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FORTECHO LLC

FORTECHO LLC is a small fleet, operating 6 power units and 1 driver, based in Highland, IN. Across 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 50.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

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
Policy effective · Aug 17, 2025
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — FORTECHO LLC (USDOT 3297182)
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:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3297182/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3297182 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ATSEORITSE MICHAEL ONUWAJE General Freight Intermodal Containers Based in HIGHLAND, IN

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). 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
BIPD active · 100/100

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

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 25% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=130913 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Power Units +4 (2 → 6) · Jun 22, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Authority status Broker of Property (Except Household Goods):REVOKED → Broker of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE · Sep 20, 2026 · fmcsa-motus-carrier
  • Authority status Broker of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE → Broker of Property (Except Household Goods):REVOKED · Sep 20, 2026 · fmcsa-motus-authhist
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3297182
In FMCSA records since Jun 9, 2019 (~7y)
MC / docket MC1045133
Company officer ATSEORITSE MICHAEL ONUWAJE
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Intermodal Containers
Fleet size 6 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 1 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (219) 300-1666
Email: [email protected]
Physical
2204 RIDGEWOOD ST
HIGHLAND, IN 46322-1535
Mailing
P O BOX 3404
MUNSTER, IN 46321-0404
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3297182
In FMCSA records since Jun 9, 2019 (~7y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 25.0% vs 6.7% +18.3 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.00 vs 1.80 +0.20
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2020-08-21 (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 2 0 0
Trailers 2 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 14 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 1 3 0
OOS percentage 16.67% 50% —
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
1
Inspections
14
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
33.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
3
2 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

FORTECHO LLC had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 25.0.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MI (3) and IN (2).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (12.5% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 11 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner, Great Dane, and International are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 130,913 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–9 power units (±50% of this carrier's 6 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
25%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 130,913 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 130,913 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 3 tracked changes on record. · 2 authority-status changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Authority status Broker of Property (Except Household Goods):REVOKED Broker of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE
      Seen 6 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Sep 20, 2026 fmcsa-motus-carrier
    • Authority status Broker of Property (Except Household Goods):INACTIVE Broker of Property (Except Household Goods):REVOKED
      Seen 6 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Sep 20, 2026 fmcsa-motus-authhist
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Power Units 2 6
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jun 22, 2026 Jun 22, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (10 months)

2023-09 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
8 violations
1 OOS · 12.5%
Unsafe Driving
3 violations
Hours of Service
1 violation
1 OOS · 100.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Michigan (MI) 3 2 66.7% Sep 16, 2026
Indiana (IN) 2 0 0.0% Mar 6, 2026
Colorado (CO) 1 1 100.0% Feb 18, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 8
Great Dane 5
Stri 2
International 2
Utility 1
Vanguard 1
Wabash National 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 — Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 1.20 1 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 18.25 18 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 — 24.66 25 — 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 (14 rows) View all 14 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89026075 Sep 16, 2026 MI 2 MI — 1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
89007942 Sep 15, 2026 MI 1 FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B — 5 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.51C-BLPW, 393.47E Yes
88334635 Jul 7, 2026 MI 3 —
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3938965 · 3HSDZTZR3LN543338
1 392.2-SLLEWA2 No
87278877 Mar 6, 2026 IN 3 WABASH IN
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IN NONE ON FILE · 3HSDZTZR3LN543338
4 392.2-SLLS2, 392.2-SLLILC, 396.17C-PI No
87095885 Feb 18, 2026 CO 2 FORT MORGAN CO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3175430 · 1FUGGEDV3JLJN6586
6 395.8E-HOSPDOOS, 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.9A-LHLI Yes
82904536 Oct 11, 2024 IN 1 LOWELL IN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3371735 · 3AKJHLDR2JSKB2219
2 393.9(a), 393.55(e) No
82345594 Aug 7, 2024 IL 2 IL-38
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3243661 · 1FUJGED51FLGM8257
5 396.17(c), 393.11, 393.9(a) No
81522067 May 1, 2024 IN 3 LA PORTE IN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3243661 · 1FUJGED51FLGM8257
2 396.17(c), 392.2 No
80374204 Dec 6, 2023 IN 1 CHESTERTON IN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3371735 · 3AKJHLDR2JSKB2219
8 393.45D-BAAL, 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.75A1-TAOBETA Yes
80056150 Oct 30, 2023 IN 3 WANATAH IN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3371735 · 3AKJHLDR2JSKB2219
4 392.2, 395.22H4-ELDBRODS, 396.17C-PI No
79885778 Oct 2, 2023 WI 1 BELOIT SWEF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3371735 · 3AKJHLDR2JSKB2219
9 396.3(a)(1), 393.75(a)(3), 393.106(b) Yes
79805596 Sep 27, 2023 IL 1 il-bolingbrook---i-55-s/b
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3371735 · 3AKJHLDR2JSKB2219
0 — No
79234262 Jul 24, 2023 IN 3 SR 49 NB AT CR 600 N
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3371735 · 3AKJHLDR2JSKB2219
3 392.2, 396.17(c) No
78841069 Jun 8, 2023 IL 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Frt
IN 3023265 · 3AKJGLD54FSGD3885
6 392.2, 395.3(a)(2), 395.3(a)(3)(i) No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
ILX003142458 Sep 6, 2023 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (3 dockets)
Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC1045133
INACTIVE
Granted Aug 31, 2020 Inactive Aug 31, 2020
View full authority record →
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC1045133
Active
Granted Aug 21, 2020
View full authority record →
common
MC1045133
Active
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Aug 31, 2020 MC1045133 Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) INACTIVE —
MC Certificate Documents (3 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
Aug 21, 2020 MC1045133-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Jul 27, 2020 MC1045133 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Jul 31, 2019 MC1045133-B Original MC Certificate Revocation Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (9 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-FB2157 91X $750,000 Aug 17, 2025 On file ACTIVE
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY CA-FB2157 BMC-91X — Aug 17, 2025 On file ACTIVE
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW3EVE-001862-01 BIPD/Primary — Aug 17, 2024 Aug 17, 2024 REPLACED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW3EVE-001862-01 BIPD/Primary — Aug 17, 2024 Nov 12, 2024 CANCELLED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW3EVE-001862-01 BIPD/Primary — Aug 17, 2024 Aug 17, 2024 REPLACED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY CW3EVE-001862-01 BIPD/Primary — Aug 17, 2024 Aug 17, 2025 REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. MCP87348A BIPD/Primary — Aug 17, 2022 Aug 17, 2024 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA941265943 BIPD/Primary — Aug 17, 2020 Aug 17, 2022 REPLACED
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. NONE TRUST FUND — Jul 25, 2019 Aug 31, 2020 NAME CHANGED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 17, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Nov 12, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Oct 21, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Aug 19, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Aug 17, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
  6. Aug 17, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Aug 17, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Aug 31, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — PROPERTY BROKER
    Details →
  9. Aug 31, 2020
    authority
    Inactive — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  10. Aug 31, 2020
    insurance
    NAMECHG — PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
  11. Aug 31, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  12. Aug 21, 2020
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  13. Aug 21, 2020
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
FORT MORGAN CO CO 1 1
IL-38 IL 1 0
CHESTERTON IN IN 1 1
LA PORTE IN IN 1 0
LOWELL IN IN 1 0
SR 49 NB AT CR 600 N IN 1 0
WABASH IN IN 1 0
WANATAH IN IN 1 0
FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B MI 1 1
MI MI 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 11 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.106(b) Cargo not immobilized or secured Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.67(c)(7)(v) Tires - other defects Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

Related Records

Indiana carriers Highland carriers ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY 14 inspections 1 reportable crash
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