AAUSTIN EXPRESS - OHIO LLC

DOT# 1854089 MC# 671223 Taylor, MI Authorized For-Hire
(734) 946-1007 michelle@gmgroups.com 25299 Brest, Taylor MI 48180
11 power units · all owned 13 drivers 2.7M mi/yr · ~245k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
17 yrs history · 4 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
11
Drivers · CDL
13 · 13
Annual miles
2.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 9 0 0 9
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
02-12-2009 (17 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-11-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ADAM R MCCLOE

Cargo

57.3
medium risk
Liquids/Gases General Freight US Mail
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

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.

High Utilization Fleet

This motor carrier reports 245,496 miles per power unit annually, which exceeds typical single-driver limits (~150,000–180,000 miles/year). This motor carrier is still rated, but the high utilization may indicate:

  • Team driving operations where trucks run nearly 24/7 with rotating drivers
  • Stale fleet count in MCS-150 (power units not updated while operations expanded)
  • Data entry anomaly in annual mileage reporting
  • Expedited/dedicated routes with unusually high truck utilization

Not enough record to grade yet.

4 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.33×–1.96×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (11 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about typical. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.64× 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 estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Little roadside history
    Only 4 inspections in 24 months for 11 power units, where interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Michigan average about 10; the record says little either way.
    Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size (the MCS-150 was last updated Mar 2025).
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Nov 2025 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
4
25% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 4
National avg 6.7%
Violations
3
0 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Michigan (about 10 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.045 0.034
Inspections 0.23 1.23
Violations 0.14 0.97
Critical violations 0.09 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

3 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Vehicle maintenance 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
  • Jan
    17
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Zurich American Insurance Company of Illinois
on record since Jun 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2009
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: Old Republic Insurance Company → Zurich American Insurance Company of Illinois (Jun 2026)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jun 1, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 6, 2009)

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 3
  • Kentucky 1