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DOLPHIN CONTRACTING 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
Policy effective · May 25, 2017
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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TruckCodex risk summary — DOLPHIN CONTRACTING INC (USDOT 2816327)
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
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2816327/
As of: Sep 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2816327 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: THOMAS SIMPSON Company officer 2: THOMAS SIMPSON General Freight Based in ROMULUS, MI

FMCSA census as of Sep 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 11.1% (better). n=74114 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.

Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2816327
In FMCSA records since Oct 14, 2015 (~10y)
MC / docket MC938950
Company officer THOMAS SIMPSON
Company officer 2 THOMAS SIMPSON
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 12 units
Drivers 9
Annual mileage 400,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (734) 787-3258
Email: [email protected]
Physical
11700 METRO AIRPORT CENTER DRIVE STE 107
ROMULUS, MI 48174
Mailing
11700 METRO AIR CENTER DR #107
ROMULUS, MI 48174
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2816327
In FMCSA records since Oct 14, 2015 (~10y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 400,000 mi
Active liability insurance
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.

Broker setup by MC age
Check brokers for this MC age

Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2015-12-02 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 3 3 0
Trailers 4 4 0
Trucks 6 0 0

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

Power Units
12
Drivers
9
Inspections
6
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
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.

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

Compared against 74,114 ACTIVE carriers operating 6–18 power units (±50% of this carrier's 12 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 74,114 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
11.1%
Median across 74,114 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -11.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
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 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
82559193 Aug 30, 2024 MI 3 mi-grass-lake-scale-w/b
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI BD84332 · 3ALACWDT6HDJH5858
0 — No
82036662 Jul 1, 2024 MI 3 —
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Ftl
IN 3266766 · 3ALACWFC4PDNT1644
1 392.2 No
81877903 Jun 12, 2024 MI 1 mi-grass-lake-scale-e/b
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
MI BD38651 · 3HSDWTZR8NN357371
1 392.2 No
81320193 Apr 9, 2024 MI 3 mi-i-94-eb-@-mm-153
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
OH R807535 · 3ALACWDT6HDJH5858
1 392.2 No
80638606 Jan 17, 2024 MI 3 —
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI BD42630 · 3ALACWDT2HDJB9433
2 392.16(a), 392.2 No
79643103 Sep 11, 2023 MI 3 —
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI BD30895 · 1XKDDB0X9YJ843929
1 392.2 No
Recent Crashes View all 1 →
No crashes on file for this carrier.
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC938950
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF 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 PDF
Dec 2, 2015 MC938950-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Nov 24, 2015 MC938950 Name Change Reinstatement Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (3 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY 51-239145-01 91X $750,000 May 25, 2017 On file ACTIVE
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY CA2952337 BIPD/Primary — Mar 28, 2016 May 25, 2017 REPLACED
SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO. A3246036 BIPD/Primary — Nov 25, 2015 Mar 28, 2016 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 25, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Mar 28, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.
  3. Dec 2, 2015
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
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