ETNA TRANSFER INC
USDOT 550280 · Doing business as INTER COMMERCE EXPRESS
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (9 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileZurich American Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate18.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 32 years ago
- Linked registrations3 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 550280 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-265194 |
| Legal Name | ETNA TRANSFER INC |
| DBA Name | INTER COMMERCE EXPRESS |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6164758413 |
| Address | 4971 CLAY AVE SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49548 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20020823) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Zurich American Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2015-07-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich American Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2015-07-01 | — |
| Western Surety Co. | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2013-10-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1994-05-03 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
- 1994-05-03 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2010-09-14 — Reinstated — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 93 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 82 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 16 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 18.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-06-10 — MI — towaway
- 2024-09-09 — MI — towaway
- 2024-06-30 — KY — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (7), 16 (5), 25 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
3 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 343766 · USDOT 1480962 · USDOT 3004815
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 9 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 9 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 644,477 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 10-SEP-25 |
ETNA TRANSFER INC operates 9 power units — a larger fleet than 94% of carriers registered in MI.
Nearby
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