TOWN HOUSE CARRIERS LLC

DOT# 2936360 MC# 992267 Hobart, IN Authorized For-Hire
(219) 973-4800 townhousecarriers@gmail.com 6289 Grosbeak Ct, Hobart IN 46342
23 power units 17 drivers 1.3M mi/yr · ~57k per unit
Intrastate Only
Satisfactory
FRED Score 67.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
10 yrs history · 38 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
23
Drivers · CDL
17 · 17
Annual miles
1.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 10 11 0 21
Trailers 13 7 0 20

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-11-2025)
Registered
10-08-2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-21-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
MITKO GUFTEVSKI

Cargo

62.7
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Livestock General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Other: METAL SHEETS COILS Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction Coal/Coke
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Livestock, 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.

Intrastate operation

Runs within one state. Roadside inspections are rarer for intrastate fleets than for interstate ones, so this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 0.85×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 1 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.97×, violations 1.49× and out-of-service orders 1.48× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +20%.

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.

  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 16 of 61 violations (26%). Light or brake defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    50.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (9 of 18). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.48× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    4 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 2.6% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • High speeding: 5

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
38
32% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
9 of 18
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.6%
1 of 38
National avg 6.7%
Violations
61
14 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Indiana (about 25 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 12 inspections, 6 out of service 12 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.029
Inspections 1.28 1.12
Violations 1.33 0.78
Critical violations 0.30 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

61 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    38 · 13 OOS
    Lights 16 · Brakes 13 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 3 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    15 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · False log 4 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 5 · Reckless / lane 2 · Other 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)
on record since Sep 21, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2017
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: SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY → DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) (Sep 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 28, 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
  • Indiana (HQ) 13
  • Illinois 6
  • Tennessee 4
  • Wisconsin 3
  • Michigan 2
  • Ohio 2
  • Arkansas 1
  • Kentucky 1

34% of inspections were in its home state.