CORPORATE MAILING SERVICES INC

DBA: C M S

DOT# 739342 MC# 626952 Baltimore, MD Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(410) 242-7356 kenh@whycms.com 1625 Knecht Ave, Baltimore MD 21227
2 power units · all leased 2 drivers 183k mi/yr · ~91k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
28 yrs history · 1 roadside inspection

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
2
Drivers · CDL
2 · 2
Annual miles
183k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 2 0 2
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles), Interstate (Within 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (01-23-2008)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 18 yr ago)
Registered
04-02-1998 (28 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-16-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
KEN HORA
Officer
STEPHEN LINSENMEYER

Cargo

54.8
medium risk
General Freight US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

1 inspection and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 2–5 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 0.13×–2.14×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
Most likely none
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.1

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 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 (2 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.60× and violations 1.36× 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 estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Data flags
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.
  • 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, Aug 2026 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
100.0%
1 of 1
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
1 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Maryland (about 3 in 24 months would be typical; 30% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 0.25 1.57
Violations 0.50 1.56
Critical violations 0.00 0.29

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

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service 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 May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
on record since Jul 10, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2007
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHEAST → THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. (Jul 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Mar 1, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 10, 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
  • Maryland (HQ) 1