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Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Coverage resumed · Mar 25, 2020
Common (HHG) reinstated · Apr 1, 2020
Policy effective · Mar 25, 2026
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 36 days Feb 18, 2020 → Mar 25, 2020
  • Common (HHG) gap · 175 days Inactive Oct 9, 2019 → reinstated Apr 1, 2020
  • Violations per Inspection above national average 3.33 vs 1.80 national (+1.53).
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file dotprocessagents.com llc Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — GAROS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2950810)
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
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 36 days — Feb 18, 2020 → Mar 25, 2020
  • Common (HHG) gap · 175 days — Inactive Oct 9, 2019 → reinstated Apr 1, 2020
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 3.33 vs 1.80 national (+1.53).

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — dotprocessagents.com llc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2950810/
As of: Aug 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2950810 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ABDIRIZAK NUR General Freight Based in BURNSVILLE, MN

FMCSA census as of Aug 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=276338 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
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

dotprocessagents.com llc

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2950810
In FMCSA records since Dec 1, 2016 (~9y)
MC / docket MC043083
Company officer ABDIRIZAK NUR
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 75,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (612) 978-2305
Email: [email protected]
Physical
13813 PORTLAND AVE
BURNSVILLE, MN 55337-4659
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2950810
In FMCSA records since Dec 1, 2016 (~9y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 75,000 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 3.33 vs 1.80 +1.53
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 2 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 3 3 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
2
Drivers
4
Inspections
5
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
0
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.

Risk intelligence

GAROS TRANSPORTATION LLC had 3 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 vehicle_maint at 8.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MN (2) and IA (1).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Freightliner and Utility are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
4 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 276,338 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,338 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 276,338 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (HHG) authority was inactive from Oct 9, 2019 to Apr 1, 2020 (175 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Feb 18, 2020 to Mar 25, 2020 (36 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2025-06 2025-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
5 violations
Hours of Service
2 violations
Unsafe Driving
2 violations
General/Admin
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Minnesota (MN) 2 0 0.0% Sep 2, 2025
Iowa (IA) 1 0 0.0% Jun 9, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 3
Utility 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 2 — 0.50 1 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 4.00 4 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 8.00 8 — 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 (5 rows) View all 5 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
85707986 Sep 2, 2025 MN 2 CLOQUET MN
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MN YCC8588 · 3ALACWDT4EDFJ3826
1 393.9A-LHLI No
85368095 Jul 25, 2025 MN 3 NEW HOPE MN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
GA XB047J · 1FUJA6CG63PK22415
2 392.2-SLLT, 395.8A No
84913197 Jun 9, 2025 IA 1 I35 SB
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MN YCC8588 · 3ALACWDT4EDFJ3826
7 393.45D, 393.45B2, 390.19B2-BIENNIAL No
79185730 Jul 19, 2023 MN 1 CLARKS GROVE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MN YCC8558 · 3ALACWDT4EDFJ3826
6 393.75(a)(3), 396.3(a)(1), 393.45(b)(2) Yes
78903963 Jun 15, 2023 MN 1 FOREST LAKE SCALE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
MN YCC7565 · 3ALACWDT5FDGC0946
1 393.203(b) No
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC043083
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Aug 15, 2019 MC43083-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Oct 13, 2017 MC43083-C CPL CERTIFICATE CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (13 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY CA-FD9569 91X $750,000 Mar 25, 2026 On file ACTIVE
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA978942864 BIPD/Primary — Mar 25, 2024 On file ACTIVE
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA978942864 BIPD/Primary — Mar 25, 2024 Mar 25, 2026 REPLACED
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY 53-742914-00 BIPD/Primary — Mar 25, 2022 Mar 25, 2024 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA 937381044 BIPD/Primary — Mar 25, 2020 Mar 25, 2022 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 36 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Feb 18, 2020 to Mar 25, 2020
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA934581046 BIPD/Primary — Nov 27, 2019 Nov 27, 2019 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA934581046 BIPD/Primary — Nov 27, 2019 Feb 18, 2020 CANCELLED
GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. IMP E502874 CARGO — Oct 9, 2019 Nov 13, 2020 CANCELLED
GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK IMP E502874 CARGO — Oct 9, 2019 Oct 9, 2019 REPLACED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY USA4222558 CARGO — Oct 3, 2018 Oct 3, 2019 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY USA4191959 CARGO — Oct 3, 2017 Oct 4, 2018 CANCELLED
METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CA010711P2017 BIPD/Primary — Sep 15, 2017 Nov 27, 2019 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 30, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  2. Mar 25, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  3. Mar 25, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Mar 25, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  5. Nov 23, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  6. Nov 23, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  7. Nov 13, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.
  8. Feb 24, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  9. Feb 24, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  10. Feb 18, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  11. Feb 18, 2020
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 36 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 25, 2020)
  12. Nov 27, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  13. Nov 27, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE
  14. Oct 9, 2019
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  15. Oct 9, 2019
    authority
    REVOKED — HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  16. Oct 9, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
  17. Oct 9, 2019
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  18. Oct 9, 2019
    authority gap
    Common (HHG) authority inactive: 175 days (through Apr 1, 2020)
  19. Oct 3, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  20. Oct 10, 2018
    authority
    REVOKED — HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  21. Oct 10, 2018
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  22. Oct 4, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
I35 SB IA 1 0
CLARKS GROVE MN 1 1
CLOQUET MN MN 1 0
FOREST LAKE SCALE MN 1 0
NEW HOPE MN MN 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.203(b) Cab/body improperly secured to frame Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.30 Improper battery installation Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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