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THE FORWARD GROUP INC

THE FORWARD GROUP INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 30 power units and 63 drivers, based in Chattanooga, TN. Across 99 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 4.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 2 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for 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 · Mar 1, 2023
Review these
  • OOS mixed vs peers Driver 1.70% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 3.10% (better, peer 15.4%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file 1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — THE FORWARD GROUP INC (USDOT 3641321)
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:
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 1.70% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 3.10% (better, peer 15.4%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — 1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3641321/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3641321 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: TOBY THOMPSON Company officer 2: TOBY THOMPSON General Freight Based in CHATTANOOGA, TN

FMCSA census as of Sep 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). 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
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 1.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 3.1% vs peer median 15.4% (better). n=33079 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

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3641321
In FMCSA records since May 22, 2021 (~5y)
MC / docket MC1251382
Company officer TOBY THOMPSON
Company officer 2 TOBY THOMPSON
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 30 units
Drivers 63
Annual mileage 3,000,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (423) 425-9498
Email: [email protected]
Physical
7422 BONNYSHIRE DRIVE
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37416
Mailing
7422 BONNYSHIRE DR
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37416
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3641321
In FMCSA records since May 22, 2021 (~5y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 3,000,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 3.1% vs 23.4% -20.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 1.7% vs 6.7% -5.0 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.16 vs 1.80 -1.64
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
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 2021-07-15 (1,893 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 0 30 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 7 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 1 0 0 1
Tow-away 1 0 1 2
Crash reports 1 0 1 2

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 168 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 99 99 0
OOS inspections 1 3 0
OOS percentage 1.01% 3.03% —
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
30
Drivers
63
Inspections
168
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
3.1%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
2
7 all-time
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

THE FORWARD GROUP INC had 99 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 4.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 1.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

99 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in TN (71) and GA (10).

Violation profile

4.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Hours of Service (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 30 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 63 drivers; Freightliner, Volvo, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 33,079 ACTIVE carriers operating 15–45 power units (±50% of this carrier's 30 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
1.7%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 33,079 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +1.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
3.1%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.4%
Median across 33,079 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -12.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (34 months)

2023-09 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Hours of Service
6 violations
Unsafe Driving
6 violations
Vehicle Maintenance
3 violations
2 OOS · 66.7%
Driver Fitness
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
Tennessee (TN) 71 2 2.8% Aug 29, 2026
Georgia (GA) 10 2 20.0% Jul 19, 2026
Alabama (AL) 9 0 0.0% Jul 23, 2026
North Carolina (NC) 3 0 0.0% Mar 5, 2026
Kentucky (KY) 2 0 0.0% Aug 31, 2026
Mississippi (MS) 1 0 0.0% May 23, 2025
Pennsylvania (PA) 1 0 0.0% Jan 14, 2025
South Carolina (SC) 1 0 0.0% Oct 31, 2024
US (US) 1 0 0.0% Apr 17, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 67
Volvo 42
Kenworth 37
Hyundai Translead 30
Great Dane 10
Stoughton 6
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.05 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 5 — 0.12 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 5 — 1.07 1 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 4 — 0.38 0 — Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (168 rows) View all 168 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88862775 Aug 31, 2026 KY 1 LONDON KY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3330154 · 1FUJHPDV8PLUM9682
0 — No
88853352 Aug 29, 2026 TN 3 MANCHESTER TN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3600379 · 4V4WC9EG1LN261855
0 — No
88763595 Aug 20, 2026 TN 1 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3330155 · 1FUJHPDVXPLUM9683
0 — No
88711496 Aug 14, 2026 TN 1 —
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3814889 · 3HSDZAPR8NN649911
1 393.9A-LTSI Yes
88647495 Aug 7, 2026 TN 1 — — 0 — No
88635692 Aug 6, 2026 TN 3 — — 0 — No
88635405 Aug 5, 2026 TN 1 — — 0 — No
88497612 Jul 23, 2026 AL 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3256583 · 1XKYDP9X3PJ225795
0 — No
88503606 Jul 22, 2026 TN 1 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2882791 · 4V4WC9EG6LN261754
0 — No
88471235 Jul 19, 2026 GA 3 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3600384 · 4V4WC9EG4LN261882
0 — No
88437304 Jul 15, 2026 TN 1 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3330155 · 1FUJHPDVXPLUM9683
0 — No
88425948 Jul 15, 2026 AL 2 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3814709 · 1XKYDP9X3NJ225793
0 — No
88388110 Jul 11, 2026 TN 3 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3241210 · 1XKYDP9X1NJ225792
0 — No
88382313 Jul 9, 2026 TN 1 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3330154 · 1FUJHPDV8PLUM9682
0 — No
88157028 Jun 15, 2026 AL 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3599905 · 1FUJHPDV5PLUM9686
0 — No
87999523 May 28, 2026 TN 1 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3330326 · 1FUJHPDV2PLUM9709
0 — No
87932976 May 20, 2026 TN 3 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3599899 · 4V4WC9EG8LN260587
0 — No
87845806 May 13, 2026 TN 1 —
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3814709 · 1XKYDP9X3NJ225793
0 — No
87236885 Mar 6, 2026 TN 3 GORDONSVILLE TN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2882909 · 4V4WC9EG1LN261872
0 — No
87214438 Mar 5, 2026 NC 1 nc-davidson-county,-i-85,-s
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3599905 · 1FUJHPDV5PLUM9686
0 — No
87158693 Feb 25, 2026 TN 3 CHATTANOOGA TN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3184478 · 4V4WC9EG9LN261750
0 — No
87109413 Feb 20, 2026 TN 3 MOUNT JULIET TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3599905 · 1FUJHPDV5PLUM9686
0 — No
87048481 Feb 12, 2026 TN 3 ARDMORE TN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 2882909 · 4V4WC9EG1LN261872
0 — No
86885077 Jan 23, 2026 TN 3 CLEVELAND TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3331085 · 1FUJHPDVXPLUM9683
0 — No
86882051 Jan 22, 2026 TN 1 ARDMORE TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3330153 · 1FUJHPDV6PLUM9681
0 — No
Recent Crashes (7 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
TN0400538016 May 20, 2026 TN 1 Yes Yes Injury
MS2201240857 Dec 14, 2024 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0004668183 Jun 29, 2024 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS9047240001 Jun 4, 2024 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0107452110 Sep 8, 2023 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
TN0103364148 Jul 21, 2022 TN 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0008537416 May 17, 2022 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1251382
Active
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View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

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.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jul 15, 2021 MC1251382-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY MRV 7090201 91X $750,000 Mar 1, 2023 On file ACTIVE
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY MRV 7090200-01 BIPD/Primary — Sep 1, 2022 Mar 1, 2023 REPLACED
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY MRV 7090200-00 BIPD/Primary — Feb 9, 2022 Sep 1, 2022 REPLACED
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. AM600-THEFORW-01 BIPD/Primary — Jul 9, 2021 Feb 9, 2022 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 1, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Sep 1, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Feb 9, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.
  4. Jul 15, 2021
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
MANCHESTER TN TN 27 0
KNOXVILLE TN TN 22 0
ROADSIDE AL 7 0
STANTON TN TN 6 0
CHATTANOOGA TN TN 5 0
CLEVELAND TN TN 5 0
RINGGOLD GA GA 4 0
LONDON KY 4 1
ARDMORE TN TN 4 0
CLANTON AL AL 2 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 1 0
395.3(a)(2) Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit Hours of Service 1 0
395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) Hours of Service 1 0
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 1 0

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