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COLONY BRANDS INC

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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 · Apr 6, 2020
Review these
  • 1 fatality on crash record 4 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Truck Process Agents of America, Inc. Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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 — COLONY BRANDS INC (USDOT 46491)
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:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 4 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/46491/
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 46491 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Satisfactory rated Company officer: ROBERT ERB General Freight U.S. Mail Cold Food Paper Products Other (FOOD STUFFS, FURNITURE, GDSM) Based in MONROE, WI

FMCSA census as of Sep 1, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 95/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 100% · 5/5 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=195700 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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

Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 46491
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer ROBERT ERB
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, U.S. Mail, Cold Food, Paper Products, Other (FOOD STUFFS, FURNITURE, GDSM)
Fleet size 5 units
Drivers 8
Annual mileage 90,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (608) 328-8747
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1112-7TH AVENUE
MONROE, WI 53566
Mailing
1112 -7TH AVENUE
MONROE, WI 53566
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 46491
In FMCSA records since Jun 1, 1974 (~52y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 90,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
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 0 4 0
Trailers 0 14 0
Trucks 0 1 0

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

Power Units
5
Drivers
8
Inspections
0
None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
4
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0.

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

Compared against 195,700 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 195,700 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 195,700 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
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 0 — 0.00 0 — 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

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (4 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
WI0000036665 May 29, 2002 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
WI000033653A Jun 12, 2001 WI 1 1 Yes No Fatal
WI000012973A Dec 8, 1995 WI 0 0 Yes No Tow
WI000003741A Mar 2, 1993 WI 0 2 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC221438
N
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

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

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC221438 common N —
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
Aug 2, 2010 MC221438 Name Change Revocation Name Change →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (6 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY 90-02460-04 91X $750,000 Apr 6, 2020 On file ACTIVE
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY 90-02460-04 BIPD/Primary — Jun 1, 2010 Apr 6, 2020 REPLACED
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY 90-02460-04 BIPD/Primary — Apr 1, 2004 Jun 1, 2010 REPLACED
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY 90-02460-04 BIPD/Primary — Apr 1, 2004 Sep 7, 2010 NAME CHANGED
AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY BAP658602607 BIPD — Apr 1, 1997 Apr 1, 2004 REPLACED
AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY BAP 65 86-026-03 BIPD — Apr 1, 1993 Apr 1, 1997 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 6, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Sep 7, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Aug 11, 2010
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  4. Jun 1, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Nov 23, 2005
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  6. Apr 1, 2004
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY
  7. Apr 1, 1997
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY
  8. Sep 21, 1989
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
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