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CONTRACT DEWATERING SERVICES INC

Joins 6 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 26, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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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
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  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 16.7% vs peer 7.70% Details →
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.
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TruckCodex risk summary — CONTRACT DEWATERING SERVICES INC (USDOT 300238)
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:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 16.7% vs peer 7.70%
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/300238/
As of: Oct 26, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 300238 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Conditional rated Company officer: LISA M JACKSON Other (WATER WELL EQUIPMENT) Based in SARANAC, MI

FMCSA census as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 71/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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
NR

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 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 16.7% vs peer median 7.7% (worse). n=112979 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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 300238
In FMCSA records since Aug 24, 1987 (~39y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer LISA M JACKSON
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Other (WATER WELL EQUIPMENT)
Fleet size 9 units
Drivers 17
Annual mileage 260,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (616) 642-9415
Email: [email protected]
Physical
5820 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
SARANAC, MI 48881
Mailing
P O BOX 1
SARANAC, MI 48881
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 300238
In FMCSA records since Aug 24, 1987 (~39y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 260,000 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 16.7% vs 23.4% -6.7 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47
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
Truck tractors 4 0 0
Trailers 18 0 0
Trucks 5 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 11 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 0 1 0
OOS percentage 0% 16.67% —
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
9
Drivers
17
Inspections
11
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
16.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
6
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 16.7% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 112,979 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–14 power units (±50% of this carrier's 9 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 112,979 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
16.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
7.7%
Median across 112,979 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (9 months)

2024-01 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations
1 OOS · 50.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Michigan (MI) 3 0 0.0% Oct 5, 2026
Indiana (IN) 2 1 50.0% Jul 14, 2025
Ohio (OH) 1 0 0.0% Jun 23, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 4
GMC 2
Talb 2
Talbert Mf 2
Transcraft 2
Peterbilt 2
International 1
Intt 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 — Oct 26, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 26, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 0.92 1 — Oct 26, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 3.25 3 — Oct 26, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (11 rows) View all 11 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89177153 Oct 5, 2026 MI 3 POWERS SCALE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MI RA07528 · 1XPFDB9XXPN332419
0 — No
88824738 Aug 27, 2026 MI 3 MI
VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI RC47404 · 4V5KC9GG52N316894
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
88236910 Jun 23, 2026 OH 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MI RB44677 · 1NKDGGGG50R424664
0 — No
86604998 Dec 18, 2025 MI 2 mi-e/b-new-buffalo-scale
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MI RB44677 · 1NKDGGGG50R424664
0 — No
85229629 Jul 14, 2025 IN 2 CHESTERTON IN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MI RB44677 · 1NKDGGGG50R424664
0 — No
84221890 Mar 25, 2025 IN 2 WARREN IN
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
MI RC14311 · 1HSWXSBR64J092302
2 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.11A1-CSLRR Yes
82042562 Jul 1, 2024 IN 2 WARREN IN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MI RA07528 · 1XPFDB9XXPN332419
0 — No
82036913 Jul 1, 2024 MI 1 mi-new-buffalo-scale-e/b
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MI RB44677 · 1NKDGGGG50R424664
0 — No
81758036 May 30, 2024 MI 1 COLDWATER SCALE
GMC TRUCK TRACTOR
MI DF39547 · 1GT22YEG6FZ517931
2 392.2, 391.45(b) No
80695486 Jan 26, 2024 OH 2 ROADSIDE
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI DA63276 · 1GT22YEG6FZ517931
6 395.8(a)(1), 391.41(a)(1), 393.95(f) Yes
79256813 Jul 26, 2023 MI 2 —
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
MI DC65316. · 1GC1KXCG6EF182033
2 393.43, 390.21T(b) Yes
Recent Crashes (6 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MI0009594793 Jan 11, 2016 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
IL00M2059654 Nov 16, 2010 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0900823608 Jan 16, 2008 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN010000342_ Feb 13, 2001 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN010000080_ Jan 17, 2001 IN 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI000490405A Jan 13, 1994 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
WARREN IN IN 2 1
CHESTERTON IN IN 1 0
COLDWATER SCALE MI 1 0
MI MI 1 0
POWERS SCALE MI 1 0
ROADSIDE OH 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 1 0
391.45(b) Expired medical examiner's certificate Driver Fitness 1 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service Hours of Service 1 1
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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