J & M TANK LINES INC
(205) 876-1905
kjameson@jmtank.com
1100 Corporate Parkway, Birmingham AL 35242
438
tractors · all leased
374 drivers
31.4M mi/yr · ~72k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 37.7 / 100
High confidence
365 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 438
- Drivers · CDL
- 374 · 374
- Annual miles
- 31.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 438 | 0 | 438 |
| Trailers | 779 | 0 | 0 | 779 |
Registration
- Organization
- INDIVIDUAL
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (04-20-2007) · 19 yr old
- Registered
- 05-16-2026
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-29-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- HAROLD SUMERFOR, JR.
- Officer
- KARRI JAMESON
Cargo
54.4
medium risk
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Building Materials
Dry Bulk
Construction
Chemicals
- 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 37% 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 1.37×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
19.4 vs 14.2 for similar fleets
Likely 11–28 crashes
This motor carrier
19.4
Similar fleets
14.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~43%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 30 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 15 a year), including 12 with injuries; similar fleets have about 14 a year. The grade counts 54 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.54× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.57× and out-of-service orders 0.60×. Together they move its crash estimate -4%: 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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Injury crashes12 crashes with 14 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 medical certificate, 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Apr 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 48 of 242 violations (20%). Brake or light defects led to 19 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: 17
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Excessive speeding: 13
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
30
0 fatalities · 14 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
365
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.2%
40 of 198
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
3 of 364
National avg 6.7%
Violations
242
51 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 4 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.160 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 2.66 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 1.10 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.21 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
242 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert158 · 47 OOSBrakes 48 · Lights 45 · Tires 22 · Cargo securement 10 · Wheels & hubs 5 · 28 more
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Unsafe driving No alert56 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 28 · Speeding 14 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 11
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Hours of service No alert24 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 12 · Over hours limit 8 · False log 2 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 3 OOSMedical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 2
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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-
Aug52026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Jul82026KentuckyProperty damage onlyWater(standing moving) road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun212026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jun192026KentuckyProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May32026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
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Apr172026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr12026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Mar242026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar132026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted.
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Dec152025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted.
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Jul232025North CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr102025GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar172025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb282025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Oct112024TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep292024South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
22 more in the FMCSA records below.
12 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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$1,000,000 · American Trucking and Transportation Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (risk retention group)on record since Sep 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1994
- Cargo filing
- on file · AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO. since Apr 8, 2003
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
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 Aug 19, 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
32 filings and 16 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
32 filings and 16 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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Aug 19, 2026Voluntary suspension of the operating authority requested, effective (date not stated)FMCSA's new system
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Aug 19, 2026Broker authority voluntarily suspended or withdrawnFMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2023American Trucking and Transportation Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (risk retention group)Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2020ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Sep 26, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2019PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Sep 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2019ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Sep 29, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 5, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 3, 2019opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2018THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 6, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 20, 2018opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2017THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2016NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 8, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 24, 2016opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2015NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect18 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2014NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2013NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2012NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2010NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2009NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2008NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2007NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 6, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 24, 2007opened after AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SOUTH INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2007)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2006AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SOUTH INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 7, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 1, 2006opened after AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SOUTH INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2006)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 18, 2006Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&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
- Alabama (HQ) 91
- Georgia 71
- Texas 50
- Tennessee 46
- South Carolina 31
- Florida 18
- Kentucky 12
- Louisiana 12
25% 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 (438 power units: 438 filed, 226 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
14.2
Actual, per year in window
18.0
Projected, next 12 mo
19.4
0
11
22
We'd expect a typical fleet of 438 power units this active to have about 14.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 54 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 18.0 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 19.4 over the next 12 — about 1.4× 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 43% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.4× 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:
358 inspections
and 54 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 361 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
- 4 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.92
Marginal — 1.37x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.032 crashes per power-unit-year for a 438-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.96x (driver behaviour 1.54x, out-of-service 0.60x, all violations 0.57x; 358 inspections). Experience 1.42x: 30.8 decayed crashes against 21.1 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.92, a 1.88). 80% range 1.03–1.74x. 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
3.2 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
438 power units · 14.16 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.96×
358 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.42×
30.8 decayed crashes vs 21.1 expected · credibility 0.92
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 1.37× (80% range 1.03–1.74×)
· 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
365
Driver Insp
364
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
198
Vehicle OOS
40
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 55 | 1.09 | |
| HOS Compliance | 21 | 0.24 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.09 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 88 | 3.72 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 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.