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: high · 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

Cell: (765) 669-1999

Email: DOUG@FIRSTOPTIONTRUCKING.COM

Company Officers

DOUG BRANKLE

DEAN K BRANKLE

Business Info

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 FreightMetal/Sheets/CoilsLogs/Poles/LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery/Large ObjectsFresh ProduceLiquids/GasesGrain/Feed/HayDry 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

Safetytotal crashes: 7 → 6May 14, 2026

Safetytotal crashes: 8 → 7May 1, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver95 inspections

2.1%

6.0%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle34 inspections

8.8%

22.5%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall95 inspections

5.3%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

6.0

per 1M miles

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving53

Driver Fitness1

Hours of Service25

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance23

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 93 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 Driving4.4633 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service1.1113 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.061 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance2.5313 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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