J & R SCHUGEL TRUCKING INC
DBA: J & R SCHUGEL
(507) 550-3032
judys@jrschugel.com
2026 N Broadway St, New Ulm MN 56073-1030
759
tractors
644 drivers
71.3M mi/yr · ~94k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 45.6 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 1,201 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 759
- Drivers · CDL
- 644 · 644
- Annual miles
- 71.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 335 | 424 | 0 | 759 |
| Trailers | 1739 | 0 | 0 | 1739 |
Registration
- Organization
- PARTNERSHIP
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-26-2011) · 15 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 12-29-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- CORY DORZEK
- Officer
- SEAN CLATON
Cargo
63.6
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, 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 higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
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.
This motor carrier 1.17×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
27.7 vs 23.7 for similar fleets
Likely 18–39 crashes
This motor carrier
27.7
Similar fleets
23.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~52%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 54 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 27 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 16 with injuries; similar fleets have about 24 a year. The grade counts 89 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.34× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.54× and out-of-service orders 0.76×. Together they move its crash estimate -4%: 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 30, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes16 crashes with 24 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lapse in liability filings950 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record, the longest of 2 lapses in 36 months 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.
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Drivers put out of service14 out-of-service violations against drivers: 7 no valid CDL, 3 medical certificate, 3 hours of service (Nov 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 186 of 632 violations (29%). Brake or tire defects led to 127 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 22 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 3 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 40
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Excessive speeding: 63
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Substance violations: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
54
1 fatality · 27 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,201
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.6%
146 of 571
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
12 of 1,200
National avg 6.7%
Violations
632
176 out-of-service
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 5 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.038 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.14 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.42 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.12 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
632 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert406 · 162 OOSBrakes 186 · Tires 106 · Lights 57 · Wheels & hubs 14 · Steering & suspension 7 · 36 more
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Unsafe driving No alert156 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 69 · Speeding 68 · Phone use 3 · Seat belt 2 · Other 14
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Hours of service No alert58 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 21 · Over hours limit 18 · False log 10 · No log 9
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Driver fitness No alert12 · 11 OOSNo valid CDL 8 · Medical certificate 3 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Jun82026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun12026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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May122026OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr232026WisconsinInjury · 5 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar262026WisconsinInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar232026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar192026OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar132026MinnesotaProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb172026MassachusettsInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan212026IowaInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec302025IllinoisFatal · 1 deathSnow road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep152025TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep82025North CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug162025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug42025IllinoisInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight.
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Jul252025OhioInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr192025VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr72025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar112025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan172025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec212024GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
46 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 54 crashes was fatal.
16 of the 54 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$2,000,000 · SaferFleet Assurance Risk Retention Group, LLC (risk retention group)on record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 1 liability insurer on FMCSA's record, 1 change: Protective Insurance Company → SaferFleet Assurance Risk Retention Group, LLC (Jul 2026)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- 2 lapses in liability filings, 965 days in all (the longest 950 days) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 16, 2026)
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
20 filings and 12 authority events since 1978 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
20 filings and 12 authority events since 1978 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jul 1, 2026SaferFleet Assurance Risk Retention Group, LLC (risk retention group)Liability · $2,000,000 · on fileMC 125894 · FMCSA's new system
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Jun 18, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jul 18, 2026the authority stayed activeMC 125894 · FMCSA's new system
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Jun 16, 2026Operating authority grantedMC 125894 · FMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 25, 2018cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 16, 2016PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended May 27, 2016 · cancellation notice took effectMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 7, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 8, 2015cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 10, 2015Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 116446 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2015Protective Insurance CompanyLiability bond (BMC-82) · ended Dec 7, 2015 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 18, 2026 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceMC 125894 · FMCSA's new system
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Oct 1, 2015PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Nov 4, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceMC 116446 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 17, 2013GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 21, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 6, 2013opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 17, 2013)MC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 13, 2013GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurer26 months in forceMC 116446 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2010GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Oct 6, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2010GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 17, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 7, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 29, 2010opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2010)MC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 7, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 25, 2005cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 116446 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2002GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect103 months in forceMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2002GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect103 months in forceMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2000HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Mar 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 1998THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Mar 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurer17 months in forceMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 1998FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurer41 months in forceMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 16, 1997ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 1998 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 5, 1998 came after the replacement; 17 months in forceMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 16, 1997ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 1998 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 5, 1998 came after the replacement; 17 months in forceMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 13, 1997FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 5, 1997cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 125894 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 21, 1997Operating authority grantedMC 125894 · 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
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Inspections by state
- Ohio 133
- Tennessee 112
- Wisconsin 110
- North Carolina 94
- Indiana 92
- Kentucky 79
- Illinois 69
- Minnesota (HQ) 64
Runs well beyond its home state: 64 of 1,201 inspections were in Minnesota.
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 (759 power units: 759 filed, 641 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
23.7
Actual, per year in window
29.7
Projected, next 12 mo
27.7
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17.5
35
We'd expect a typical fleet of 759 power units this active to have about 23.7 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 89 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 29.7 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 27.7 over the next 12 — about 1.2× the 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 52% 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 Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
1184 inspections
and 89 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 1196 inspections and 54 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 Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 5 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.95
Marginal — 1.17x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.031 crashes per power-unit-year for a 759-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.96x (driver behaviour 1.34x, out-of-service 0.76x, all violations 0.54x; 1184 inspections). Experience 1.22x: 43.2 decayed crashes against 35.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.95, a 1.88). 80% range 0.91–1.45x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
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
3.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
759 power units · 23.70 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.96×
1184 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.22×
43.2 decayed crashes vs 35.2 expected · credibility 0.95
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 1.17× (80% range 0.91–1.45×)
· band Marginal
· 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
1,201
Driver Insp
1,200
Driver OOS
12
Vehicle Insp
571
Vehicle OOS
146
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 152 | 1.50 | |
| HOS Compliance | 45 | 0.16 | |
| Driver Fitness | 10 | 0.06 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 252 | 3.80 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-25) 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.