DAY & ROSS USA INC
(717) 792-3632
dana.carter@dayross.com
69096 Powell Rd, Romeo MI 48065
350
power units
364 drivers
18.1M mi/yr · ~52k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 33.1 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 304 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 350
- Drivers · CDL
- 364 · 364
- Annual miles
- 18.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Tractors | 311 | 30 | 0 | 341 |
| Trailers | 1280 | 0 | 0 | 1280 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-11-2003) · 23 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-28-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- BILL DOHERTY
- Officer
- LAURA DICKINSON
Cargo
64.4
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods, 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.
Expected crash rate is about 49% higher than 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.
This motor carrier 1.49×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
14.9 vs 10.0 for similar fleets
Likely 8–22 crashes
This motor carrier
14.9
Similar fleets
10.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~35%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 30 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 15 a year), including 9 with injuries; similar fleets have about 10 a year. The grade counts 40 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.50× and out-of-service orders 0.78× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.
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 crashes9 crashes with 10 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL, 2 hours of service, 1 other qualification (Jan 2025 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 41 of 168 violations (24%). Light or brake defects led to 16 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.3% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 10
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
30
0 fatalities · 10 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
304
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.3%
37 of 182
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.3%
7 of 304
National avg 6.7%
Violations
168
48 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 1 inspection.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.046 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.62 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.24 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.05 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
168 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert120 · 42 OOSLights 41 · Brakes 35 · Tires 24 · Wheels & hubs 6 · Cargo securement 3 · 11 more
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Unsafe driving No alert29 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 20 · Seat belt 3 · Speeding 3 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert15 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 OOSNo valid CDL 3 · Other qualification 1
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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-
Aug242026UtahProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Aug182026OregonProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug172026PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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May102026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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May82026IndianaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted.
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May62026MarylandProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar92026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb182026New JerseyProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan122026OregonInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec292025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, dark - not lighted.
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Dec82025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Oct82025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug132025New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec242024IndianaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov162024OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Nov62024VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
22 more in the FMCSA records below.
9 of the 30 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 Jun 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 20221 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
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · CHUBB GROUP OF INSURANCE since Aug 19, 2020
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY → Ace American Insurance Company (Jan 2026); GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 12, 2014)
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
29 filings and 19 authority events since 1980 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
29 filings and 19 authority events since 1980 · 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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Jun 1, 2026Ace American Insurance CompanyLiability · $5,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jan 12, 2026Ace American Insurance CompanyLiability · $5,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2025GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jan 12, 2026 · replaced by another insurer7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2022GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 10, 2025 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 19, 2020CHUBB GROUP OF INSURANCEBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 19, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 24, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 27, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 13, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 27, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Aug 20, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2020ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 21, 2020 · insurer name change4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2019ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 12, 2014Broker authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 11, 2014FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Aug 19, 2020 · superseded by the same policy71 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 9, 2014ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)55 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 11, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 10, 2014cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 22, 2014Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 11, 2014ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 9, 2014 · superseded by the same policy5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 27, 2008Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 27, 2008Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 14, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 14, 2007cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 14, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Feb 26, 2007cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2007ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 15, 2014 · insurer name change91 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2007FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Sep 11, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)91 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2007ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 30, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2006ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Feb 13, 2007 · superseded by the same policy2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2006ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 13, 2007 · superseded by the same policy2 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
- New Mexico 65
- New York 39
- Pennsylvania 29
- Michigan (HQ) 27
- New Jersey 17
- South Carolina 14
- Ohio 13
- Georgia 9
Runs well beyond its home state: 27 of 304 inspections were in Michigan.
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 (350 power units: 350 filed, 198 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
10.0
Actual, per year in window
13.3
Projected, next 12 mo
14.9
0
9
18
We'd expect a typical fleet of 350 power units this active to have about 10.0 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 40 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 13.3 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 14.9 over the next 12 — about 1.5× 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 35% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.5× that of 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:
308 inspections
and 40 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 303 inspections and 30 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
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.88
Marginal — 1.49x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.028 crashes per power-unit-year for a 350-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.91x (driver behaviour 0.83x, out-of-service 0.78x, all violations 0.50x; 308 inspections). Experience 1.64x: 24.1 decayed crashes against 14.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.88, a 1.88). 80% range 1.09–1.92x. 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
2.8 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
350 power units · 9.97 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.91×
308 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.64×
24.1 decayed crashes vs 14.0 expected · credibility 0.88
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 1.49× (80% range 1.09–1.92×)
· band Marginal
· 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
304
Driver Insp
304
Driver OOS
7
Vehicle Insp
182
Vehicle OOS
37
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 28 | 0.73 | |
| HOS Compliance | 13 | 0.12 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.16 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 75 | 3.74 |
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.