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CONTRACT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CO

USDOT 188891 MC 152509 Cleveland, OH Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
1,288 power units 1,156 drivers 90.1M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 70.4 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
52 yrs history · 2,504 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

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
1,288 all leased
Drivers · CDL
1,156 · 1,156
Annual miles
90.1M ~70k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0707
Tractors01,01101,011
Trailers02,59902,599

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Jan 11, 2008)18 yrs old
Registered
Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Feb 24, 2026 (Address Change)
DUNS
75817304
Officers
Colin Davie · Ben Meisenzahl
Phone
(216) 469-0419
Email
kevin.buckley@sherwin.com
Address
1 Sherwin Way, Cleveland OH 44113

Cargo

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General FreightBeveragesOther: PAINT, PAINT RELATEDChemicals

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
64
3 fatal (3 deaths) · 21 injury · 30 people hurt in all
Inspections
2,504
79% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
6.2%
116 of 1,863 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
16 of 2,500 driver inspections
Violations
723
136 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 309 inspections, 7 out of service 309 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 318 inspections, 15 out of service 318 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 307 inspections, 17 out of service 307 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 310 inspections, 8 out of service 310 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 279 inspections, 12 out of service 279 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 339 inspections, 25 out of service 339 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 326 inspections, 29 out of service 326 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 295 inspections, 19 out of service 295 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 21 inspections.
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Violations

723 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    453 · 110 out-of-service
    Brakes 222 · Lights 95 · Tires 45 · Wheels & hubs 21 · Cargo securement 10 · 60 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    120 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 55 · Reckless / lane 47 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 5 · Other 7
  • Hours of service No alert
    88 · 3 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 62 · Over hours limit 12 · No log 10 · False log 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    13 · 12 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 11 · Medical certificate 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    49 · 11 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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6 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
  • Aug
    12
    2026
    Aug 12, 2026 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight.
  • Aug
    11
    2026
    Aug 11, 2026 · Oklahoma
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    5
    2026
    Aug 5, 2026 · Pennsylvania
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight.
  • Jun
    19
    2026
    Jun 19, 2026 · Wisconsin
    Property damage only
    Daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    18
    2026
    Jun 18, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jun
    1
    2026
    Jun 1, 2026 · California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    1
    2026
    Jun 1, 2026 · Illinois
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    1
    2026
    Jun 1, 2026 · Louisiana
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    7
    2026
    Jan 7, 2026 · South Carolina
    Fatal · 1 death
    Wet road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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55 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$5,000,000 · Old Republic Insurance Company
on record since May 1, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1996
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) · TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 7, 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
  • California 290
  • Texas 228
  • North Carolina 196
  • Illinois 186
  • Nevada 151
  • Georgia 110
  • Tennessee 104
  • South Carolina 87

Runs well beyond its home state: 59 of 2,504 inspections were in Ohio.

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