CMG TRANS INC

DBA: SHOTS

DOT# 3676587 MC# 1277041 Avon, IN Authorized For-Hire
(317) 242-9994 dispatch@cmgtransport.com 8436 Captain Dr, Avon IN 46123
7 tractors · all owned 9 drivers 1.5M mi/yr · ~214k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Low confidence
5 yrs history · 19 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
7
Drivers · CDL
9 · 9
Annual miles
1.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 7 0 0 7
Trailers 9 0 0 9

Registration

Registered
07-12-2021 (5 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-29-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
SHAHJOT SINGH

Cargo

56.8
medium risk
Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Construction
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.

High Utilization Fleet

This motor carrier reports 214,285 miles per power unit annually, which exceeds typical single-driver limits (~150,000–180,000 miles/year). This motor carrier is still rated, but the high utilization may indicate:

  • Team driving operations where trucks run nearly 24/7 with rotating drivers
  • Stale fleet count in MCS-150 (power units not updated while operations expanded)
  • Data entry anomaly in annual mileage reporting
  • Expedited/dedicated routes with unusually high truck utilization

Expected crash rate is about 1.8× that of similar fleets.

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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.8× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.79×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.79× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.5 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.5
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About 1.8× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.90× and out-of-service orders 1.39× 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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 5 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lapse in liability filings
    125 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Feb 15, 2025 – Jun 20, 2025) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service (Apr 2025 – Jul 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Oct 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
19
37% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
2 of 8
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
10.5%
2 of 19
National avg 6.7%
Violations
21
5 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: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.357 0.039
Inspections 1.57 1.41
Violations 1.50 1.44
Critical violations 0.36 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

21 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 3 OOS
    Lights 5 · Brakes 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    8 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 3 · Speeding 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
  • Mar
    27
    2026
    Ohio
    Injury · 5 people hurt
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    9
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    11
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    22
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jul
    3
    2025
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Nov 24, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2025); GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY → ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2025); PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY → GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2024)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Nov 24, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 125 days without a liability filing (Feb 15, 2025 – Jun 20, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Dec 1, 2025)

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
  • Illinois 5
  • Indiana (HQ) 5
  • Kansas 2
  • Texas 2
  • Arizona 1
  • California 1
  • Colorado 1
  • Iowa 1