RENN TRANSPORTATION INC
(408) 842-3545
apalacio@renntrans.com
8845 Forest Street, Gilroy CA 95020
84
power units · all owned
78 drivers
4.2M mi/yr · ~50k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 71.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
21 yrs history · 142 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 84
- Drivers · CDL
- 78 · 78
- Annual miles
- 4.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Tractors | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Trailers | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (09-07-2011) · 15 yr old
- Registered
- 03-23-2005 (21 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-22-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ROB RENN
- Officer
- ALBERT PALACIO
Cargo
62.4
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, 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 50–99 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 0.80×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.1 vs 2.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
2.1
Similar fleets
2.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.6 a year. The grade counts 10 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.29×, violations 0.50× and out-of-service orders 0.51× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -22%. 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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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL (May 2025 – Apr 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 25 of 68 violations (37%). Brake or light defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations6 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 6.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.2% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
142
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
6.5%
8 of 123
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.2%
3 of 135
National avg 6.7%
Violations
68
11 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 3 inspections.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.024 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 1.46 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.40 | 0.53 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
68 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert52 · 7 OOSBrakes 25 · Lights 13 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 2 · Tires 2 · 8 more
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Hours of service No alert6 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 5 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 OOSOther 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat6 · 1 OOS
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-
Aug82026ColoradoProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb42025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec92024CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov142024CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDusk, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 of the 4 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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primary $2,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · Old Republic Insurance Companyon record since Mar 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2005
- 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
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 10, 2023)
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
22 filings and 10 authority events since 2005 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
22 filings and 10 authority events since 2005 · 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 1, 2025Gemini Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2024GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2024Old Republic Insurance CompanyLiability · $2,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 9, 2023Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 7, 2023Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2023UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 31, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect17 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2023GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended May 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jun 21, 2024 came after the replacement; 14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 10, 2022UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 30, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 11, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2022AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2021UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Apr 8, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 4, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 6, 2020opened after NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 31, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2020OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2024 · superseded by the same policy43 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2017NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 31, 2020 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2016HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Oct 21, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect15 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2016HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 27, 2016opened after HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 2, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2015HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 2, 2016 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2015HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 2, 2016 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2014HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Sep 18, 2015 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2014HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2006NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Aug 31, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect167 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2006NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 5, 2014 · replaced by another insurer96 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 14, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 4, 2006opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 5, 2006)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 8, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 4, 2006opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 5, 2006)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
- California (HQ) 126
- Nevada 5
- Montana 2
- Texas 2
- Utah 2
- Arizona 1
- Colorado 1
- Kansas 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (89%).
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 (84 power units: 84 filed, 60 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
2.6
Actual, per year in window
3.3
Projected, next 12 mo
2.1
0
2
4
We'd expect a typical fleet of 84 power units this active to have about 2.6 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 10 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.3 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 2.1 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 5% 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:
140 inspections
and 10 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 139 inspections and 4 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
- 3 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.47
Satisfactory — 0.80x 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 84-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 0.78x (driver behaviour 0.29x, out-of-service 0.51x, all violations 0.50x; 140 inspections). Experience 1.02x: 3.2 decayed crashes against 3.1 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.47, a 3.51). 80% range 0.43–1.22x. 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
84 power units · 2.59 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.78×
140 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.02×
3.2 decayed crashes vs 3.1 expected · credibility 0.47
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 0.80× (80% range 0.43–1.22×)
· band Satisfactory
· 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
142
Driver Insp
135
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
123
Vehicle OOS
8
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 1 | 0.07 | |
| HOS Compliance | 5 | 0.05 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.11 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 35 | 1.63 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JAN-25 – 31-JAN-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.