SBC TRANSPORTATION INC
(956) 717-0404
safety@sbctransportation.com
832 Hallmark Dr, Laredo TX 78045
108
tractors · all owned
67 drivers
Satisfactory
FRED Score 51.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
21 yrs history · 214 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 108
- Drivers · CDL
- 67 · 3
- Annual miles
- 2.5M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Trailers | 150 | 50 | 0 | 200 |
Registration
- Registered
- 11-18-2005 (21 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-13-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- CARLOS F GRAJEDA
Cargo
63.2
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: AUTO PARTS,TILE
US Mail
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Utility
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods
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 too low for fleet size given observed activity. 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 the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 108 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 1.04×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.7 vs 3.5 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
3.7
Similar fleets
3.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~10%
About typical for 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 crashes2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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FMCSA suspension notice pendingFMCSA served a notice on Oct 15, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Nov 14, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing. Not in the grade.Ask: which filing lapsed and whether it has been refiled.
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Drivers put out of service21 out-of-service violations against drivers: 14 English proficiency, 4 hours of service, 3 no valid CDL (Nov 2024 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 48 of 266 violations (18%). Brake or light defects led to 17 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Driver out-of-service rate9.3% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (20 of 214).
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Falsified logs9 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 12
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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
7
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
214
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.1%
34 of 147
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
9.3%
20 of 214
National avg 6.7%
Violations
266
62 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Texas (about 152 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 2 inspections.
vs 1,732 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.028 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 1.43 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 1.23 | 0.54 |
| Critical violations | 0.28 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
266 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert165 · 41 OOSBrakes 48 · Lights 39 · Tires 24 · Cargo securement 13 · Wheels & hubs 8 · 33 more
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Hours of service No alert52 · 4 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 28 · Over hours limit 14 · False log 9 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert25 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 11 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 8
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Driver fitness No alert24 · 17 OOSEnglish proficiency 20 · No valid CDL 4
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul82026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun292026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Sep272025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun162025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb132025North CarolinaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan102025KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, dusk, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct102024TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
2 of the 7 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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$750,000 · Sutton Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Jul 12, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 20151 other liability filing also on file
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY → SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO (Dec 2025); MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2024)
- 12 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 5 took effect (the last Jul 12, 2026, replaced the same day); 7 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice served Oct 15, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Nov 14, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored (the notice does not say which filing). FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 11
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 17, 2006)
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
53 filings and 35 authority events since 2006 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
53 filings and 35 authority events since 2006 · 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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Nov 14, 2026Sutton Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · takes effect Nov 14, 2026FMCSA's new system
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Oct 15, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Nov 14, 2026pending on FMCSA's recordFMCSA's new system
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Jul 12, 2026Sutton Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 18, 2026Sutton Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 12, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jun 12, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jul 12, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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May 26, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jun 25, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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May 18, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jun 17, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Apr 12, 2026Sutton Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 16, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 3, 2026opened after SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 12, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 19, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 29, 2025opened after INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 15, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2025SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 12, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 24, 2025INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 16, 2025 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 15, 2026 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 28, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 25, 2025opened after INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 24, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 18, 2025INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 24, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 24, 2025INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 18, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Aug 19, 2025 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 23, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 25, 2025opened after INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 19, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2025INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 24, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 19, 2025 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 6, 2025INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 21, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 19, 2025 came after the replacementL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 7, 2025opened after INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 27, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2024INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 6, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 27, 2025 came after the replacement; 5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 19, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 13, 2024opened after MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 16, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 26, 2024MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 16, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2024TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 26, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Aug 31, 2024 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 11, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 21, 2024opened after TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 6, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2023TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 20, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Apr 6, 2024 came after the replacement; 3 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
- Texas (HQ) 77
- New Mexico 18
- Louisiana 15
- Arkansas 13
- California 11
- Tennessee 11
- Colorado 9
- Federal inspectors 7
36% 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 (xlarge).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.5
Actual, last 12 mo
14.0
Projected, next 12 mo
3.7
0
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16
We'd expect a typical fleet of this size this active to have about 3.5 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 14 in its scoring window (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026) — about 4.0× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window, the model projects about 3.7 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 10% 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
Scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026 · data as of Sep 24, 2026
Inside that window:
211 inspections
and 14 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 113 inspections and 3 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 Jun 16, 2025 · TX · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Crash Feb 13, 2025 · NC · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Jan 10, 2025 · KY · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Crash Oct 10, 2024 · TX · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 23, 2025 · TX · level 2 · 1 driver OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 22, 2025 · TN · level 2 · 1 driver OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 17, 2025 · US · level 1 · 1 driver OOS · 6 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 16, 2025 · UT · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 8 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 12, 2025 · TX · level 2 · 1 driver OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 1, 2025 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 1, 2025 · AR · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jun 21, 2025 · MO · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jun 17, 2025 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection May 15, 2025 · US · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Apr 20, 2025 · KS · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Mar 18, 2025 · CA · level 1 · 3 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Feb 13, 2025 · NC · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 0 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Feb 13, 2025 · CA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Feb 9, 2025 · TX · level 2 · 1 driver OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jan 10, 2025 · NM · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Nov 30, 2024 · NM · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Nov 25, 2024 · US · level 2 · 1 driver OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 25, 2024 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 69 further inspections with no out-of-service result
After Jul 31, 2026 — after the scoring window, not yet scored
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 10, 2026 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 0 violations
- 12 further inspections with no out-of-service result — not yet scored
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.55
Satisfactory — 1.04x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.032 crashes per power-unit-year for a 108-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.10x (driver behaviour 2.30x, out-of-service 1.13x, all violations 0.88x; 211 inspections). Experience 0.95x: 5.4 decayed crashes against 5.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.55, a 4.93). 80% range 0.64–1.50x. 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
214
Driver Insp
214
Driver OOS
20
Vehicle Insp
147
Vehicle OOS
34
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 23 | 2.66 | |
| HOS Compliance | 38 | 0.86 | |
| Driver Fitness | 24 | 0.73 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 | 4.52 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-25 – 31-MAY-25) 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.