OHIO EASTERN EXPRESS INC
(419) 625-8433
cboos@ohioeastern.com
300 West Perkins Avenue, Sandusky OH 44870
78
power units
55 drivers
4.7M mi/yr · ~60k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 48 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 78
- Drivers · CDL
- 55 · 55
- Annual miles
- 4.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tractors | 66 | 7 | 0 | 73 |
| Trailers | 65 | 2 | 0 | 67 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-18-2021) · 5 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-03-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- GENE HARTMAN
- Officer
- CHRISTINA BOOS
Cargo
59.3
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Dry Bulk
- 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.
Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with 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 1.10×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.10× 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
2.5 vs 2.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.5
Similar fleets
2.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
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 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.3 a year. The grade counts 9 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.62× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +5%: 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 crashes3 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lights and tiresLights are 12 of 48 violations (25%). Light or tire defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate39.1% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (9 of 23), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.01× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 2
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High speeding: 6
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
48
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
39.1%
9 of 23
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.1%
1 of 48
National avg 6.7%
Violations
48
10 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Ohio (about 78 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 4,155 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.038 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 0.52 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 0.31 | 0.56 |
| Critical violations | 0.08 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
48 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert28 · 9 OOSLights 12 · Tires 7 · Brakes 6 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 2
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Unsafe driving No alert12 · 0 OOSSpeeding 6 · Reckless / lane 5 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert7 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 5 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSMedical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Mar192026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Nov202025MichiganProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr162025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb212025PennsylvaniaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted.
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Jan172025PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, snow.
3 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)on record since Sep 30, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 19921 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO. since Jan 24, 1989
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers, each replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice served Sep 3, 2026 (suspension effective Oct 3, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 4, 2013)
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
47 filings and 25 authority events since 1977 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
47 filings and 25 authority events since 1977 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Sep 30, 2026DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 3, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Oct 3, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Jul 11, 2026DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 3, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)3 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jun 11, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jul 11, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Dec 2, 2025DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 7, 2025DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 2, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 30, 2025 came after the replacement; 5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2025DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 7, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Aug 6, 2025 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2025DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · ended May 1, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 3, 2025 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 3, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 7, 2025opened after DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 30, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2021DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 4, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Apr 30, 2025 came after the replacement; 50 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2020DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2019DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2018CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2017CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2016CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2015CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2014CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 6, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 31, 2014opened after EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2013Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2013EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 29, 2013opened after EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 1, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2012EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 6, 2012EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 1, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 10, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 3, 2012opened after AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 6, 2012)L&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
- Pennsylvania 11
- Ohio (HQ) 9
- Delaware 5
- Indiana 4
- Maryland 4
- Illinois 3
- Michigan 3
- Kentucky 2
19% 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 (78 power units: 78 filed, 35 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
2.3
Actual, per year in window
3.0
Projected, next 12 mo
2.5
0
1.75
3.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 78 power units this active to have about 2.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 9 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.0 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 2.5 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 7% 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 Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
47 inspections
and 9 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 47 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 Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.41 (posterior 0.46 × exposure corroboration)
Satisfactory — 1.10x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.029 crashes per power-unit-year for a 78-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.05x (driver behaviour 1.62x, out-of-service 1.01x, all violations 0.92x; 47 inspections). Experience 1.05x: 4.1 decayed crashes against 3.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.46, a 4.43). 80% range 0.64–1.62x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
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
2.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
78 power units · 2.29 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.05×
47 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.05×
4.1 decayed crashes vs 3.7 expected · credibility 0.46
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 1.10× (80% range 0.64–1.62×)
· 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
48
Driver Insp
48
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
23
Vehicle OOS
9
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 12 | 1.22 | |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 0.45 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.09 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 17 | 6.28 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-OCT-25 – 29-JAN-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.