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BILLY BARNES ENTERPRISES INC

DOT# 135401 MC# 145943 DUNS# 98850563 Frisco City, AL Authorized For-Hire
(251) 267-3153 bryank@billybarnes.net 1626 Hwy 21 South, Frisco City AL 36445
253 tractors · all owned 225 drivers 16.9M mi/yr · ~67k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 51.8 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 441 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
253
Drivers · CDL
225 · 225
Annual miles
16.9M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 252 0 0 252
Trailers 404 0 0 404

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-23-2009) · 17 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-11-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
GIL DAVISON
Officer
BRYAN KILPATRICK

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Intermodal Containers General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: BARK, CHIPS, SHAVINGS, SAW DUST, WOOD PELLETS, ETC Paper Products Construction
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
23
4 fatalities · 12 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
441
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.1%
54 of 192
Driver out-of-service
0.2%
1 of 440
Violations
228
61 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 62 inspections, 5 out of service 62 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 50 inspections, 6 out of service 50 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 71 inspections, 6 out of service 71 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 55 inspections, 6 out of service 55 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 49 inspections, 8 out of service 49 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 50 inspections, 5 out of service 50 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 52 inspections, 9 out of service 52 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 50 inspections, 10 out of service 50 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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What they get cited for

228 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    186 · 60 OOS
    Lights 70 · Tires 30 · Brakes 29 · Cargo securement 23 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 30 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    28 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 19 · Reckless / lane 5 · Other 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    11 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 3
  • 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
  • Jul
    1
    2026
    Mississippi
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    28
    2026
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    9
    2026
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Mar
    1
    2026
    Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    20
    2026
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Nov
    11
    2025
    Alabama
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Sep
    15
    2025
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    27
    2025
    Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Sentry Select Insurance Company
on record since Feb 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1993
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
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 happens

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Inspections by state
  • Alabama (HQ) 252
  • Florida 64
  • Georgia 31
  • Mississippi 28
  • Tennessee 18
  • Missouri 13
  • Arkansas 6
  • Oklahoma 6

57% of inspections were in its home state.

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