DREAMLINER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 70
- Drivers · CDL
- 70 · 70
- Annual miles
- 1.1M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Trailers | 160 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
Registration
- Registered
- 01-28-2002 (24 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-22-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- MICHAEL G SCHERKENBACH
- Officer
- MICHAEL RAGAN
Cargo
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.7× as often as the median active fleet of 50–99 trucks.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 3 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Mar 16, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lapse in liability filings177 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Nov 5, 2024 – May 1, 2025) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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High speeding: 8
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Tennessee (about 85 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.043 | 0.020 |
| Inspections | 0.70 | 0.67 |
| Violations | 0.37 | 0.25 |
| Critical violations | 0.09 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, low-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
52 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert31 · 9 OOSBrakes 10 · Lights 6 · Tires 6 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 4 more
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Unsafe driving No alert16 · 0 OOSSpeeding 8 · Reckless / lane 6 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert5 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Jul12026MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May142026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted.
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Mar162026MichiganFatal · 3 deathsDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the news3 dead, 1 injured after car crashes into parked semi-truck in DetroitWDIV ClickOnDetroit · Mar 16, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report MI0003768198 (Detroit Police Department) lists DREAMLINER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name DREAMLINER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Oct142025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Aug262025PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug232025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
1 of the 6 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since May 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2025
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Merchants National Bonding, Inc. since Nov 5, 2024
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY → National Interstate Insurance Company (May 2026); NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA → HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Sep 16, 2024, replaced the same day)
- 177 days without a liability filing (Nov 5, 2024 – May 1, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 14, 2008)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
27 filings and 18 authority events since 2006 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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May 1, 2026National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2025HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2026 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 5, 2024Merchants National Bonding, Inc.Broker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 3, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 9, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 3, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Nov 5, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2024NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 5, 2024 · insurer name change2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 16, 2024opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2023NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 16, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2022THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 16, 2023 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2021THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2022 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 14, 2021opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2020THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 16, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 16, 2020opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2019THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 13, 2019opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2018THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 13, 2018opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2017THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 21, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 15, 2017opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2016ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 22, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 14, 2016opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2015THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 4, 2015opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2014NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 16, 2014opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- California 15
- New Mexico 15
- Tennessee (HQ) 13
- Colorado 11
- Nevada 4
- Washington 4
- Texas 3
- Georgia 2
15% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (70 power units: 70 filed, 53 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 70 power units this active to have about 1.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 6 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 2.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 2.4 over the next 12 — about 1.3× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 14 | 2.49 | |
| HOS Compliance | 5 | 0.17 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 17 | 2.97 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-AUG-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.