TRIUS TRUCKING INC
(559) 834-4000
jthandi@triustrucking.com
4692 E Lincoln Ave, Fowler CA 93625
98
tractors · all owned
112 drivers
19.5M mi/yr · ~199k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 68.5 / 100
High confidence
24 yrs history · 537 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 98
- Drivers · CDL
- 112 · 112
- Annual miles
- 19.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 98 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| Trailers | 250 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-03-2021) · 5 yr old
- Registered
- 11-26-2002 (24 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-28-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- TEHAL THANDI
Cargo
62.4
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
- 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.
Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 0.83×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
5.3 vs 6.4 for similar fleets
Likely 2–10 crashes
This motor carrier
5.3
Similar fleets
6.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~13%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 8 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 6.4 a year. The grade counts 15 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.12× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Dec 4, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes3 crashes with 6 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service10 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 hours of service, 4 English proficiency, 1 medical certificate (Mar 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 92 of 431 violations (21%). Brake or light defects led to 28 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs40 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 9 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 22
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Excessive speeding: 22
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
8
1 fatality · 7 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
537
57% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.9%
58 of 291
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.0%
11 of 537
National avg 6.7%
Violations
431
80 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in California (about 184 in 24 months would be typical).
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 3 inspections.
vs 4,136 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.041 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 3.98 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 2.20 | 0.57 |
| Critical violations | 0.66 | 0.12 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
431 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert238 · 70 OOSBrakes 92 · Lights 40 · Tires 30 · Cargo securement 16 · Wheels & hubs 13 · 47 more
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Hours of service No alert114 · 4 OOSFalse log 40 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 35 · Over hours limit 35 · No log 4
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Unsafe driving No alert71 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 26 · Speeding 24 · Seat belt 5 · Phone use 2 · Other 14
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Driver fitness No alert8 · 6 OOSEnglish proficiency 6 · Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Apr142026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar152026WyomingProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan232026ColoradoProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec282025GeorgiaInjury · 3 people hurtDark - lighted. Citation issued.
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Dec192025WyomingInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec52025WyomingProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec42025New MexicoFatal · 1 deathIce road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov62024GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
1 of the 8 crashes was fatal.
3 of the 8 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jul 20, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2002
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2025); WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2024); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2023)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jul 20, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jul 18, 2025)
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
25 filings and 13 authority events since 2002 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
25 filings and 13 authority events since 2002 · 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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Jul 20, 2025MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 23, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 18, 2025opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2024TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 24, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 18, 2024opened after WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2023WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2021PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2023 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2020UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2020UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Aug 12, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 21, 2019UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 29, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 26, 2019opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 25, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2019UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 21, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2018UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Aug 25, 2019 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2017UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2016UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2015UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2014UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2013STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2014 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 24, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 17, 2013opened after NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2012NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 25, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 18, 2012opened after NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2011NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 23, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 18, 2011opened after NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2010NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 23, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 21, 2010opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2009CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect12 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
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Inspections by state
- California (HQ) 168
- New Mexico 96
- Utah 58
- Arizona 42
- Colorado 36
- Texas 25
- Nevada 16
- Louisiana 14
31% 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.
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 (118 power units: 98 filed, 118 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
6.4
Actual, per year in window
5.0
Projected, next 12 mo
5.3
0
4
8
We'd expect a typical fleet of 118 power units this active to have about 6.4 crashes a year (sized from the 118 units seen roadside; 98 filed). This motor carrier recorded 15 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 5.0 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 5.3 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.
Fatal-crash risk: about 13% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
547 inspections
and 15 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 521 inspections and 8 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- 16 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.78
Satisfactory — 0.83x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.054 crashes per power-unit-year for a 118-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.06x (driver behaviour 2.12x, out-of-service 0.83x, all violations 0.90x; 547 inspections). Experience 0.78x: 7.6 decayed crashes against 10.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.78, a 2.95). 80% range 0.51–1.19x. Fleet sized at 118 units from roadside VINs (98 filed). Last change: a new crash.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +4.8%, driven by a new crash on the record.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
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.
Class rate
5.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
118 power units (98 filed, 118 seen roadside) · 6.41 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.06×
547 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.78×
7.6 decayed crashes vs 10.5 expected · credibility 0.78
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.83× (80% range 0.51–1.19×)
· band Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
537
Driver Insp
537
Driver OOS
11
Vehicle Insp
291
Vehicle OOS
58
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 65 | 3.46 | |
| HOS Compliance | 75 | 1.07 | |
| Driver Fitness | 8 | 0.07 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 128 | 4.03 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JAN-26 – 31-MAY-25) 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.