RICHARD SISSON TRUCKING INC

DOT# 142196 MC# 140342 Butler, AL Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(601) 656-4550 sissontruckingco@bellsouth.net 912 S Mulberry, Butler AL 36904
40 tractors · all owned 40 drivers 2.3M mi/yr · ~57k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
52 yrs history · 50 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
40
Drivers · CDL
40 · 40
Annual miles
2.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 40 0 0 40
Trailers 105 0 0 105

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (07-05-2018) · 8 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-11-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JIM SISSON TIM SISSON
Officer
KIM SISSON

Cargo

12.6
minimal risk
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Other: WOOD CHIPS, BARK, SHAVINGS, LOGS

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Not enough record to grade yet.

50 inspections and 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.47×–1.58×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.6 vs 1.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.6
Similar fleets
1.6

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-10 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (40 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.6 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.99× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +7%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent May 9, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 medical certificate, 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Oct 2025 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 24 of 72 violations (33%). Light or brake defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Excessive speeding: 10

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
1 fatality · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
50
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.0%
6 of 20
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.0%
3 of 50
National avg 6.7%
Violations
72
10 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 3 out of service 7 Q3 '26
vs 694 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.025 0.025
Inspections 0.84 0.62
Violations 0.90 0.38
Critical violations 0.16 0.07

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, minimal-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

72 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    57 · 7 OOS
    Lights 24 · Brakes 9 · Tires 7 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Cargo securement 2 · 12 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    12 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 10 · Seat belt 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • 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
  • May
    9
    2026
    Mississippi
    Fatal · 1 death
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    One person dead after a fatal crash in Noxubee Co.
    WCBI TV · May 11, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report MS2026026437 (Troop G) lists RICHARD SISSON TRUCKING INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name RICHARD SISSON TRUCKING INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Apr
    29
    2025
    Mississippi
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Nov
    5
    2024
    Mississippi
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jan 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2003
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 2, 2020)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Mississippi 41
  • Alabama (HQ) 9

18% of inspections were in its home state.