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USDOT 2323865 · STAFFORD TRANSPORT OF MICHIGAN INC
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STAFFORD TRANSPORT OF MICHIGAN INC

DBA CUSTOM ECOLOGY OF OHIO

USDOT 2323865 MC 976863 Smyrna, GA Authorized For-Hire
310 power units 274 drivers 13.8M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 45.7 / 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
14 yrs history · 562 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
310
Drivers · CDL
274 · 274
Annual miles
13.8M ~44k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors252850310
Trailers5833140897

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Conditional (Oct 7, 2023)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 3 yrs ago)
Registered
Jul 11, 2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Nov 5, 2025
Officers
ERIC JONES · DERK LOCKHART
Phone
(804) 564-3448
Email
mcrawford@customecology.com
Address
5472 Oakdale Road, Smyrna GA 30082

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsGeneral FreightOther: SOLID WASTE, NOT TRADry BulkGarbage/Refuse

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
32
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 17 injury · 23 people hurt in all
Inspections
562
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
53.1%
138 of 260 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.6%
20 of 562 driver inspections
Violations
596
209 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 72 inspections, 23 out of service 72 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 74 inspections, 18 out of service 74 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 88 inspections, 20 out of service 88 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 67 inspections, 19 out of service 67 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 53 inspections, 10 out of service 53 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 61 inspections, 19 out of service 61 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 85 inspections, 24 out of service 85 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 62 inspections, 21 out of service 62 Q3 '26
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Violations

596 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    491 · 188 out-of-service
    Lights 180 · Brakes 123 · Tires 84 · Cargo securement 17 · Wheels & hubs 17 · 70 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    79 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 33 · Reckless / lane 27 · Phone use 7 · Seat belt 7 · Other 5
  • Driver fitness No alert
    23 · 18 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 20 · Medical certificate 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 3 out-of-service
    No log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Drugs & alcohol FMCSA 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 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jun
    30
    2026
    Jun 30, 2026 · Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    8
    2026
    Jun 8, 2026 · Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • May
    21
    2026
    May 21, 2026 · Louisiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    3
    2026
    Apr 3, 2026 · Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    4
    2026
    Mar 4, 2026 · Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, fog.
  • Feb
    3
    2026
    Feb 3, 2026 · Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    27
    2025
    Dec 27, 2025 · Louisiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    19
    2025
    Sep 19, 2025 · Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

24 more on the FMCSA record.

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)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · NUOVO INDEMNITY RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (risk retention group)
on record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2016
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: OTTAWA CORPORATE LTD. → NUOVO INDEMNITY RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (Jan 2026); NUOVO INDEMNITY RISK RETENTION GROUP INC → OTTAWA CORPORATE LTD. (Dec 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • Georgia (HQ) 198
  • Louisiana 92
  • Florida 85
  • North Carolina 59
  • Mississippi 53
  • Tennessee 29
  • South Carolina 23
  • Virginia 10

35% of inspections were in its home state.

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