ROSENBALM & SONS INC
15 power units
9 drivers
450k mi/yr
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FRED Score 10.0 / 100
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Low confidence
52 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 15 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 9 · 9
- Annual miles
- 450k ~30k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Trailers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Conditional (Jul 16, 2017)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 9 yrs ago)
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- May 1, 2024 (Address Change)
- Officer
- JANET TAYLOR
- Phone
- (423) 968-9461
- jlotaylor9@hotmail.com
- Address
- 927 Meadow View Road, Bristol TN 37620-9517
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsOther: RAW MILK CREAM SPRING WATERGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkConstructionWater Well
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Apr 2026Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
9
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
1 of 2 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9 driver inspections
Violations
10
2 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
10 on the FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Apr 2026-
Unsafe driving No alert5 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 3 · Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1
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Vehicle maintenance No alert5 · 2 out-of-serviceBrakes 3 · Tires 1 · Other parts 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Apr 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jul272026Jul 27, 2026 · VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr172026Apr 17, 2026 · TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul42025Jul 4, 2025 · TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb202025Feb 20, 2025 · North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct232024Oct 23, 2024 · TennesseeProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
2 of the 5 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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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORPon record since May 10, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 1997
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY → PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP (May 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last May 10, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Tennessee (HQ) 6
- North Carolina 3
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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.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe driving | 5 | 3.80 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 2 | 8.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
9 driver inspections · 2 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Feb 2025 – Apr 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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