AWL TRANSPORT INC

DBA: TLX

DOT# 1199507 MC# 477808 Mantua, OH Authorized For-Hire
(330) 899-3444 jbracken@awltransport.com 4626 State Rt 82, Mantua OH 44255
434 tractors 143 drivers 11.8M mi/yr · ~27k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 86.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
22 yrs history · 263 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
434
Drivers · CDL
143 · 143
Annual miles
11.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 153 64 0 217
Trailers 516 75 0 591

Registration

Registered
01-09-2004 (22 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-23-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JAMES E BRACKEN II
Officer
PATRICK S FOJAS

Cargo

65.0
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is about 36% lower than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 200–499 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.64×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
6.7 vs 10.5 for similar fleets
Likely 2–12 crashes
This motor carrier
6.7
Similar fleets
10.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~17%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Better than peers. 12 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 6 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 10 a year. The grade counts 24 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.63× and violations 0.63× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    3 crashes with 6 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 cargo securement (Dec 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 31 of 152 violations (20%). Brake or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.4% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 8
  • Excessive speeding: 12

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
12
0 fatalities · 6 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
263
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.3%
25 of 123
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.4%
1 of 263
National avg 6.7%
Violations
152
33 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Ohio (about 359 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 32 inspections, 4 out of service 32 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 29 inspections, 3 out of service 29 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 38 inspections, 4 out of service 38 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 33 inspections, 2 out of service 33 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 27 inspections, 2 out of service 27 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 31 inspections, 3 out of service 31 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 37 inspections, 6 out of service 37 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 34 inspections, 2 out of service 34 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
vs 948 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.016 0.023
Inspections 0.44 0.77
Violations 0.18 0.33
Critical violations 0.04 0.07

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

152 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    98 · 33 OOS
    Brakes 31 · Lights 24 · Tires 15 · Cargo securement 10 · Wheels & hubs 6 · 12 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    37 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 20 · Speeding 13 · Seat belt 1 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    17 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 8 · Over hours limit 6 · No log 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    7
    2026
    Mississippi
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    1
    2026
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    2
    2025
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Slush road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Sep
    25
    2025
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    12
    2025
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jul
    23
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • May
    16
    2025
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • May
    16
    2025
    Kentucky
    Injury · 4 people hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.

4 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Company
on record since Mar 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2009
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · American Alternative Insurance Corporation since Jun 16, 2016
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 1, 2016)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Ohio (HQ) 44
  • Tennessee 44
  • Mississippi 21
  • Alabama 20
  • Kentucky 18
  • South Carolina 18
  • Indiana 15
  • Michigan 14

17% of inspections were in its home state.