TOTAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC

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No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — TOTAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC (USDOT 1696231)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1696231/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
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USDOT 1696231 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: JAMES RICHARDS Company officer 2: JUDITH RICHARDS General Freight Building Materials Construction Based in FOWLERVILLE, MI

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=131108 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: Clear to review.

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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 1696231
In FMCSA records since Oct 9, 2007 (~18y)
Company officer JAMES RICHARDS
Company officer 2 JUDITH RICHARDS
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
General Freight, Building Materials, Construction
Fleet size 6 units
Drivers 15
Annual mileage 93,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
935 GARDEN LANE
FOWLERVILLE, MI 48836
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1696231
In FMCSA records since Oct 9, 2007 (~18y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 93,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.50 vs 1.80 -1.30
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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
Trucks 2 4 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 17 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 10 10 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0%
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
6
Drivers
15
Inspections
17
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

TOTAL SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC had 10 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 2.0.

Inspection profile

10 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in VA (2) and IL (1).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 391.41(a)(1) (391.41(a)(1)) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 6 power units (small fleet) and 15 drivers; International, Freightliner, and Chevrolet are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 131,108 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–9 power units (±50% of this carrier's 6 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 131,108 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 131,108 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (11 months)

2023-12 2025-11

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
Virginia (VA) 2 0 0.0% Nov 17, 2025
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% May 14, 2025
Michigan (MI) 1 0 0.0% Mar 13, 2025
Missouri (MO) 1 0 0.0% May 7, 2025
Florida (FL) 1 0 0.0% Oct 24, 2024
North Carolina (NC) 1 0 0.0% Sep 26, 2024
Tennessee (TN) 1 0 0.0% Nov 21, 2024
US (US) 1 0 0.0% May 16, 2025
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% Jun 6, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
International 6
Freightliner 3
Ihc 2
Chevrolet 1
Custom Scott 1
Ford 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 1 0.58 1 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 2.11 2 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (17 rows) View all 17 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
86359014 Nov 17, 2025 VA 1 PETERSBURG VA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85926189 Sep 30, 2025 VA 3 BLAND VA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Custom Scott
0 No
84901526 Jun 6, 2025 MS 3 LAUDERDALE COUNTY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84726243 May 16, 2025 US 1 MICHIGAN CITY IN
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84698816 May 14, 2025 IL 1 il-018---bolingbrook---i-55-n/b
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 395.3A2-PROP No
84608199 May 7, 2025 MO 3 STEELE MO
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLTCD No
84131892 Mar 13, 2025 MI 3 mi-w-i-96@novi-rd
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLLEQP, 393.9A-LLPL No
83233456 Nov 21, 2024 TN 1 KNOX COUNTY SCALES WB
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
83008379 Oct 24, 2024 FL 1 JASPER FL
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
82777451 Sep 26, 2024 NC 3 I 95 44 MM
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Ihc
1 392.16(a) No
81071732 Mar 7, 2024 NJ 1 KNOWLTON SCALE
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Ihc
0 No
80921999 Feb 22, 2024 CA 5 PLACENTIA
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.95(f), 390.21T(b) No
80921850 Feb 22, 2024 CA 5 PLACENTIA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.60(c) No
80432499 Dec 20, 2023 MO 3 STEELE MO
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 395.22H1-ELDNUM, 395.8E-HOSPD, 395.24 No
79417356 Aug 16, 2023 WV 3 BUFFALO
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
79020474 Jun 19, 2023 GA 3 ga-carroll-co-i/s-wb
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 391.41(a)(1) No
78496340 May 1, 2023 CO 1 DUMONT POE WB
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date State ▼ Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CO2020001244 Aug 30, 2020 CO 0 0 Yes No Tow
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 1 0
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 1 0
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