LFR GRAIN AND CHEMICAL INC

DOT# 1167167 MC# 699037 Newton, NC Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(704) 462-1417 brandonparish@lfrgrain.com 2952 Lou Hoyle Lane, Newton NC 28658
22 tractors · all owned 36 drivers 884k mi/yr · ~40k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 79.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
23 yrs history · 35 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
22
Drivers · CDL
36 · 18
Annual miles
884k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 22 0 0 22
Trailers 25 0 0 25

Registration

Registered
09-10-2003 (23 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-21-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BRADLEY SAINE

Cargo

54.5
medium risk
General Freight Fresh Produce Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Farm Supplies Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

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: for-hire fleets of 20–49 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 0.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.9 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.41× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.77× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Apr 2026).
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Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.9% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
35
80% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 10
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.9%
1 of 35
National avg 6.7%
Violations
9
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.027
Inspections 1.16 1.02
Violations 0.20 0.71
Critical violations 0.07 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

9 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Seat belt 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Brakes 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.
on record since Jul 9, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2010
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers, each replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 31, 2020)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • North Carolina (HQ) 31
  • South Carolina 3
  • Tennessee 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (89%).