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FAF LLC

DBA: FAF

DOT# 728630 MC# 333604 Groveport, OH Authorized For-Hire
(614) 497-5000 pat_jones@forwardair.com 6700 Port Road, Groveport OH 43125
1,729 power units 1,917 drivers 168.2M mi/yr · ~97k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 41.3 / 100
High confidence
28 yrs history · 1,915 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1,729
Drivers · CDL
1,917 · 1,865
Annual miles
168.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 158 171 0 329
Tractors 291 1109 0 1400
Trailers 4672 0 0 4672

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-29-2013) · 13 yr old
Registered
02-06-1998 (28 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-29-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
PAT JONES

Cargo

66.0
medium risk
Household Goods Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Beverages US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Garbage/Refuse Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight, Household Goods, 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 28% higher than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ 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 1.28×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
63.8 vs 49.9 for similar fleets
Likely 47–82 crashes
This motor carrier
63.8
Similar fleets
49.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~81%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 130 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 65 a year), including 5 fatal (5 deaths) and 36 with injuries; similar fleets have about 50 a year. The grade counts 204 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.32× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.55× and out-of-service orders 0.73×. Together they move its crash estimate -4%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Fatal crashes
    5 crashes with 5 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jul 29, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • New since the grade was set
    1 crash after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
  • Injury crashes
    36 crashes with 57 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lapse in liability filings
    370 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Nov 2, 2023 – Nov 6, 2024) 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
    20 out-of-service violations against drivers: 11 no valid CDL, 7 hours of service, 1 other qualification (Nov 2024 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 350 of 1191 violations (29%). Brake or light defects led to 111 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 1.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 67
  • Excessive speeding: 83

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
130
5 fatalities · 58 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,915
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.3%
220 of 1,084
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
20 of 1,914
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,191
280 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 222 inspections, 16 out of service 222 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 238 inspections, 25 out of service 238 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 223 inspections, 30 out of service 223 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 236 inspections, 22 out of service 236 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 251 inspections, 39 out of service 251 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 223 inspections, 29 out of service 223 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 253 inspections, 28 out of service 253 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 245 inspections, 49 out of service 245 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 24 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.037 0.022
Inspections 0.90 0.63
Violations 0.34 0.22
Critical violations 0.07 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1,191 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    822 · 257 OOS
    Brakes 350 · Lights 177 · Tires 117 · Wheels & hubs 49 · Cargo securement 30 · 99 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    264 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 112 · Speeding 90 · Seat belt 25 · Phone use 9 · Other 28
  • Hours of service No alert
    79 · 7 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 53 · False log 12 · Over hours limit 9 · No log 5
  • Driver fitness No alert
    20 · 14 OOS
    No valid CDL 16 · Medical certificate 2 · English proficiency 1 · Other qualification 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    6 · 2 OOS
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
  • Sep
    6
    2026
    Ohio
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    1
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    1
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Water(standing moving) road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    29
    2026
    Nebraska
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Woman, 62, killed after being struck by two semis along I-80 in west Omaha
    Omaha World-Herald (omaha.com) · Jul 30, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report NE0226027956 (Omaha Pd) lists FAF LLC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name FAF LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Jul
    24
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    23
    2026
    Wisconsin
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    16
    2026
    Oregon
    Property damage only
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    16
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    10
    2026
    Texas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
    In the news
    25-year-old man hit and killed by truck while trying to cross North Texas highway, officials say
    WFAA · Jan 10, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report TX7CX8HQE14U (Southlake Pd) lists FAF LLC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name FAF LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Aug
    18
    2025
    New York
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
    In the news
    Man dies after being struck by tractor-trailer on Thruway in Hamburg
    Buffalo News · Aug 19, 2025

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report NY4096102800 (Nysp Thruway Buffalo) lists FAF LLC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name FAF LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

120 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$5,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Company
on record since Oct 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2024
1 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) · American Alternative Insurance Corporation since Jun 5, 2026
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 1 liability insurer on FMCSA's record, 1 change: THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT → ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2024)
  • 370 days without a liability filing (Nov 2, 2023 – Nov 6, 2024) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
  • 1 liability filing received late (the last received Oct 29, 2026 for an effective date of Oct 1, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Oct 1, 2026 (suspension effective Oct 31, 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 Jul 15, 2026)

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
  • California 356
  • New Mexico 191
  • Texas 108
  • Illinois 93
  • Missouri 89
  • Arizona 85
  • Ohio (HQ) 79
  • Georgia 71

Runs well beyond its home state: 79 of 1,915 inspections were in Ohio.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/728630