NORTH-SOUTH TRUCKING INC

DOT# 508322 MC# 260251 Toledo, OH Authorized For-Hire
(734) 384-3770 closebd.ce@gmail.com 5656 Opportunity Drive Suite 2001, Toledo OH 43612
11 power units · all owned 11 drivers 352k mi/yr · ~32k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
34 yrs history · 4 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
11
Drivers · CDL
11 · 11
Annual miles
352k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 3 0 0 3
Tractors 8 0 0 8
Trailers 29 0 0 29

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (07-18-2007) · 19 yr old
Registered
12-29-1992 (34 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-14-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
WARD C. CLOSE
Officer
BRYAN CLOSE

Cargo

61.7
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Building Materials Other: SCRAP STEEL Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

4 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but not by enough to grade.

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.

80% likely range 0.29×–1.62×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.4

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-9 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (11 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 fatal crash (1 death) on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.34×, out-of-service orders 0.47× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.71× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -17%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Jun 2, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Little roadside history
    Only 4 inspections in 24 months for 11 power units; the record says little either way.
    Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size.
Data flags
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Feb 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
1 fatality · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
4
100% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 4
National avg 6.7%
Violations
0
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.045 0.031
Inspections 0.23 1.11
Violations 0.00 0.89
Critical violations 0.00 0.17

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

What they get cited for

0 violations · 24 months

No violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jun
    2
    2025
    Michigan
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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)
$750,000 · PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 10, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
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 Feb 10, 2020)

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
  • Michigan 2
  • Ohio (HQ) 2