OHIO TRANSIT COMPANY INC
DBA: OTC
(888) 308-8997
ali@ohiotransitcompany.com
50 Kingston Ave, Columbus OH 43207
79
tractors
81 drivers
6.8M mi/yr · ~86k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
13 yrs history · 111 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 79
- Drivers · CDL
- 81 · 81
- Annual miles
- 6.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 46 | 33 | 0 | 79 |
| Trailers | 13 | 49 | 100 | 162 |
Registration
- Registered
- 05-28-2013 (13 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-22-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- MOHAMED ALI
Cargo
62.7
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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 about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 1.07×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.07× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.6 vs 3.3 for similar fleets
Likely 1–7 crashes
This motor carrier
3.6
Similar fleets
3.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~9%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.3 a year. The grade counts 11 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.96× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +10%: 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.
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Injury crashes4 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 2 hours of service (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 34 of 158 violations (22%). Light or brake defects led to 15 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate39.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (23 of 59). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.21× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs4 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 2 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.7% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 10
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High speeding: 5
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
111
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
39.0%
23 of 59
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.7%
3 of 111
National avg 6.7%
Violations
158
41 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Ohio (about 86 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 4,136 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.032 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 0.96 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 1.00 | 0.57 |
| Critical violations | 0.25 | 0.12 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
158 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert108 · 37 OOSLights 34 · Brakes 27 · Tires 17 · Cargo securement 5 · Wheels & hubs 5 · 20 more
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Unsafe driving No alert29 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 17 · Speeding 5 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert19 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 9 · Over hours limit 5 · False log 4 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Sep32026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain.
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Jun172026New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar22026IllinoisInjury · 2 people hurtIce road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Sep132025West VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul122025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
4 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Spinnaker Insurance Companyon record since Apr 8, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2014
- 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: CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2023)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers, each replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 30, 2014)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
12 filings and 6 authority events since 2014 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
12 filings and 6 authority events since 2014 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Apr 8, 2026Spinnaker Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 31, 2025SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 8, 2026 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Apr 28, 2026 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 11, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 1, 2025opened after SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 7, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2023SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 31, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Apr 7, 2025 came after the replacement; 16 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2022CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 15, 2023 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2021WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 15, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2017SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 15, 2021 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 7, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 14, 2017opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 3, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2016HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2017 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 3, 2018 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 16, 2016opened after NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 30, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 17, 2016NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 30, 2016 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 7, 2016NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 17, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 5, 2016opened after NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 15, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 10, 2015NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 7, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 16, 2016 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 16, 2015NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 10, 2015 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 15, 2015 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 22, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 16, 2015opened after NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 16, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2014Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 21, 2014NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 16, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Ohio (HQ) 27
- Kentucky 13
- Pennsylvania 12
- New York 10
- Indiana 8
- Georgia 7
- Texas 6
- Maryland 5
24% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (79 power units: 79 filed, 57 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.3
Actual, per year in window
3.7
Projected, next 12 mo
3.6
0
2.25
4.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 79 power units this active to have about 3.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 11 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 3.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.6 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 9% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
109 inspections
and 11 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 105 inspections and 5 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 31, 2024 · KY · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 15, 2024 · FL · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- 4 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.44
Satisfactory — 1.07x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.042 crashes per power-unit-year for a 79-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.10x (driver behaviour 1.96x, out-of-service 1.21x, all violations 1.06x; 109 inspections). Experience 0.97x: 5.3 decayed crashes against 5.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.44, a 7.21). 80% range 0.68–1.49x. Last change: a new crash.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +6.1%, driven by a new crash on the record.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
4.2 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
79 power units · 3.35 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.10×
109 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.97×
5.3 decayed crashes vs 5.7 expected · credibility 0.44
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 1.07× (80% range 0.68–1.49×)
· band Marginal → displayed Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
111
Driver Insp
111
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
59
Vehicle OOS
23
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 26 | 2.97 | |
| HOS Compliance | 12 | 0.72 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.11 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 41 | 9.41 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-25 – 31-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.