BUDD VAN LINES INC
(732) 627-0600
rpatrick@buddvanlines.com
24 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset NJ 08873-5960
215
power units
102 drivers
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 108 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 215
- Drivers · CDL
- 102 · 102
- Annual miles
- 4.1M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 31 | 5 | 10 | 46 |
| Tractors | 36 | 19 | 23 | 78 |
| Trailers | 111 | 0 | 6 | 117 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-17-2016) · 10 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-07-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- DAVID W. BUDD SR.
- Officer
- ROBERT PATRICK
Cargo
74.3
high risk
Household Goods
Motor Vehicles
General Freight
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, General Freight, Household Goods
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.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.73× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
The downside is never capped.
Mileage Unreliable
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
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: 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 0.73×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.3 vs 5.9 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.3
Similar fleets
5.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~12%
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 1 fatal (1 death) and 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5.9 a year. The grade counts 11 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.96× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.73×. Together they move its crash estimate +9%: 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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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Mar 21, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes2 crashes with 8 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 no valid CDL, 2 hours of service, 1 medical certificate (Mar 2025 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and tiresLights are 7 of 80 violations (9%). Light or tire defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs2 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 4 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 7.1% vs 22.3% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 5
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High speeding: 9
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Substance violations: 2
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
7
1 fatality · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
108
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.1%
4 of 56
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
8.3%
9 of 108
National avg 6.7%
Violations
80
11 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 1 inspection.
vs 79 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.012 | 0.018 |
| Inspections | 0.39 | 0.52 |
| Violations | 0.20 | 0.26 |
| Critical violations | 0.05 | 0.06 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
80 violations · 24 months-
Hours of service No alert27 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 19 · No log 4 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 2
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Vehicle maintenance No alert26 · 5 OOSLights 7 · Tires 5 · Brakes 2 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 9 more
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Unsafe driving No alert22 · 0 OOSSpeeding 9 · Reckless / lane 8 · Phone use 1 · Other 4
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 4 OOSNo valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 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-
Jun32026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun12026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May232026IllinoisInjury · 7 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr92026CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar212026LouisianaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct182024North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Oct32024FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
1 of the 7 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 7 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 · Vanliner Insurance Companyon record since May 1, 2017 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1992
- Cargo filing
- required · on file · Vanliner Insurance Company since May 1, 2017
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 Sep 6, 1984)
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
23 filings and 11 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
23 filings and 11 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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May 1, 2017Vanliner Insurance CompanyCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2017Vanliner Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Dec 2, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 3, 2013opened after AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 28, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2013VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended May 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective May 31, 2017 came after the replacement; 41 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2013VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective May 31, 2017 came after the replacement; 41 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2012AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.Cargo · ended Dec 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 28, 2013 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2012AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 28, 2013 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 15, 2012cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2011TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Cargo · ended Dec 1, 2012 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 30, 2012 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2011TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2012 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 30, 2012 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2010HANOVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Dec 1, 2011 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 7, 2012 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2010HANOVER INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2011 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 26, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 6, 2010opened after TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 23, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 26, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 16, 2010opened after TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 23, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2008TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 23, 2010 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 9, 2006cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2005TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Cargo · ended Dec 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 23, 2010 came after the replacement; 60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2005TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 1, 2008 · superseded by the same policy36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 6, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 13, 2004opened after AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 2, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2004TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Cargo · ended Dec 1, 2005 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2004TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2005 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2003HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Dec 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 1, 2005 came after the replacement; 19 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2002AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 2, 2005 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2000LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended May 1, 2003 · replaced by another insurer28 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2000WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATIONLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Feb 27, 2003 came after the replacement; 27 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 11
- New Mexico 11
- Illinois 7
- Colorado 6
- Florida 5
- New Jersey (HQ) 5
- Arkansas 4
- Georgia 4
Runs well beyond its home state: 5 of 108 inspections were in New Jersey.
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 (215 power units: 215 filed, 66 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
5.9
Actual, per year in window
3.7
Projected, next 12 mo
4.3
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3.5
7
We'd expect a typical fleet of 215 power units this active to have about 5.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 11 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.7 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 4.3 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 12% 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:
104 inspections
and 11 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 107 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 25, 2024 · MT · level 3 · 2 driver OOS · 2 violations
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.52 (posterior 0.84 × exposure corroboration)
Satisfactory — 0.73x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.027 crashes per power-unit-year for a 215-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 1.09x (driver behaviour 2.96x, out-of-service 0.73x, all violations 0.88x; 104 inspections). Experience 0.67x: 6.0 decayed crashes against 9.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.84, a 1.88). 80% range 0.41–1.09x. Strong withheld: P(R < 0.76) = 0.59, below 0.60. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
Scoring flags
MCS-150 mileage unreliable (mileage is not in the grade)
(informational — no grade effect)
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
2.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
215 power units · 5.91 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.09×
104 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.67×
6.0 decayed crashes vs 9.9 expected · credibility 0.84
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 0.73× (80% range 0.41–1.09×)
· band Strong → displayed Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
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
108
Driver Insp
108
Driver OOS
9
Vehicle Insp
56
Vehicle OOS
4
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 18 | 1.32 | |
| HOS Compliance | 18 | 0.77 | |
| Driver Fitness | 5 | 0.14 | |
| Controlled Substances | 3 | 0.24 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 15 | 1.45 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-26 – 31-JUL-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.