CEVA CONTRACT LOGISTICS US INC
DBA: CEVA LOGISTICS US INC
(281) 618-3100
rhonda.bateman@cevalogistics.com
15350 Vickery Drive, Houston TX 77032
452
power units · all leased
679 drivers
37M mi/yr · ~82k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 40.8 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 739 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 452
- Drivers · CDL
- 679 · 665
- Annual miles
- 37M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
| Tractors | 0 | 405 | 0 | 405 |
| Trailers | 30 | 1465 | 0 | 1495 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-13-2017) · 9 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 11-14-2024 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- Jesus Garza
Cargo
57.1
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Other: AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
Dry Bulk
Utility
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate 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.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.7× as often as the median active fleet of 200–499 trucks.
This motor carrier 1.29×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
15.3 vs 11.9 for similar fleets
Likely 8–23 crashes
This motor carrier
15.3
Similar fleets
11.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~36%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 27 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 14 a year), including 12 with injuries; similar fleets have about 12 a year. The grade counts 50 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.39× and out-of-service orders 0.52× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -13%: 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 15 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: 2 medical certificate, 2 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 80 of 349 violations (23%). Brake or tire defects led to 66 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 15.3% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.8% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 14
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Excessive speeding: 31
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
27
0 fatalities · 15 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
739
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.3%
72 of 471
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
6 of 739
National avg 6.7%
Violations
349
85 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Texas (about 570 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 5 inspections.
vs 940 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.032 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.26 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.39 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.11 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
349 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert244 · 79 OOSBrakes 80 · Tires 64 · Lights 57 · Cargo securement 8 · Steering & suspension 4 · 31 more
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Unsafe driving No alert73 · 0 OOSSpeeding 37 · Reckless / lane 31 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert28 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 19 · No log 5 · False log 3 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 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
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Jul132026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain.
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Jun262026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May292026MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr92026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr22026New YorkProperty damage onlyTwo-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr22026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar242026MichiganInjury · 3 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar82026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb132026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec182025MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov102025TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb192025MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb122025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov242024MissouriInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov72024North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
19 more in the FMCSA records below.
12 of the 27 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$2,000,000 · CUSA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)on record since Dec 18, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 1987
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · LM Insurance Corporation since Dec 28, 2023
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 7, 2007)
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
27 filings and 13 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
27 filings and 13 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Dec 28, 2023LM Insurance CorporationBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Dec 20, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 20, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 20, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Dec 29, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 18, 2023CUSA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · $2,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 4, 2020NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PACargo · ended Jan 22, 2024 · insurer name change39 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2017AXA INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Nov 4, 2020 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 3, 2017CUSA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · $2,000,000 · ended Dec 18, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)73 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 25, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 19, 2017opened after AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 20, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 3, 2016NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $2,000,000 · ended Nov 3, 2017 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Dec 28, 2023 · superseded by the same policy123 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 18, 2008LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)65 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 9, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 23, 2007cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2007AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Nov 4, 2017 · replaced by another insurer120 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 7, 2007Broker authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2007Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 18, 2007TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 18, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 27, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 29, 2007cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2007AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 3, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 20, 2017 came after the replacement; 118 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2006SOMPO AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Nov 4, 2007 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 6, 2007 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2005AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY LINES INS.Cargo · ended Nov 4, 2006 · replaced by another insurer22 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2005AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2007 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 14, 2005opened after UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 12, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2004TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 30, 2007 · insurer name change40 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 18, 2003FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jan 14, 2004cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 28, 2002HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Dec 10, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect21 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 (HQ) 168
- Tennessee 107
- Maryland 62
- California 61
- North Carolina 51
- Ohio 45
- Kentucky 37
- Pennsylvania 31
23% 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 (452 power units: 452 filed, 329 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
11.9
Actual, per year in window
16.7
Projected, next 12 mo
15.3
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We'd expect a typical fleet of 452 power units this active to have about 11.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 50 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 16.7 a year) — about 1.4× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 15.3 over the next 12 — about 1.3× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 36% 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
712 inspections
and 50 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 688 inspections and 27 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 Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 29, 2024 · TN · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 25, 2024 · CT · level 3 · 2 driver OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 22, 2024 · TN · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 21, 2024 · MD · level 1 · 1 driver OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 9, 2024 · TX · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 46 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.89
Marginal — 1.29x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.026 crashes per power-unit-year for a 452-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.87x (driver behaviour 0.90x, out-of-service 0.52x, all violations 0.39x; 712 inspections). Experience 1.48x: 24.6 decayed crashes against 16.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.89, a 1.88). 80% range 0.95–1.66x. Last change: a new crash.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +2.5%, driven by a new crash on the record.
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
2.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
452 power units · 11.87 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.87×
712 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.48×
24.6 decayed crashes vs 16.0 expected · credibility 0.89
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 1.29× (80% range 0.95–1.66×)
· 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
739
Driver Insp
739
Driver OOS
6
Vehicle Insp
471
Vehicle OOS
72
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 72 | 1.39 | |
| HOS Compliance | 20 | 0.11 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 165 | 2.57 |
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 (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.