CAL-MAINE FOODS INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 557
- Drivers · CDL
- 259 · 259
- Annual miles
- 12.8M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Tractors | 514 | 0 | 0 | 514 |
| Trailers | 906 | 0 | 0 | 906 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Conditional (03-21-1996)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 30 yr ago)
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-21-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JON FITZGERALD
- Officer
- SHERMAN MILLER
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Its risk relativity (0.58× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; these rules hold it at Satisfactory:
- Excellent withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.60× class
- Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window
- Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below
The downside is never capped.
The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 557 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 109 units seen in 24 months, 0.14 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.
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 about 42% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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 crashes3 crashes with 3 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jul 14, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 no valid CDL (Jan 2025 – Jan 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 38 of 115 violations (33%). Brake or light defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 4 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Filed fleet not seen on the roadOnly 109 of the 557 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (160 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 557 are running. Its grade is held one band lower until the fleet is confirmed.Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.9% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 3
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High speeding: 7
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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.
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Historical FMCSA safety ratingFMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.007 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.19 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.10 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.03 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
115 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert91 · 24 OOSBrakes 38 · Lights 22 · Tires 16 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 12 more
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Unsafe driving No alert16 · 0 OOSSpeeding 7 · Reckless / lane 5 · Seat belt 3 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 4 OOSNo valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 1
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Hours of service No alert3 · 0 OOSOver hours limit 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Jul142026FloridaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsEncounter with ICE turns deadly when man runs from agents into path of semi in St. Johns County: FHPNews4JAX · Jul 14, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report FL2708016006 (FHP) lists CAL-MAINE FOODS 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 CAL-MAINE FOODS INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Apr182026FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar112026TexasFatal · 1 deathWater(standing moving) road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb122026ArkansasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan162026FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov142025FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov22025FloridaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr162025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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 more in the FMCSA records below.
3 of the 9 crashes were fatal.
1 of the 9 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$2,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Mar 1, 2010 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1989
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 16, 2009)
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
7 filings and 2 authority events since 1989 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Mar 1, 2010ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 2, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 16, 2009opened after OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 29, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2009ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Mar 29, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect37 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2009ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2005OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 29, 2009 came after the replacement; 50 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 16, 2003OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $3,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2005 · superseded by the same policy19 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 1989Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1989OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Mar 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 29, 2009 came after the replacement; 236 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1989OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Jun 16, 2003 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)167 months in forceL&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
- South Carolina 35
- Texas 35
- North Carolina 17
- Florida 16
- New Mexico 12
- Georgia 10
- Delaware 9
- Maryland 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 4 of 160 inspections were in Mississippi.
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 (557 power units: 557 filed, 109 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 557 power units this active to have about 9.3 crashes a year — but only 109 of the 557 filed units were seen roadside in 24 months (0.14 inspections per filed unit-year), so this expectation assumes the filed fleet is real. This motor carrier recorded 16 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 5.3 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 5.4 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
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.
- Excellent withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.60× class
- Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window
- Capped one band (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — under a quarter of it seen in 24 months and under 0.25 inspections per filed truck a year — so Excellent shows as Strong and Strong as Satisfactory until the fleet is confirmed
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 | 16 | 0.35 | |
| HOS Compliance | 2 | 0.08 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.14 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 46 | 5.17 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JAN-25 – 31-MAR-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.