · Georgia
Injury · 1 person hurt
Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since

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On FMCSA's filing record

Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026): $2,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Oct 1, 2017 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2003
Cargo filing: not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record

36 months to May 14, 2026

One liability insurer throughout
No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state

Texas 25
California 24
New Mexico 19
Washington 17
North Carolina 16
Michigan (HQ) 12
Colorado 10
Georgia 9

Runs well beyond its home state: 12 of 218 inspections were in Michigan.

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FMCSA records

BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.

BASIC	Inspections with violations	Measure	Alert
Vehicle maintenance	30	2.63	No alert
Unsafe driving	20	0.65	No alert
Hours of service	12	0.12	No alert
Driver fitness	0	0.00	No alert
Drugs & alcohol	0	0.00	No alert

218 driver inspections · 112 vehicle inspections

These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.