SAFEWAY INC
(208) 395-4660
bob.butler@albertsons.com
250 E Parkcenter Blvd, Boise ID 83706
327
power units · all owned
529 drivers
HazMat
Poor
FRED Score 21.4 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 615 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 327
- Drivers · CDL
- 529 · 529
- Annual miles
- 109.1M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Tractors | 314 | 0 | 0 | 314 |
| Trailers | 1692 | 0 | 0 | 1692 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (05-20-1994) · 32 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-27-2024 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- BOB BUTLER
Cargo
59.5
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: GROCERY ITEMS
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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.
Mileage Unreliable
MCS-150 annual mileage appears implausibly high for fleet size. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
Expected crash rate is about 1.8× that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 327 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 1.80×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
11.7 vs 6.5 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
11.7
Similar fleets
6.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~29%
About 1.8× 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 crashes8 crashes with 9 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Nov 2024 – Nov 2025).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 59 of 160 violations (37%). Brake or tire defects led to 33 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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New since the grade was set3 out-of-service inspections after Jul 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.2% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.3% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 79% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 12
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Excessive speeding: 10
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
27
0 fatalities · 9 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
615
79% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.2%
38 of 461
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.3%
2 of 615
National avg 6.7%
Violations
160
41 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Idaho (about 262 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 4 inspections.
vs 940 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.038 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.52 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.24 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.06 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
160 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert117 · 39 OOSBrakes 59 · Tires 29 · Lights 15 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Steering & suspension 2 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert34 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 20 · Speeding 11 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert6 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 6
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
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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-
Jul42026WashingtonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb252026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan182026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov292025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov232025WashingtonProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov12025WashingtonProperty damage onlyDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct12025WashingtonInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul202025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul202025WashingtonInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun292025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun192025WashingtonInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jun152025WashingtonInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb132025WashingtonInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec232024CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct272024WashingtonInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
19 more in the FMCSA records below.
8 of the 27 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$5,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jan 30, 2016 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2009
- Cargo filing
- on file · MAX AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY since Nov 6, 2009
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland since Oct 1, 2013
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 Sep 10, 2009)
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
7 filings and 2 authority events since 2009 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
7 filings and 2 authority events since 2009 · 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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Jan 30, 2016ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jan 30, 2015ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jan 30, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2010ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jan 30, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)56 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 6, 2009MAX AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 10, 2009Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 17, 2009FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLANDBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)50 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 17, 2009Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2009ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 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
- California 517
- Washington 85
- Nevada 8
- Idaho (HQ) 3
- South Dakota 1
- Federal inspectors 1
Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 615 inspections were in Idaho.
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 (xlarge).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
6.5
Actual, last 12 mo
54.0
Projected, next 12 mo
11.7
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60
We'd expect a typical fleet of this size this active to have about 6.5 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 54 in its scoring window (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026) — about 8.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window, the model projects about 11.7 over the next 12 — about 1.8× the typical fleet. 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 29% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.8× that of 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:
618 inspections
and 54 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 279 inspections and 7 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
Before Aug 1, 2025 — aged out of the window
- Crash Jul 20, 2025 · CA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Jul 20, 2025 · WA · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5 · FMCSA: not preventable
- Crash Jun 29, 2025 · CA · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Crash Jun 25, 2025 · CA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Jun 19, 2025 · WA · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Crash Jun 15, 2025 · WA · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Crash Jun 11, 2025 · WA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash May 18, 2025 · CA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Apr 8, 2025 · WA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Mar 31, 2025 · WA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Mar 11, 2025 · CA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Mar 1, 2025 · WA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1 · FMCSA: not preventable
- Crash Feb 13, 2025 · WA · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Crash Dec 23, 2024 · CA · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Crash Dec 7, 2024 · CA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Dec 7, 2024 · WA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1 · FMCSA: not preventable
- Crash Nov 22, 2024 · CA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Nov 5, 2024 · CA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Oct 27, 2024 · WA · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Crash Oct 6, 2024 · CA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 17, 2025 · WA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 16, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection May 14, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection May 10, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Apr 24, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 6 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Apr 8, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Mar 29, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Mar 27, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Mar 21, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Mar 19, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Mar 18, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Dec 6, 2024 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Nov 14, 2024 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS, 1 driver OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Nov 13, 2024 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Nov 6, 2024 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Nov 4, 2024 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 14, 2024 · WA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 2, 2024 · WA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 0 violations
- 271 further inspections with no out-of-service result
After Jul 31, 2026 — after the scoring window, not yet scored
- Out-of-service inspection Aug 17, 2026 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Aug 21, 2026 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Aug 28, 2026 · CA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 44 further inspections with no out-of-service result — not yet scored
Confidence: High · Z = 0.80
Poor — 1.80x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.020 crashes per power-unit-year for a 327-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.75x (driver behaviour 0.39x, out-of-service 0.38x, all violations 0.28x; 618 inspections). Experience 2.39x: 20.7 decayed crashes against 7.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.80, a 1.88). 80% range 1.29–2.36x. 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
615
Driver Insp
615
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
461
Vehicle OOS
38
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 33 | 0.92 | |
| HOS Compliance | 5 | 0.01 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 92 | 1.51 |
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 (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.