CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC
DBA: MEX-CAL TRUCKLINE
(619) 661-1234
ddavila@mexcaltruckline.com
7921 Airway Rd, San Diego CA 92154
101
power units · all owned
101 drivers
4.7M mi/yr · ~46k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 85.9 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 750 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 101
- Drivers · CDL
- 101 · 101
- Annual miles
- 4.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tractors | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Trailers | 310 | 0 | 0 | 310 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-03-2007) · 19 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-07-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- DAVID DAVILA
- Officer
- JUAN GUILLEN
Cargo
66.2
medium risk
Drive/Tow Away
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: ELECTRONICS,TOYS
Paper Products
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, General Freight, Other: ELECTRONICS,TOYS
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 36% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 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 0.64×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.3 vs 5.1 for similar fleets
Likely 1–6 crashes
This motor carrier
3.3
Similar fleets
5.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~9%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 7 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3.5 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5.1 a year. The grade counts 9 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.12× and violations 0.68× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -23%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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 crashes5 crashes with 5 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 English proficiency, 2 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Aug 2025 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 171 of 546 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 90 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.8% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 2
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Unusual inspection rateInspections per truck fall outside the normal range (1st–99th percentile), which can point to a mis-reported fleet size or data issues.
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
750
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.4%
142 of 607
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
6 of 741
National avg 6.7%
Violations
546
180 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 15 inspections.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.025 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 5.32 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 2.70 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.46 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
546 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert518 · 174 OOSBrakes 171 · Lights 159 · Tires 57 · Steering & suspension 40 · Wheels & hubs 27 · 64 more
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Driver fitness No alert15 · 4 OOSEnglish proficiency 14 · No valid CDL 1
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Hours of service No alert7 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 5 · No log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert6 · 0 OOSSpeeding 4 · Reckless / lane 2
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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-
Jul142026CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May82026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan202025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec182024CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov302024CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct232024CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Sep272024CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
5 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Feb 2, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 1989
- Cargo filing
- on file · FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. since Dec 2, 2009
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2026); SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2025)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Feb 2, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 3, 2026)
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
47 filings and 32 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
47 filings and 32 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Feb 2, 2026THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 6, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 3, 2026opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 2, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2025TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 2, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 6, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 31, 2025opened after SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 2, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 27, 2024SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 2, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 29, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 1, 2024opened after SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 27, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2024SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 27, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 8, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 31, 2024opened after SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 2, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2023SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 2, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 15, 2023UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 2, 2023 · replaced by another insurer1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 19, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 22, 2022opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 15, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2022UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 15, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2021UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 2, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 6, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 1, 2021opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 2, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2020KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 2, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 6, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 30, 2020opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 2, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2019KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 2, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 7, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 29, 2019opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 2, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2018KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 2, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 8, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 31, 2018opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 2, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 2, 2018UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 2, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 6, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 26, 2017opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 2, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 2, 2017UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 2, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 6, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 30, 2017opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 2, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 21, 2017UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 2, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect9 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 (HQ) 676
- Federal inspectors 65
- Arizona 4
- New Mexico 2
- Colorado 1
- Florida 1
- Washington 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (90%).
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 (115 power units: 101 filed, 115 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
5.1
Actual, per year in window
3.0
Projected, next 12 mo
3.3
0
3
6
We'd expect a typical fleet of 115 power units this active to have about 5.1 crashes a year (sized from the 115 units seen roadside; 101 filed). This motor carrier recorded 9 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.0 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.3 over the next 12 — below a 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 9% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below 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:
747 inspections
and 9 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 735 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
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 30, 2024 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 0 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 28, 2024 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 0 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 25, 2024 · CA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 25, 2024 · US · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- 11 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.55
Strong — 0.64x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.044 crashes per power-unit-year for a 115-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.77x (driver behaviour 0.12x, out-of-service 1.08x, all violations 0.68x; 747 inspections). Experience 0.84x: 4.2 decayed crashes against 6.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.55, a 4.88). 80% range 0.38–0.94x. Fleet sized at 115 units from roadside VINs (101 filed). 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
4.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
115 power units (101 filed, 115 seen roadside) · 5.07 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.77×
747 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.84×
4.2 decayed crashes vs 6.0 expected · credibility 0.55
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 0.64× (80% range 0.38–0.94×)
· band Strong
· 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
750
Driver Insp
741
Driver OOS
6
Vehicle Insp
607
Vehicle OOS
142
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 6 | 0.57 | |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 0.03 | |
| Driver Fitness | 15 | 0.13 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 263 | 4.40 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-OCT-25) 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.