COMMERCIAL TERMINAL SERVICE INC

DOT# 213699 MC# 162242 DUNS# 35112408 Kansas City, MO Authorized For-Hire
(816) 800-8095 teresa@ctsia.com; roger@ctsia.com 900 N Indiana Ave, Kansas City MO 64120
11 tractors · all owned 8 drivers 845k mi/yr · ~77k per unit
Poor
FRED Score 15.8 / 100
Low confidence
44 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
11
Drivers · CDL
8 · 8
Annual miles
845k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 11 0 0 11
Trailers 11 5 0 16

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (05-06-2015)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 11 yr ago)
Registered
06-08-1982 (44 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-15-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TERESA CLARK
Officer
ROGER CLARK

Cargo

61.2
medium risk
Intermodal Containers General Freight
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.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

This motor carrier 1.95×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About 2.0× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year. The grade counts 6 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.54×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.52× and violations 1.31× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +11%: 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
    2 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 5 of 16 violations (31%). Light or brake defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
9
22% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
3 of 6
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9
National avg 6.7%
Violations
16
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.182 0.031
Inspections 0.73 1.11
Violations 0.73 0.89
Critical violations 0.14 0.17

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

What they get cited for

16 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    11 · 4 OOS
    Lights 5 · Brakes 4 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    False log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1
  • 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
  • Apr
    17
    2026
    Missouri
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    5
    2025
    Nebraska
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    30
    2025
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    4
    2025
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Jan 7, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 1992
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

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 21, 2017)

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
  • Kansas 3
  • Iowa 2
  • Missouri (HQ) 2
  • Nebraska 2