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USDOT 1196553 · SADDLE CREEK TRANSPORTATION INC
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SADDLE CREEK TRANSPORTATION INC

USDOT 1196553 MC 470192 Lakeland, FL Authorized For-Hire
409 power units 535 drivers 41M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 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.
High confidence
23 yrs history · 524 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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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
409 all owned
Drivers · CDL
535 · 535
Annual miles
41M ~100k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks9009
Tractors40000400
Trailers1,728001,728

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Mar 1, 2007)19 yrs old
Registered
Dec 30, 2003 (23 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 13, 2026
Officer
ERIC NEWMAN
Phone
(863) 241-3533
Email
tom.nepute@sclogistics.com
Address
3010 Saddle Creek Road, Lakeland FL 33801

Cargo

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Household GoodsGeneral FreightBeverages

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
32
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 8 injury · 11 people hurt in all
Inspections
524
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.3%
35 of 164 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
6 of 523 driver inspections
Violations
230
45 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 51 inspections, 7 out of service 51 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 64 inspections, 4 out of service 64 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 69 inspections, 2 out of service 69 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 87 inspections, 4 out of service 87 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 69 inspections, 8 out of service 69 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 61 inspections, 7 out of service 61 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 56 inspections, 4 out of service 56 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 65 inspections, 5 out of service 65 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
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Violations

230 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    108 · 38 out-of-service
    Brakes 38 · Tires 27 · Lights 20 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 2 · 17 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    73 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 42 · Seat belt 10 · Speeding 10 · Phone use 3 · Other 8
  • Hours of service No alert
    42 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 29 · No log 6 · False log 4 · Over hours limit 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    7 · 7 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 3
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    9
    2026
    Jul 9, 2026 · Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    30
    2026
    May 30, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    27
    2026
    May 27, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    27
    2026
    May 27, 2026 · Virginia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    19
    2026
    May 19, 2026 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Feb
    2
    2026
    Feb 2, 2026 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    16
    2026
    Jan 16, 2026 · Florida
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    3
    2026
    Jan 3, 2026 · Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

24 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Aug 19, 2011 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2003
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • North Carolina 130
  • Tennessee 81
  • Florida (HQ) 79
  • Georgia 68
  • Kentucky 47
  • South Carolina 47
  • Alabama 26
  • Texas 26

15% of inspections were in its home state.

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