FIRM FOUNDATIONS INC

DULUTH, GA

FIRM FOUNDATIONS INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 12 power units and 12 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Duluth, GA. Across 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 100.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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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 Driver 100.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 60.0% vs peer 11.1% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — FIRM FOUNDATIONS INC (USDOT 975021)
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 — Driver 100.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 60.0% vs peer 11.1%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/975021/
As of: Sep 20, 2026
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USDOT 975021 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: CHRISTOPHER K DAIGLE Company officer 2: DAVID GAITAN JR Machinery / Large Objects Construction Based in DULUTH, GA

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 65/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C 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

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 100% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 60% vs peer median 11.1% (worse). n=74325 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 975021

In FMCSA records since Aug 28, 2001 (~25y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer CHRISTOPHER K DAIGLE

Company officer 2 DAVID GAITAN JR

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Machinery / Large Objects, Construction

Fleet size 12 units

Drivers 12

Annual mileage 198,721 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (770) 476-3371

Email: [email protected]

Physical

3471 DONAVILLE ST

DULUTH, GA 30096

Mailing

P O BOX 2343

BUFORD, GA 30515

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 975021

In FMCSA records since Aug 28, 2001 (~25y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 198,721 mi

Safety Rating Conditional

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 60.0% vs 23.4% +36.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 100.0% vs 6.7% +93.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 9.60 vs 1.80 +7.80

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

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
Trucks	12	0	0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 3 crashes →

	12–24 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	0	0
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	5	5	0
OOS inspections	5	3	0
OOS percentage	100%	60%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

3 all-time

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk intelligence

FIRM FOUNDATIONS INC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 100.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 15.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in GA (5 stops).

Violation profile

100.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (20.0% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 4 times, 3 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 12 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 12 drivers; Better bui, Ford, and Homemade t are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 74,325 ACTIVE carriers operating 6–18 power units (±50% of this carrier's 12 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

100%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 74,325 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +100 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

60%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

11.1%

Median across 74,325 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +48.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)

2023-10 2025-12

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Georgia (GA)	5	5	100.0%	Dec 3, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Better Bui		2
Ford		2
Dodge		1
GMC		1
Homemade T		1
Isuzu		1
Unknown		1
Utility		1
Volvo		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	5	—	7.85	8	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	2	—	1.58	2	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	5	—	14.85	15	—	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 (6 rows) View all 6 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86484596	Dec 3, 2025	GA	1	DULUTH GA	ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK GA XDW803 · JALE5J169K7305537	7	391.41APC, 393.100B-C, 393.95F	Yes
86038423	Oct 7, 2025	GA	1	NORCROSS GA	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge SC 2531RN · 3C63RPGLXFG666581	8	383.23A2-LCDLN, 391.41APC, 396.17C-PI	Yes
85551162	Aug 14, 2025	GA	1	HOGANSVILLE GA	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK GA SJT4924 · 1FT8W3DM7PEC37971	14	393.205C-WR, 391.11B2-Q, 393.43D-B	Yes
84992601	Jun 13, 2025	GA	1	DULUTH GA	FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK GA RNN8325 · 1FT7W2AT7GED21192	12	396.3A1-HCM, 393.9A-LTSI, 391.41APC	Yes
84084932	Mar 5, 2025	GA	1	DULUTH GA	GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK GA RHQ6398 · 1GD41VCG7GF170945	7	383.23A2-LCDLN, 393.9A-LHLI, 390.21TB1-MC	Yes
79894244	Oct 9, 2023	GA	1	INTERSTATE HWY	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR IL P1080958 · 4V4NC9EHXMN235566	7	393.9(a), 391.41(a)(1), 393.95(f)	Yes

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
GA0009946362	Jun 23, 2025	GA	0	Yes	No	Tow
GA0006181608	Apr 6, 2017	GA	0	Yes	No	Tow
GA9077038601	Feb 16, 2009	GA	1	Yes	No	Injury

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
DULUTH GA	GA	3	3
HOGANSVILLE GA	GA	1	1
INTERSTATE HWY	GA	1	1
NORCROSS GA	GA	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	4	3
391.41(a)(1)	391.41(a)(1)	Driver Fitness	1	0
393.19	Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.95(f)	Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper.	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

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