PAM TRANSPORT INC
DBA: PAM TRANSPORT
(479) 361-9111
safetycompliance@pamt.com
297 W Henri De Tonti Blvd, Tontitown AR 72762-9602
2,049
tractors · all owned
2,091 drivers
150.9M mi/yr · ~74k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 54.2 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 2,966 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 2,049
- Drivers · CDL
- 2,091 · 2,091
- Annual miles
- 150.9M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 2049 | 0 | 0 | 2049 |
| Trailers | 8149 | 0 | 0 | 8149 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (11-07-1995) · 31 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-22-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- LANCE STEWART
- Officer
- Kianne Bode
Cargo
64.0
medium risk
General Freight
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
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 the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ 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 1.01×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
58.1 vs 57.7 for similar fleets
Likely 42–75 crashes
This motor carrier
58.1
Similar fleets
57.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~78%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 103 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 52 a year), including 3 fatal (4 deaths) and 31 with injuries; similar fleets have about 58 a year. The grade counts 173 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.33× and out-of-service orders 0.50× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -14%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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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Fatal crashes3 crashes with 4 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Nov 11, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes31 crashes with 52 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service41 out-of-service violations against drivers: 18 no valid CDL, 10 English proficiency, 7 hours of service (Sep 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 303 of 1253 violations (24%). Brake or tire defects led to 223 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations2 hazmat violations.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.4% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 82
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Excessive speeding: 22
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Substance violations: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
103
4 fatalities · 53 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2,966
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.0%
288 of 2,056
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
42 of 2,966
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,253
356 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 19 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.025 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.05 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.31 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.08 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
1,253 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert863 · 315 OOSBrakes 303 · Tires 222 · Lights 181 · Wheels & hubs 26 · Cargo securement 16 · 115 more
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Unsafe driving No alert178 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 99 · Speeding 22 · Seat belt 19 · Phone use 14 · Other 24
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Hours of service No alert157 · 7 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 116 · Over hours limit 21 · No log 16 · False log 4
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Driver fitness No alert53 · 34 OOSNo valid CDL 23 · English proficiency 20 · Medical certificate 8 · Other qualification 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat2 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Aug262026MassachusettsInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug252026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Aug162026MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Aug152026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Aug112026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Aug52026OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug42026MissouriInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight.
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Jul272026MichiganInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul142026South CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun202026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun192026LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun142026OhioInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
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May222026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May182026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr272026TexasInjury · 16 people hurtSnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar132026New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar112026TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar52026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Feb122026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan162026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan152026South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec72025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov172025OklahomaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov112025ArkansasFatal · 2 deathsDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsTwo people killed in fiery tractor-trailer crash on I-30 near ArkadelphiaArkansas Democrat-Gazette · Nov 11, 2025
Why this link: FMCSA crash report AR2025570358 (Arkansas State Police) lists PAM TRANSPORT INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name PAM TRANSPORT INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Oct262025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep172025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Jul212025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted.
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Jul12025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Jun112025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May162025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Apr212025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan122025TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted.
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Dec292024GeorgiaFatal · 1 deathTwo-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec282024New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec152024PennsylvaniaFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov302024TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Nov262024GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct182024North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
94 more in the FMCSA records below.
3 of the 103 crashes were fatal.
31 of the 103 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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$1,000,000 · Cherokee Insurance Companyon record since Sep 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1992
- 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
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 22, 1988)
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 3 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
29 filings and 3 authority events since 1981 · 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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Sep 1, 2026Cherokee Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2025Cherokee Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2024CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2023CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2022CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2021CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2020CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2019CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2018CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2017CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2013CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2011CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Sep 28, 2013 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2009CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2011 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Sep 30, 2011 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2006TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Jan 9, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect148 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2006AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2005AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.Liability · $3,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2006 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 15, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 7, 2005opened after AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 10, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2004AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.Liability · $3,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2005 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Sep 10, 2005 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 22, 2004cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2003LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 1, 2006 · replaced by another insurer32 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2002FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Dec 31, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2002AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2004 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)32 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2000LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Dec 31, 2002 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1997ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jan 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurer26 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1997ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 30, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect51 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 720
- Tennessee 593
- North Carolina 155
- Arkansas (HQ) 148
- Federal inspectors 132
- Ohio 121
- South Carolina 118
- Kentucky 102
Runs well beyond its home state: 148 of 2,966 inspections were in Arkansas.
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 (2049 power units: 2049 filed, 1584 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
57.7
Actual, per year in window
57.7
Projected, next 12 mo
58.1
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32.5
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We'd expect a typical fleet of 2049 power units this active to have about 57.7 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 173 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 57.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 58.1 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 78% 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:
2961 inspections
and 173 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 2947 inspections and 103 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 27, 2024 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 26, 2024 · KY · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 25, 2024 · AR · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 25, 2024 · AR · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS, 1 driver OOS · 2 violations
- 15 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.98
Satisfactory — 1.01x 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 2049-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.86x (driver behaviour 0.88x, out-of-service 0.50x, all violations 0.33x; 2961 inspections). Experience 1.18x: 90.0 decayed crashes against 76.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.98, a 1.88). 80% range 0.83–1.20x. 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
2049 power units · 57.74 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.86×
2961 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.18×
90.0 decayed crashes vs 76.3 expected · credibility 0.98
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 1.01× (80% range 0.83–1.20×)
· band Satisfactory
· 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
2,966
Driver Insp
2,966
Driver OOS
42
Vehicle Insp
2,056
Vehicle OOS
288
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 171 | 0.96 | |
| HOS Compliance | 120 | 0.11 | |
| Driver Fitness | 50 | 0.11 | |
| Controlled Substances | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 578 | 2.42 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 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.