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USDOT 211147MC155112

The Arms Trucking Co — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

44 years (granted 1981)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

136 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

The Arms Trucking Co

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

14818 Mayfield Rd, E Claridon, OH 44033

Phone

(800) 362-1343

Power units

80

Drivers

53

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC155112

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

34 — Protective Insurance Co.
91X — Acuity, A Mutual Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 136 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

9.6%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 136 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

howard@armstrucking.com — company domain

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Domain age

armstrucking.com registered 2000-08-06 (26 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

9

Reportable crashes

8

Tow-aways

5

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: OH 03/2026 · OH 01/2026 · OH 09/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 202025: 402024: 582023: 18
Level III — Driver-only: 70Level II — Walk-around: 61Level I — Full: 5
DateStateLevel
Jul 2, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 20, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 10, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jan 29, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 27, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 2, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 29, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 10, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 20, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 3, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Sep 30, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2025WVLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 9, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 3, 2025PALevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 3, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 28, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2025PALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 10, 2025PALevel I — Full
Feb 24, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 19, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 10, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 10, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 7, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 28, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 24, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 21, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 17, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 3, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 2, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 27, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 21, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 19, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2024PALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 8, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 28, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 10, 2024WVLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 1, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 19, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 19, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 23, 2024PALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 7, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 30, 2024NYLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2024NYLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
May 9, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 25, 2024PALevel I — Full
Apr 25, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 24, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 29, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 25, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 20, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 19, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 14, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 14, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 4, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2024PALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 136 inspections on file.

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