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AUTOVA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC

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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
Policy effective · Dec 21, 2024
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.
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC Details →
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TruckCodex risk summary — AUTOVA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4122145)
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: $1,000,000

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.

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4122145/
As of: Sep 1, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 4122145 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: MICHAEL HUFFINES Company officer 2: PAM HUFFINES Motor Vehicles Driveaway / Towaway Based in MADISON HTS, VA

FMCSA census as of Sep 1, 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=142913 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

TRUCKER & BROKER SERVICES INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 4122145
In FMCSA records since Aug 24, 2023 (~3y)
MC / docket MC1576775
Company officer MICHAEL HUFFINES
Company officer 2 PAM HUFFINES
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles, Driveaway / Towaway
Fleet size 7 units
Drivers 7
Annual mileage 500,759 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (434) 941-7541
Email: [email protected]
Physical
3713 S AMHERST HWY
MADISON HTS, VA 24572
Mailing
3713 S AMHERST HWY
MADISON HTS, VA 24572-5973
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 4122145
In FMCSA records since Aug 24, 2023 (~3y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 500,759 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
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 0.67 vs 1.80 -1.13
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
Truck tractors 6 0 0
Trailers 6 0 0
Trucks 1 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 2 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 0 2 2
Crash reports 0 0 2 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 10 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 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
7
Drivers
7
Inspections
10
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
2
Authorities
2
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

AUTOVA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC had 6 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 Unsafe Driving at 4.0. 2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

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

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 4 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 7 power units (small fleet) and 7 drivers; Peterbilt, Cottrell t, and Al-mac pro are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 142,913 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–11 power units (±50% of this carrier's 7 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 142,913 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 142,913 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (9 months)

2024-03 2026-04

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
4 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
South Carolina (SC) 3 0 0.0% Apr 7, 2026
Virginia (VA) 2 0 0.0% Dec 15, 2025
Georgia (GA) 1 0 0.0% Jan 8, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 10
Cottrell T 5
Al-Mac Pro 1
Trailer 1
Unknown 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 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 3.98 4 — 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 (10 rows) View all 10 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87522131 Apr 7, 2026 SC 2 LYNCHBURG SC
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
VA MWAT4 · 1NPXLP9X9RD611559
0 — No
87221781 Mar 2, 2026 SC 2 ST GEORGE SC
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
VA AATO7 · 1NPXL49X1LD718448
0 — No
86759093 Jan 8, 2026 GA 3 VIENNA GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
VA AATO7 · 1NPXL49X1LD718448
1 392.82DUMT No
86578054 Dec 15, 2025 VA 3 MADISON HEIGHTS VA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA AAT06 · 1NPXLP9X7RD611592
0 — No
84448919 Apr 16, 2025 SC 3 LEXINGTON SC
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA AAT06 · 1NPXLP9X7RD611592
3 392.2-SLLED, 392.2-SLL, 392.2-SLLS2 No
83942511 Feb 20, 2025 VA 3 STAUNTON VA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA AATO8 · 2NP2HM6X2LM711180
0 — No
82393394 Aug 14, 2024 KY 3 LONDON
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
VA AAT 06 · 1NPXLP9X7RD611592
2 392.2 No
81956801 Jun 24, 2024 VA 3 AMHERST VA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA AAT06 · 1NPXLP9X7RD611592
0 — No
81897635 Jun 12, 2024 GA 3 TRION GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3507340 · 1XPBDP9X3KD273255
1 392.2 No
81149537 Mar 18, 2024 WV 3 BRADLEY WV
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
VA P164022 · 1NPXLP9X7RD611592
1 392.2 No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
WV0202515008 Jul 11, 2025 WV 0 0 Yes No Tow
VA0251395406 May 19, 2025 VA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC1576775
Active
Granted Sep 18, 2023
View full authority record →
common
MC1576775
Active
—
View full authority record →
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
Feb 21, 2024 MC1576775 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Oct 17, 2023 MC1576775 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Sep 18, 2023 MC1576775-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
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
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY 9300097071 91X $1,000,000 Dec 21, 2024 On file ACTIVE
GEiCO Marine Insurance Company 9300097071 BMC-91X — Dec 21, 2024 On file ACTIVE
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-FLP-VA-19-S0129214-00 BIPD/Primary — Feb 16, 2024 Dec 21, 2024 REPLACED
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-FLP-VA-19-S0129214-00 BIPD/Primary — Feb 16, 2024 Jan 1, 2025 CANCELLED
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-FLP-VA-19-S0129214-00 BIPD/Primary — Jan 1, 2024 Feb 16, 2024 REPLACED
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-FLP-VA-19-S0129214-00 BIPD/Primary — Jan 1, 2024 Mar 25, 2024 NAME CHANGED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA972990885 BIPD/Primary — Nov 15, 2023 Jan 1, 2024 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA972990885 BIPD/Primary — Sep 12, 2023 Nov 20, 2023 NAME CHANGED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA972990885 BIPD/Primary — Sep 12, 2023 Nov 15, 2023 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jan 1, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Dec 24, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Dec 21, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Mar 25, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Feb 23, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Feb 16, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Jan 1, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Nov 20, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Nov 16, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Nov 15, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Sep 18, 2023
    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
TRION GA GA 1 0
VIENNA GA GA 1 0
LONDON KY 1 0
LEXINGTON SC SC 1 0
LYNCHBURG SC SC 1 0
ST GEORGE SC SC 1 0
AMHERST VA VA 1 0
MADISON HEIGHTS VA VA 1 0
STAUNTON VA VA 1 0
BRADLEY WV WV 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 4 0
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    Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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