ABEX TRANSPORTATION LLC

DOT# 1773017 MC# 647143 Readville, MA Authorized For-Hire
(781) 848-7111 msherman@abextrans.com 130 Meadow Road, Readville MA 02136
27 tractors · all leased 26 drivers 2.4M mi/yr · ~89k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 83.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
18 yrs history · 48 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
27
Drivers · CDL
26 · 26
Annual miles
2.4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 27 0 27
Trailers 0 175 0 175

Registration

Registered
05-16-2008 (18 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-03-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
MATTHEW SHERMAN
Officer
ANN-MARIE BEATTY

Cargo

63.8
medium risk
Household Goods Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Other: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
High-Risk Cargo
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 probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate 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.

This motor carrier 0.67×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 1.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
1.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.47× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.65× and violations 0.70×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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.

  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 1 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
  • Hazmat violations
    1 hazmat violation.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    37.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (6 of 16), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.65× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • High speeding: 5

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
48
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
37.5%
6 of 16
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 48
National avg 6.7%
Violations
38
6 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Massachusetts (about 19 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 3 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.019 0.029
Inspections 1.09 1.12
Violations 0.70 0.78
Critical violations 0.19 0.15

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

What they get cited for

38 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    19 · 6 OOS
    Lights 7 · Tires 4 · Brakes 3 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    15 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 7 · Speeding 6 · Phone use 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    1 · 0 OOS
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
  • Jan
    30
    2025
    Massachusetts
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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)
$1,000,000 · ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Apr 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2008
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 16, 2014)

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
  • Connecticut 26
  • Massachusetts (HQ) 19
  • Rhode Island 2
  • New Hampshire 1

40% of inspections were in its home state.