PROTECTED CARGO TRANSPORT LLC
82 power units
66 drivers
5.6M mi/yr
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FRED Score 82.5 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
24 yrs history · 152 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 82
- Drivers · CDL
- 66 · 66
- Annual miles
- 5.6M ~69k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 33 | 49 | 0 | 82 |
| Trailers | 94 | 12 | 0 | 106 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Aug 30, 2011)15 yrs old
- Registered
- May 31, 2002 (24 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Sep 9, 2026 (Biennial Update)
- Officers
- BRUCE WRINKLE · RAY A. REICH II
- Phone
- (318) 448-1241
- brucew@protectedcargo.com
- Address
- 2671 E Coulee Crossing Road, Woodworth LA 71485
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsConstruction
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
4
1 fatal (1 death) · 3 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
152
82% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.1%
7 of 58 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 152 driver inspections
Violations
49
10 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
49 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert33 · 10 out-of-serviceBrakes 18 · Lights 6 · Tires 3 · Cargo securement 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 3 more
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Unsafe driving No alert12 · 0 out-of-serviceSeat belt 4 · Speeding 4 · Reckless / lane 2 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert4 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 4
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
May222026May 22, 2026 · LouisianaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct132025Oct 13, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr292025Apr 29, 2025 · ArkansasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr222025Apr 22, 2025 · LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
News reports linked to these crashes
Third-party reports matched to FMCSA crash records
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1 of the 4 crashes was fatal.
3 of the 4 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $2,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Jun 1, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2002
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Louisiana (HQ) 92
- Mississippi 30
- Texas 12
- Alabama 5
- Arkansas 5
- California 2
- Georgia 2
- Kentucky 2
61% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 16 | 2.06 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 10 | 1.40 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 2 | 0.03 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
152 driver inspections · 58 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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