ERGON TRUCKING INC
(601) 933-3000
jeff.allen@ergon.com
2829 Lakeland Dr, Jackson MS 39232
499
power units
456 drivers
38.2M mi/yr · ~77k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 53.4 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 503 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 499
- Drivers · CDL
- 456 · 456
- Annual miles
- 38.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Tractors | 189 | 274 | 0 | 463 |
| Trailers | 66 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-23-1996) · 30 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-06-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- RUSS MARONEY
- Officer
- KATHY STONE
Cargo
52.5
medium risk
Liquids/Gases
General Freight
Other: LUBE OILS ASPHALT
Dry Bulk
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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 about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 200–499 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 200–499 trucks.
This motor carrier 1.02×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
13.0 vs 12.7 for similar fleets
Likely 7–20 crashes
This motor carrier
13.0
Similar fleets
12.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~31%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 27 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 14 a year), including 10 with injuries; similar fleets have about 13 a year. The grade counts 44 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.25×, violations 0.29× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.48× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -25%.
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 crashes10 crashes with 12 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 other qualification, 2 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Jan 2025 – Apr 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 62 of 195 violations (32%). Brake or light defects led to 11 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations14 hazmat violations, 2 out of service.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 5.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.0% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 76% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 4
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
27
0 fatalities · 12 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
503
76% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
5.7%
22 of 384
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
5 of 503
National avg 6.7%
Violations
195
28 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 2 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.025 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.77 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.20 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.04 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
195 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert133 · 21 OOSBrakes 62 · Lights 36 · Tires 10 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 20 more
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Unsafe driving No alert23 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 10 · Seat belt 6 · Speeding 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert19 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 11 · Over hours limit 4 · False log 2 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert6 · 4 OOSNo valid CDL 4 · Other qualification 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat14 · 2 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul152026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun252026LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May102026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted.
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Apr22026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb282026OhioProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb232026OhioProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb162026LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan262026IllinoisProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep122025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr272025VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar242025IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov192024MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov182024MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct52024AlabamaInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
19 more in the FMCSA records below.
10 of the 27 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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$5,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Companyon record since Apr 30, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 1994
- 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) · CNA Insurance Companies since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 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 Jul 14, 2026)
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
33 filings and 7 authority events since 1977 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
33 filings and 7 authority events since 1977 · 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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Apr 30, 2024Ace American Insurance CompanyLiability · $5,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 22, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 29, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2021NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended May 18, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect37 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2020ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $3,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2019NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2018ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2017NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2017ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 20, 2016Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 13, 2016Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2016NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective May 24, 2017 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2016ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013CNA Insurance CompaniesBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2013ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jun 3, 2016 came after the replacement; 34 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2013ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Aug 17, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2009XL INSURANCE AMERICA, INCLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 21, 2013 came after the replacement; 48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2003GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jul 24, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect121 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2001GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 25, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect145 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2001GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 26, 2009 came after the replacement; 96 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2000GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2001 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1999RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2001 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1999RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2000 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1998RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 1999 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1998RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 1999 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1997AUDUBON INDEMNITY COMPANYCargo · ended Jul 1, 2003 · replaced by another insurer72 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
- Mississippi (HQ) 104
- Ohio 78
- Texas 63
- Louisiana 48
- Pennsylvania 27
- Arkansas 24
- Georgia 19
- Tennessee 17
21% 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 (499 power units: 499 filed, 342 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
12.7
Actual, per year in window
14.7
Projected, next 12 mo
13.0
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18
We'd expect a typical fleet of 499 power units this active to have about 12.7 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 44 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 14.7 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 13.0 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 31% 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:
504 inspections
and 44 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 501 inspections and 27 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
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.89
Satisfactory — 1.02x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.026 crashes per power-unit-year for a 499-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.75x (driver behaviour 0.48x, out-of-service 0.25x, all violations 0.29x; 504 inspections). Experience 1.36x: 20.7 decayed crashes against 14.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.89, a 1.88). 80% range 0.73–1.33x. 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
2.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
499 power units · 12.75 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.75×
504 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.36×
20.7 decayed crashes vs 14.7 expected · credibility 0.89
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 1.02× (80% range 0.73–1.33×)
· 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
503
Driver Insp
503
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
384
Vehicle OOS
22
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 21 | 0.53 | |
| HOS Compliance | 14 | 0.08 | |
| Driver Fitness | 6 | 0.08 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 82 | 1.38 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.