SPARHAWK TRUCKING INC
(715) 423-0380
mark@sparhawktrucking.com
421 25th Ave N, Wisconsin Rapids WI 54495
178
tractors
146 drivers
13.1M mi/yr · ~73k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 188 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 178
- Drivers · CDL
- 146 · 146
- Annual miles
- 13.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 111 | 67 | 0 | 178 |
| Trailers | 735 | 0 | 0 | 735 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (11-17-2015) · 10 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-10-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JAMIE KESTER
- Officer
- MARK SPARHAWK
Cargo
65.7
medium risk
Household Goods
Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow Away
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: NEW FURNITURE
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Utility
Farm Supplies
Construction
Garbage/Refuse
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat, Other: NEW FURNITURE
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: interstate 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 1.07×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.07× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
6.0 vs 5.7 for similar fleets
Likely 2–11 crashes
This motor carrier
6.0
Similar fleets
5.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~15%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 13 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 6.5 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5.7 a year. The grade counts 17 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.36× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.56× and out-of-service orders 0.59×. Together they move its crash estimate -5%: 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.
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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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Lights and brakesLights are 27 of 105 violations (26%). Light or brake defects led to 12 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 5
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Excessive speeding: 11
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
13
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
188
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.1%
17 of 89
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
2 of 188
National avg 6.7%
Violations
105
22 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Wisconsin (about 135 in 24 months would be typical).
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 1 inspection.
vs 1,756 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.037 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 0.83 | 0.96 |
| Violations | 0.30 | 0.54 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
105 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert68 · 21 OOSLights 27 · Brakes 24 · Tires 8 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · 7 more
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Unsafe driving No alert26 · 0 OOSSpeeding 13 · Reckless / lane 9 · Seat belt 2 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert11 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 5 · Over hours limit 5 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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-
Jul222026WisconsinProperty damage onlyDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun262026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Jun132026WisconsinInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Apr242026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr222026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan162026TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec132025IllinoisProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul312025IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jan102025WisconsinInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec162024WisconsinInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
5 more in the FMCSA records below.
5 of the 13 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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$1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Aug 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1994
- 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
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 8, 2021)
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
34 filings and 17 authority events since 1982 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
34 filings and 17 authority events since 1982 · 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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Apr 21, 2026ALLEGHENY CASUALTY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 10, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Apr 22, 2026cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 14, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Oct 30, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 3, 2025ALLEGHENY CASUALTY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 21, 2026 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 7, 2026 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2025ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileMC 157926 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 3, 2024ALLEGHENY CASUALTY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 3, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Nov 9, 2025 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 6, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 17, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2024ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 157926 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2023HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 3, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 8, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 27, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2023ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 157926 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2022HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2023 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 5, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 7, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 13, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2022ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 157926 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2021HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2022 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 7, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 30, 2021opened after ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2021)MC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2021ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2021ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 157926 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 157926 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2020HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2021 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 2, 2021 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 11, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 8, 2020opened after WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 8, 2020)MC 157926 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Oct 6, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2020ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 6, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceMC 178958 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2020ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 157926 · 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
- Wisconsin (HQ) 47
- Illinois 18
- Minnesota 13
- South Dakota 13
- Indiana 12
- Missouri 12
- Tennessee 12
- Iowa 8
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 (178 power units: 178 filed, 98 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
5.7
Actual, per year in window
5.7
Projected, next 12 mo
6.0
0
3.5
7
We'd expect a typical fleet of 178 power units this active to have about 5.7 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 17 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 5.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 6.0 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 15% 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:
188 inspections
and 17 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 187 inspections and 13 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
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.69
Satisfactory — 1.07x 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 178-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.95x (driver behaviour 1.36x, out-of-service 0.59x, all violations 0.56x; 188 inspections). Experience 1.13x: 9.8 decayed crashes against 8.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.69, a 3.65). 80% range 0.70–1.48x. 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
178 power units · 5.66 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.95×
188 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.13×
9.8 decayed crashes vs 8.3 expected · credibility 0.69
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 1.07× (80% range 0.70–1.48×)
· band Marginal → displayed 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
188
Driver Insp
188
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
89
Vehicle OOS
17
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 24 | 1.37 | |
| HOS Compliance | 8 | 0.20 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.03 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 41 | 3.68 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-DEC-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.