FORWARD INTERMODAL SYSTEMS INC
Joins 1 authority docket from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- Prior insurance gap · 112 days Oct 19, 2012 → Feb 8, 2013
- Prior insurance gap · 110 days Sep 13, 2013 → Jan 1, 2014
- Common (Property) gap · 108 days Inactive Sep 23, 2013 → reinstated Jan 9, 2014
- Common (Property) gap · 113 days Inactive Oct 29, 2012 → reinstated Feb 19, 2013
- Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
- FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
- Broker bond/trust on file · BMC-84 surety bond Southwest Marine And General Insurance Company · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance Details →
- 1 active operating authority
- Active insurance on file Southwest Marine And General Insurance Company · BMC-84 Details →
- BOC-3 process agent on file ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS Details →
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — FORWARD INTERMODAL SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1586817) Verdict: CAUTION Book with caution — review signals below No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking. Authority / census status: Active Blockers: (none) Cautions: • Prior insurance gap · 112 days — Oct 19, 2012 → Feb 8, 2013 • Prior insurance gap · 110 days — Sep 13, 2013 → Jan 1, 2014 • Common (Property) gap · 108 days — Inactive Sep 23, 2013 → reinstated Jan 9, 2014 • Common (Property) gap · 113 days — Inactive Oct 29, 2012 → reinstated Feb 19, 2013 • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review. On file: • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI • Broker bond/trust on file · BMC-84 surety bond — Southwest Marine And General Insurance Company · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance • 1 active operating authority • Active insurance on file — Southwest Marine And General Insurance Company · BMC-84 • BOC-3 process agent on file — ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1586817/ As of: Oct 25, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
FMCSA census as of Oct 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B
Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 78/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
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confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B
Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 78/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active insurance rows exist, but BIPD/Primary match is unclear — verify on L&I.
Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=229772 same-size ACTIVE peers.
Official FMCSA Conditional safety rating.
No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.
Recent changes
- Company officer 2 VICKI NG → FILEX MAN CHEUNG FOK · Oct 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
- Company officer FILEX MAN CHEUNG FOK → VICKI NG · Oct 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
- Physical street 173 MITCHELL AVENUE → 173 MITCHELL AVE · Oct 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Broker bond / trust on file
2 financial-security filings · 2 cargo
Company profile
FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.
BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.
Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2014-02-12 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.
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InsuranceSouthwest Marine And General Insurance CompanyPolicy effective Jan 20, 2017
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Process AgentALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESSBOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC587462ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
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| Truck tractors | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Accident reports (24 months)
All 3 crashes →| Last 6 months | 6–12 months | 12–24 months | Total | |
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| Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tow-away | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Crash reports | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.
Risk Signals
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 229,772 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).
Authority gaps detected (2)
- Common (Property) authority was inactive from Sep 23, 2013 to Jan 9, 2014 (108 days)
- Common (Property) authority was inactive from Oct 29, 2012 to Feb 19, 2013 (113 days)
Historical coverage gaps detected (2)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Oct 19, 2012 to Feb 8, 2013 (112 days)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Sep 13, 2013 to Jan 1, 2014 (110 days)
Fleet History
Field change history →Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 1 address change · 2 officer changes
Record Changes
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Company officer 2 VICKI NG FILEX MAN CHEUNG FOKFMCSA Company Census
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Company officer FILEX MAN CHEUNG FOK VICKI NGFMCSA Company Census
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Physical street 173 MITCHELL AVENUE 173 MITCHELL AVEFMCSA Company Census
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SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Oct 19, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections
No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.
Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
| Report # | Date ▼ | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow | Hazmat | Severity |
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| TN0400436025 | Jan 13, 2026 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes | No | Tow |
| CA0005761905 | Aug 17, 2012 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes | No | Tow |
| CA0005436916 | Dec 15, 2011 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes | No | Tow |
Authority Records (3 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (5 letters, 2 PDFs available)
Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.
Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.
Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.
| Date | Docket | Action | Authority | |
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| Feb 12, 2014 | MC587462-B | Original MC Certificate | License (Broker) | Original MC Certificate → |
| Jan 23, 2014 | MC84-B | Grant Decision Notice | Permit | Grant Decision Notice → |
| Jan 9, 2014 | MC587462-C | Reinstatement Letter | Reinstatement | Metadata only |
| Feb 19, 2013 | MC587462-C | Reinstatement Letter | Reinstatement | Metadata only |
| Mar 15, 2010 | MC587462-C | Original MC Certificate | Revocation | Metadata only |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (23 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
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| Southwest Marine And General Insurance Company | 9917407 | BMC-84 | — | Jan 20, 2017 | On file | ACTIVE |
| SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN | 9917407 | 84 | — | Jan 20, 2017 | On file | ACTIVE |
| SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY | OPI1076947 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Feb 22, 2015 | CANCELLED |
| GREAT AMERICAN ALLIANCE COMPANY | 51125 | SURETY | — | Jan 20, 2014 | Jan 20, 2017 | REPLACED |
| SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY | OPI1076947 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 1, 2014 | Jan 1, 2015 | CANCELLED |
| Coverage gap — 110 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Sep 13, 2013 to Jan 1, 2014 | ||||||
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | CA 2005272 | BIPD/Primary | — | Feb 8, 2013 | Sep 13, 2013 | CANCELLED |
| Coverage gap — 112 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Oct 19, 2012 to Feb 8, 2013 | ||||||
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | CP 7237979-2 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 14, 2012 | Oct 19, 2012 | CANCELLED |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | CP 7237979-2 | BIPD/Primary | — | Aug 7, 2012 | Sep 14, 2012 | CANCELLED |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | CP 7237979-2 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jun 7, 2012 | Jun 7, 2012 | REPLACED |
| NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. | CP 7237979-2 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jun 7, 2012 | Aug 7, 2012 | CANCELLED |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS | TRK-9337317-01 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 5, 2012 | Jun 7, 2012 | CANCELLED |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | TRK-9337317 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 5, 2012 | REPLACED |
| LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | 012944869-C1475 | 34 | — | Jan 5, 2011 | On file | ACTIVE |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | GLA-9337317 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 5, 2011 | REPLACED |
| LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | 012944869-C1475 | BMC-34 | — | Jan 5, 2011 | On file | ACTIVE |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | CL-324644 | CARGO | — | Jan 5, 2010 | Jan 7, 2011 | CANCELLED |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | CL-324644 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 5, 2010 | Jan 5, 2011 | REPLACED |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | CL-324644 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 5, 2010 | Jan 7, 2011 | CANCELLED |
| LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | 199-47-54-C58570 | CARGO | — | Jan 5, 2009 | Feb 6, 2010 | CANCELLED |
| LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | 441-89-73-C58570 | CARGO | — | Jan 5, 2008 | Jan 8, 2009 | CANCELLED |
| LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY | 441-89-73-C58570 | CARGO | — | Jan 5, 2008 | Jan 5, 2009 | REPLACED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Jan 20, 2017insuranceTERM/REPL — GREAT AMERICAN ALLIANCE COMPANY
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Mar 2, 2015
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Mar 2, 2015
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Mar 2, 2015authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Feb 22, 2015insuranceCANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
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Jan 1, 2015insuranceCANCEL — SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
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Dec 22, 2014
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Feb 12, 2014
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Sep 23, 2013
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Sep 23, 2013authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Sep 23, 2013authority gapCommon (Property) authority inactive: 108 days (through Jan 9, 2014)
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Sep 13, 2013insuranceCANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
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Sep 13, 2013insurance gapCoverage gap: 110 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jan 1, 2014)
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Oct 29, 2012
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Oct 29, 2012authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Oct 29, 2012authority gapCommon (Property) authority inactive: 113 days (through Feb 19, 2013)
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Oct 19, 2012insuranceCANCEL — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
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Oct 19, 2012insurance gapCoverage gap: 112 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 8, 2013)
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Sep 14, 2012insuranceCANCEL — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
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Aug 7, 2012insuranceCANCEL — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
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Jun 7, 2012insuranceCANCEL — ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS
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Jun 7, 2012insuranceTERM/REPL — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
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May 24, 2012
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Jan 5, 2012insuranceTERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 11, 2011
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Jan 7, 2011insuranceCANCEL — EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
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Jan 7, 2011insuranceTERM/CANCL — EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
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Jan 5, 2011insuranceTERM/REPL — EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
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Jan 5, 2011insuranceTERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
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Feb 6, 2010insuranceCANCEL — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 8, 2009insuranceTERM/CANCL — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 5, 2009insuranceTERM/REPL — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 25, 2007
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Docket MC587462
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · INACTIVE · MC
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Southwest Marine And General Insurance Company
BMC-84 policy on file
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SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN
84 policy on file
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SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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GREAT AMERICAN ALLIANCE COMPANY
SURETY policy on file
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UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
34 policy on file
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EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
CARGO policy on file
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ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS
BOC-3 process agent · 107,841 carriers served
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3 reportable crashes
FMCSA MCMIS crash log
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BOC-3 process agents explained
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FMCSA compliance filings guide
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Roadside inspection rights
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Book / don't book
PASS / CAUTION / REJECT triage from public filings.
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Insurance check
BIPD gaps, cargo filings, and lapse-watch tier.
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Cancel desk
Pending L&I cancellations and coverage gaps.
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Chameleon check
Heuristic cluster peers from public census fields.
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Safety benchmark
Driver/vehicle OOS rates vs similar fleet-size peers.