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USDOT 1821740 MC 661336 Port Huron, MI Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
8 power units 15 drivers mileage unreliable
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Not graded
Passenger operation — outside the model for motor carriers of property
Checked Nov 8, 2026

Why it isn't graded

Not graded: passenger operation. The FRED Score is a model for motor carriers of property; a passenger model is a separate study.

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Apr 2026: 0 crashes · 20 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 0.0% (national avg 22.3%)

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
8
Drivers · CDL
15 · 0
Annual miles
150k unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors0000
Trailers0000

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
Cargo operation
Intrastate non-HM
Scope
Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Sep 30, 2024)
Registered
Oct 17, 2008 (18 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Feb 18, 2026
Officer
CHRISTOPHER SIMONS
Phone
(810) 982-7433
Email
preferredcharters@982ride.com
Address
3001 Dove St, Port Huron MI 48060

Cargo

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Apr 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
20
95% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 20 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 4 driver inspections
Violations
1
0 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26
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Violations

1 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 0 out-of-service
    Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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.

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Crashes

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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

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)
$5,000,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Sep 11, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2015
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
Authority events and every filing FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers Log in

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

Where it operates

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

Inspections by state
  • Michigan (HQ) 16
  • Ohio 4

Mostly inspected in its home state (80%).