ART PAPE TRANSFER INC
DBA: TUCKER FREIGHT LINES INC
(563) 588-1435
compliance@tuckerfreight.com
1080 East 12th Street, Dubuque IA 52001
340
tractors · all owned
310 drivers
25.6M mi/yr · ~75k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 44.8 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 323 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
Checking FMCSA…
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 340
- Drivers · CDL
- 310 · 310
- Annual miles
- 25.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 340 | 0 | 0 | 340 |
| Trailers | 1100 | 0 | 0 | 1100 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-15-1987) · 39 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-04-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- SAUNYA TUCKER
- Officer
- ANDREW TUCKER
Cargo
65.3
medium risk
Household Goods
Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow Away
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
Oilfield Equipment
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: WE DO NOT HAUL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Grain/Feed/Hay
US Mail
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Utility
Farm Supplies
Construction
Garbage/Refuse
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
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 1.19×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
12.0 vs 10.1 for similar fleets
Likely 6–19 crashes
This motor carrier
12.0
Similar fleets
10.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~29%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 24 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 12 a year), including 6 with injuries; similar fleets have about 10 a year. The grade counts 32 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.40× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.74× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -11%: 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.
-
Injury crashes6 crashes with 8 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
-
Driver qualification3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 1 other qualification (Feb 2025 – Nov 2025).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
-
Brakes and tiresBrakes are 18 of 122 violations (15%). Brake or tire defects led to 17 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
-
Falsified logs3 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
-
Unsafe drivingCited 2 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 4 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
-
Vehicle out-of-service rate28.9% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (43 of 149), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.88× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
-
Dangerous driving: 8
-
High speeding: 8
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
24
0 fatalities · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
323
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.9%
43 of 149
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
2 of 323
National avg 6.7%
Violations
122
49 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 8 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.035 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.70 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.18 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
122 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert78 · 46 OOSBrakes 18 · Tires 17 · Cargo securement 16 · Lights 13 · Steering & suspension 4 · 10 more
-
Unsafe driving No alert29 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 12 · Speeding 9 · Phone use 4 · Seat belt 3 · Other 1
-
Hours of service No alert12 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · Over hours limit 4 · False log 3 · No log 1
-
Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · Other qualification 1
-
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-
Aug72026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted.
-
May202026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
-
Mar312026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
-
Mar162026IllinoisProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
-
Mar162026MinnesotaProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
-
Mar32026WisconsinProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
-
Feb82026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
-
Jan12026OhioProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, snow, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
-
Dec112025OhioInjury · 2 people hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
-
Apr242025MinnesotaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
-
Feb182025MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
16 more in the FMCSA records below.
6 of the 24 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…
- Liability (BIPD)
-
$1,000,000 · Clear Blue Insurance Companyon record since Oct 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 19871 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) · Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company since Sep 21, 2023
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Obsidian Insurance Company → Clear Blue Insurance Company (Oct 2026); THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT → Obsidian Insurance Company (Oct 2024)
- 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 25, 2023)
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
14 filings and 7 authority events since 1977 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
14 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.
-
Oct 1, 2026Clear Blue Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
-
Oct 1, 2024Obsidian Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
-
Sep 25, 2023Broker authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Sep 21, 2023Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
-
Aug 1, 2021THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 1, 2024 came after the replacement; 38 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Aug 1, 2019ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Sep 28, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 27, 2018cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Sep 26, 2018GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 29, 2019 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Sep 26, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 24, 2018cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Sep 21, 2018GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 26, 2018 · superseded by the same policyL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Dec 1, 2013GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 21, 2018 · superseded by the same policy58 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Nov 4, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 29, 2013opened after CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 1, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Aug 12, 2013Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Dec 1, 2006CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Sep 18, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect58 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Dec 1, 2004CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Dec 1, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Dec 1, 2004CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect108 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jun 24, 1991MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Aug 2, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect265 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Dec 1, 1987GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Dec 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 28, 2004 came after the replacement; 204 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Dec 1, 1987GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 28, 2004 came after the replacement; 204 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jul 17, 1986Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Feb 16, 1977Operating authority grantedL&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
Loading map data…
Inspections by state
- Illinois 76
- Iowa (HQ) 47
- Kansas 36
- Missouri 31
- Ohio 22
- Indiana 17
- Wisconsin 13
- California 7
15% 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 (340 power units: 340 filed, 211 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
10.1
Actual, per year in window
10.7
Projected, next 12 mo
12.0
0
7
14
We'd expect a typical fleet of 340 power units this active to have about 10.1 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 32 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 10.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 12.0 over the next 12 — about 1.2× 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 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:
312 inspections
and 32 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 315 inspections and 24 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
- 8 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.88
Marginal — 1.19x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.030 crashes per power-unit-year for a 340-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.89x (driver behaviour 0.74x, out-of-service 0.88x, all violations 0.40x; 312 inspections). Experience 1.34x: 19.2 decayed crashes against 13.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.88, a 1.88). 80% range 0.84–1.57x. 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
3.0 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
340 power units · 10.12 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.89×
312 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.34×
19.2 decayed crashes vs 13.9 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 1.19× (80% range 0.84–1.57×)
· 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
323
Driver Insp
323
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
149
Vehicle OOS
43
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 27 | 0.88 | |
| HOS Compliance | 11 | 0.10 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.07 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 57 | 3.13 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-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.