PREMIUM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
DBA: TOTAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
(854) 444-7236
jlampasona@salson.com
7225 Cross County Road, North Charleston SC 29418
51
tractors
54 drivers
1.4M mi/yr · ~28k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 68.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
21 yrs history · 90 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 51
- Drivers · CDL
- 54 · 54
- Annual miles
- 1.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 7 | 0 | 44 | 51 |
| Trailers | 127 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-21-2009) · 17 yr old
- Registered
- 03-14-2005 (21 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-09-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ANTHONY BERRITTO
- Officer
- JOHN LAMPASONA
Cargo
64.3
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Paper Products
Farm Supplies
Construction
Chemicals
- 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 about 17% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 51 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
2.7 vs 3.2 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
2.7
Similar fleets
3.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
About typical for similar fleets.
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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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lights and brakesLights are 51 of 143 violations (36%). Light or brake defects led to 10 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate29.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (18 of 62).
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026
· grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
90
43% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
29.0%
18 of 62
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
1 of 90
National avg 6.7%
Violations
143
21 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in South Carolina (about 62 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 2 inspections.
vs 4,136 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.020 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 1.28 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 1.40 | 0.57 |
| Critical violations | 0.11 | 0.12 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
143 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert125 · 20 OOSLights 51 · Brakes 42 · Tires 9 · Cargo securement 5 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 16 more
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Unsafe driving No alert9 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 5 · Speeding 3 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert9 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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-
Nov192025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar162025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct232024IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
1 of the 3 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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$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Mar 31, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2004
- Cargo filing
- on file · AGCS Marine Insurance Company since Apr 1, 2016
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → National Interstate Insurance Company (Mar 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, 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 Dec 2, 2013)
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 14 authority events since 2004 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
25 filings and 14 authority events since 2004 · 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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Mar 31, 2024National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 25, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 27, 2024opened after PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 21, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2022PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 31, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 21, 2024 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2021PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 31, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2020NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 31, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 4, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 18, 2020opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 31, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2019NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 31, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 4, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 21, 2019opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 31, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2018THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 31, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 30, 2018opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 31, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2017THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 31, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 6, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 20, 2017opened after GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 31, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 24, 2016GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 31, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 26, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 27, 2016cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2016AGCS Marine Insurance CompanyCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 31, 2016GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 24, 2016 · superseded by the same policy3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 4, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 29, 2016opened after GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 31, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2015GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 31, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 4, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 20, 2015opened after GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 31, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2014GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 31, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 4, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 13, 2014opened after GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 31, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 2, 2013Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2013GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 31, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 4, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 22, 2013opened after GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 1, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2012GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2013 · 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
- Virginia 39
- South Carolina (HQ) 34
- Georgia 6
- Alabama 3
- Illinois 2
- New Jersey 2
- Mississippi 1
- North Carolina 1
38% 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 (large).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.2
Actual, last 12 mo
7.0
Projected, next 12 mo
2.7
0
4
8
We'd expect a typical fleet of this size this active to have about 3.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 7 in its scoring window (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026) — about 2.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window, the model projects about 2.7 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 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 7% 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
Scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026 · data as of Sep 24, 2026
Inside that window:
88 inspections
and 7 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 41 inspections and 1 crash in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Before Aug 1, 2025 — aged out of the window
- Crash Mar 16, 2025 · CA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Oct 23, 2024 · IL · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Out-of-service inspection Jun 4, 2025 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection May 12, 2025 · VA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 6 violations
- Out-of-service inspection May 12, 2025 · VA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 6 violations
- Out-of-service inspection May 6, 2025 · TX · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Apr 24, 2025 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Feb 27, 2025 · SC · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 6 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Feb 4, 2025 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jan 8, 2025 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Dec 31, 2024 · SC · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Dec 17, 2024 · VA · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 5 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Nov 22, 2024 · VA · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Nov 21, 2024 · VA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Nov 20, 2024 · VA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 1, 2024 · AL · level 2 · 1 driver OOS · 4 violations
- 34 further inspections with no out-of-service result
After Jul 31, 2026 — after the scoring window, not yet scored
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result — not yet scored
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.43
Satisfactory — 0.83x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.053 crashes per power-unit-year for a 61-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.04x (driver behaviour 1.54x, out-of-service 0.92x, all violations 0.92x; 88 inspections). Experience 0.80x: 2.8 decayed crashes against 5.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.43, a 6.95). 80% range 0.50–1.21x. Fleet sized at 61 units from roadside VINs (51 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
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
90
Driver Insp
90
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
62
Vehicle OOS
18
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 9 | 1.13 | |
| HOS Compliance | 8 | 0.14 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 42 | 7.81 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-OCT-24 – 31-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.