KEYSTONE FREIGHT CORP
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 319
- Drivers · CDL
- 260 · 0
- Annual miles
- 11.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tractors | 315 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| Trailers | 2484 | 105 | 0 | 2589 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-16-2010) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-18-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- FRANCIS WALSH
- Officer
- RONALD MISTRETTA
Cargo
- 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 half that of similar fleets.
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.
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 crashes1 crash with 2 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: 4 no valid CDL, 2 hours of service (Mar 2025 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 45 of 174 violations (26%). Brake or tire defects led to 35 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 13.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.2% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 76% of inspections found no violations.
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Dangerous driving: 4
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Excessive speeding: 12
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in New Jersey (about 302 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.011 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.18 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.27 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
174 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert126 · 49 OOSBrakes 45 · Tires 33 · Lights 20 · Wheels & hubs 11 · Steering & suspension 5 · 12 more
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Unsafe driving No alert27 · 0 OOSSpeeding 13 · Reckless / lane 10 · Phone use 1 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert16 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 11 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 4 OOSNo valid CDL 5
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Mar42026ConnecticutProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan212026WisconsinProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec12025New YorkInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep232025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug52025WashingtonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul182025ConnecticutProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct142024CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$2,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Companyon record since Feb 9, 2005 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1993
- Cargo filing
- on file · LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY since Nov 15, 2006
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 20, 1983)
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
20 filings and 7 authority events since 1983 · 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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Nov 15, 2006LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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May 11, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2006cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2005LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Nov 15, 2006 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Feb 11, 2007 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 11, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 18, 2005opened after DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 10, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2005Ace American Insurance CompanyLiability · $2,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 15, 2004NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jun 7, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect19 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2004DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 9, 2005 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 10, 2005 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2003UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.Liability · $2,000,000 · ended Feb 9, 2004 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2002LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $500,000 over $250,000 · ended Oct 31, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 10, 2000FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 3, 2000cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2000PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.Liability · $250,000 · ended Feb 9, 2003 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2000LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $750,000 over $250,000 · ended Feb 9, 2003 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 1999RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 4, 1999 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 20, 1999RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 4, 1999 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 1999LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $2,000,000 · ended Mar 15, 2000 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 1997FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 23, 1997cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 1997ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICACargo · ended Nov 15, 2004 · replaced by another insurer85 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 1997RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 20, 1999 · cancellation notice took effect20 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 2, 1996FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 19, 1996cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 30, 1996FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Nov 2, 1997 · cancellation notice took effect14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 1995ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Aug 30, 1996 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 1995RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 1997 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)25 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 1995EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 1995 · replaced by another insurer5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 1994THE HOME INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 1995 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 1993PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 5, 1995 · 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
- California 287
- North Carolina 57
- New York 35
- Washington 33
- New Jersey (HQ) 13
- Nevada 13
- Maryland 9
- Maine 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 13 of 507 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.
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 (319 power units: 319 filed, 191 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 319 power units this active to have about 9.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 14 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 4.7 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 4.8 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 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 9, 2024 · NC · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 26, 2024 · CT · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 21 further inspections with no out-of-service result
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.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 24 | 0.54 | |
| HOS Compliance | 14 | 0.09 | |
| Driver Fitness | 5 | 0.06 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 88 | 2.01 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-JUL-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.