SHAW TRANSPORT INC
DBA: SHAW TRANSPORT
(706) 532-2315
misty.hayes@shawinc.com
616 East Walnut Ave, Dalton GA 30720
727
power units
985 drivers
40.3M mi/yr · ~55k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 52.9 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 592 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 727
- Drivers · CDL
- 985 · 824
- Annual miles
- 40.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 27 | 11 | 0 | 38 |
| Tractors | 88 | 601 | 0 | 689 |
| Trailers | 3072 | 115 | 0 | 3187 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-23-1996) · 30 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-20-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- Misty Hayes
Cargo
56.0
medium risk
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Building Materials
US Mail
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 the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate 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.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.5× as often as the median active fleet of 500+ trucks.
This motor carrier 1.02×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
14.0 vs 13.7 for similar fleets
Likely 7–21 crashes
This motor carrier
14.0
Similar fleets
13.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~31%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 26 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 13 a year), including 7 with injuries; similar fleets have about 14 a year. The grade counts 48 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.42× and out-of-service orders 0.56× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: 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 crashes7 crashes with 9 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 no valid CDL, 1 English proficiency (Mar 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 71 of 231 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 20 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.9% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 13
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High speeding: 9
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
26
0 fatalities · 9 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
592
74% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
17.0%
47 of 276
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
5 of 582
National avg 6.7%
Violations
231
54 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 500+ trucks in Georgia (about 512 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 6 inspections.
vs 437 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.017 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.61 | 0.64 |
| Violations | 0.16 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.03 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
231 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert168 · 49 OOSBrakes 71 · Lights 38 · Tires 26 · Wheels & hubs 12 · Cargo securement 4 · 17 more
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Unsafe driving No alert44 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 18 · Speeding 10 · Phone use 6 · Seat belt 4 · Other 6
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Hours of service No alert13 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 11 · False log 1 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert6 · 5 OOSNo valid CDL 4 · English proficiency 1 · Medical certificate 1
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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-
Jul312026MarylandProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun152026TexasProperty damage onlyWater(standing moving) road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May262026MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May132026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jan272026MichiganInjury · 2 people hurtIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan162026IowaProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan122026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan92026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain.
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Oct62025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun272025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain. Citation issued.
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Mar142025New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan172025FloridaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov82024GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
18 more in the FMCSA records below.
7 of the 26 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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$1,000,000 · Starr Indemnity & Liability Companyon record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 19821 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- on file · AFFILIATED FM INSURANCE COMPANY since May 31, 2025
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- 1 liability filing received late (the last received Oct 29, 2026 for an effective date of Jul 1, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 30, 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
27 filings and 10 authority events since 1982 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
27 filings and 10 authority events since 1982 · 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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Oct 30, 2026Operating authority reinstatedFMCSA's new system
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Oct 27, 2026Operating authority suspended by FMCSA (cause not stated)FMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2026Starr Indemnity & Liability CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on filereceived Oct 29, 2026 for an effective date of Jul 1, 2026FMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2025Starr Indemnity & Liability CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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May 31, 2025AFFILIATED FM INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2024AFFILIATED FM INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended May 1, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 31, 2025 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2024Starr Indemnity & Liability CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2023STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2017FACTORY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jul 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurer84 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of AmericaBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2011ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurer144 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2010ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2011 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2010ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 2, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2009NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 25, 2008Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 23, 2008Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2008NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 31, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 12, 2007cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2007AFFILIATED FM INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jul 1, 2017 · superseded by the same policy120 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2007ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 17, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2006ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2007 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2005RLI INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jul 28, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect25 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2005ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $10,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2006 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 28, 2005CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 11, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 27, 2005THE GLENS FALLS INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jul 1, 2005 · replaced by another insurer1 month 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
- Georgia (HQ) 89
- California 80
- North Carolina 46
- Florida 43
- Tennessee 34
- Maryland 25
- Texas 23
- New York 17
15% 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 (727 power units: 727 filed, 363 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
13.7
Actual, per year in window
16.0
Projected, next 12 mo
14.0
0
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18
We'd expect a typical fleet of 727 power units this active to have about 13.7 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 48 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 16.0 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 14.0 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 31% 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:
574 inspections
and 48 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 564 inspections and 26 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 31, 2024 · CT · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 11, 2024 · WA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 7, 2024 · TN · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 2, 2024 · NC · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 30, 2024 · TN · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 23 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.91
Satisfactory — 1.02x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.019 crashes per power-unit-year for a 727-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.88x (driver behaviour 0.87x, out-of-service 0.56x, all violations 0.42x; 574 inspections). Experience 1.17x: 21.9 decayed crashes against 18.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.91, a 1.88). 80% range 0.74–1.33x. Last change: fleet size or class.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +18.2%, driven by fleet size or class attributes.
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
1.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
727 power units · 13.72 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.88×
574 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.17×
21.9 decayed crashes vs 18.6 expected · credibility 0.91
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 1.02× (80% range 0.74–1.33×)
· 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
592
Driver Insp
582
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
276
Vehicle OOS
47
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 42 | 0.50 | |
| HOS Compliance | 12 | 0.04 | |
| Driver Fitness | 6 | 0.07 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 103 | 3.11 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-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.