SAFEWAY TRANSPORT INCORPORATED

Joins 3 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Sep 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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OOS mixed vs peers Driver 20.0% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 11.1%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — SAFEWAY TRANSPORT INCORPORATED (USDOT 1639275)
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:
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 20.0% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 11.1%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1639275/
As of: Sep 25, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 1639275 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: KENNETH TARTER General Freight Based in ROMULUS, MI

FMCSA census as of Sep 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 20% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 11.1% (better). n=78665 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

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.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1639275

In FMCSA records since May 1, 2007 (~19y)

Company officer KENNETH TARTER

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 13 units

Drivers 13

Annual mileage 250,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (734) 992-8564

Email: [email protected]

Physical

28529 GODDARD STE 106

ROMULUS, MI 48174

Mailing

PO BOX 1268

LINCOLN PARK, MI 48146

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1639275

In FMCSA records since May 1, 2007 (~19y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 250,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 20.0% vs 6.7% +13.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.67 vs 1.80 -0.13

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

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.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	13	0	0
Trailers	1	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	1	1	0
OOS percentage	33.33%	33.33%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

20.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 20.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 78,665 ACTIVE carriers operating 6–20 power units (±50% of this carrier's 13 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

20%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 78,665 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +20 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

11.1%

Median across 78,665 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -11.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)

2024-05 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Michigan (MI)	3	2	66.7%	Jun 21, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		5
Kenworth		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	2.16	2	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.23	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	30.00	30	—	Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88202962	Jun 21, 2026	MI	1	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BC75929 · 1FVHCYBS1DHFB0147	13	393.45D-BAAL, 396.3A1-BOS, 393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
86423097	Nov 25, 2025	MI	3	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BE16616 · 1FVHG3FEXLHKW8566	2	392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLTL	No
84157781	Mar 17, 2025	MI	3	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BC06945 · 1FVHCYCY9FHGL6458	3	383.91A-LCDL, 391.41A, 392.2-SLLLR	Yes
82408493	Aug 13, 2024	MI	1	—	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BC06945 · 1FVHCYCY9FHGL6458	2	393.11, 392.2	No
81891358	Jun 17, 2024	MI	3	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BC94965 · 1NKZL40X3KJ285422	1	396.7	No
81725235	May 23, 2024	MI	3	WB I-96 AT MERRIMAN	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MI BC75929 · 1FVHCYBS1DHFB0147	0	—	No
79283174	Jul 31, 2023	MI	3	—	STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Strg MI BD54043 · 2FZACGCS04AM55008	1	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
MI0003216964	Jun 17, 2024	MI	0	2	Yes	No	Injury
MI0002289608	Jun 8, 2021	MI	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
WB I-96 AT MERRIMAN	MI	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	Vehicle Maintenance	1
396.7	Unsafe operations forbidden	Vehicle Maintenance	1

Related Records

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