FIRST OPTION, INC.

DOT# 1283161 MC# 499098CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

93 / 100

A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 90

Insurance · 25% 85

No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: medium · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

Physical

3072 WEST DELPHI PIKE

MARION, IN 46952

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Mailing

P O BOX 68

MARION, IN 46952

Contact

Phone: (765) 660-2210

Email: doug@firstoptiontrucking.com

Company Officers

DOUG BRANKLE

DEAN K BRANKLE

Business Info

D&B #: 0

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks1

Owned Tractors47

Term Tractors10

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Sep 7, 2004

Contract authority: Sep 27, 2004

Authority History (2)

Authority Type	Action	Date
CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Aug 22, 2005 → Sep 20, 2005
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	Sep 27, 2004

Cargo Types

General FreightHousehold GoodsMetal/Sheets/CoilsLogs/Poles/LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery/Large ObjectsFresh ProduceLiquids/GasesIntermodal ContainersGrain/Feed/HayMeatDry BulkRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper Products

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Jan 20, 2026

Mileage: 3,783,973 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

Company	DOT#	MC#	Location	Status	Linked By
FIRST OPTION BROKERAGE, INC.	2232896	499099	MARION, IN	ACTIVE	OfficerPhone

Recent Changes

Fleettotal drivers: 59 → 0Aug 24, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: DEAN K BRANKLE → DOUG BRANKLEAug 23, 2026

Contactemail: DOUG@FIRSTOPTIONTRUCKING.COM → doug@firstoptiontrucking.comAug 20, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: DOUG BRANKLE → DEAN K BRANKLEAug 20, 2026

Fleettotal drivers: 59 → 0Aug 18, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver

No driver inspections

Vehicle

No vehicle inspections

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall

No overall inspections

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

6.0

per 1M miles

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving0

Driver Fitness0

Hours of Service0

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance0

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 95 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

Total

Driver OOS

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving4.3135 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service0.9013 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.061 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance2.6212 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP63817A	$1,000,000	Oct 1, 2020	—	91X

Insurance History (3)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F91X	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Sep 17, 2007	Oct 1, 2020
BIPD · F91X	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$1,000,000	Sep 17, 2005	Sep 17, 2007
BIPD · F91X	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$1,000,000	Sep 17, 2004	Sep 17, 2005

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