CHRIS HELMS TRANSPORTATION, INC.

DOT# 1796126 MC# 653932CARRIER

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

1000 SHORELINE DR

HOUGHTON LAKE, MI 48629

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Contact

Phone: (989) 240-1003

Fax: (888) 420-1778

Cell: (989) 240-1003

Email: chris@CHRISHELMSTRANSPORTATION.COM

Company Officers

CHRIS HELMS

Business Info

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors35

Term Tractors11

Term Trailers4

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jul 28, 2008

Contract authority: Aug 27, 2008

Authority History (2)

Authority Type	Action	Date
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	Oct 30, 2012
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED → REVOKED	Aug 27, 2008 → Oct 23, 2012

Cargo Types

General FreightMetal/Sheets/CoilsLogs/Poles/LumberBuilding Materials

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Oct 7, 2025

Mileage: 3,964,484 (2024)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

Company	DOT#	MC#	Location	Status	Linked By
CUSTOMER'S KING LOGISTICS INC	2246571	710475	HOUGHTON LAKE, MI	INACTIVE	Phone

Recent Changes

Contactemail: → chris@CHRISHELMSTRANSPORTATION.COMJun 2, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: → CHRIS HELMSJun 2, 2026

Fleettotal drivers: 46 → 0Jun 1, 2026

Safetytotal crashes: 7 → 6May 24, 2026

Safetytotal crashes: 8 → 7May 1, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver60 inspections

3.3%

6.0%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle34 inspections

29.4%

22.6%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall60 inspections

18.3%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

6.0

per 1M miles

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving51

Driver Fitness0

Hours of Service9

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance35

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 59 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 Driving1.789 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service0.718 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance4.5017 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$750,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	50-841059-00	$750,000	Aug 21, 2016	—	91X

Insurance History (6)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F91X	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Oct 23, 2012	Aug 21, 2016
BIPD · F91X	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Name ChangedNAMECHG	$750,000	Aug 21, 2011	Oct 23, 2012
BIPD · F91X	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Aug 21, 2009	Aug 21, 2011
BIPD · F91X	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	CancelledTERM/CANCL	$750,000	Aug 21, 2009	Sep 26, 2011
CARGO · F34	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Aug 22, 2008	Oct 16, 2009
BIPD · F91X	PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Aug 21, 2008	Aug 21, 2009

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