PLANA TRANSPORTATION INC
(630) 860-7119
safetyplana@gmail.com
655 North Central Ave Unit E, Wood Dale IL 60191
35
tractors
30 drivers
3.5M mi/yr · ~100k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 32.8 / 100
Moderate confidence
17 yrs history · 125 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 35
- Drivers · CDL
- 30 · 30
- Annual miles
- 3.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 30 | 5 | 0 | 35 |
| Trailers | 40 | 5 | 0 | 45 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-05-2018) · 8 yr old
- Registered
- 05-20-2009 (17 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-29-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- PLAMEN METODIEV
Cargo
63.8
medium risk
Oilfield Equipment
General Freight
- High-Risk Cargo
- Oilfield Equipment, 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 probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 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 1.50×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.3 vs 1.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.3
Similar fleets
1.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~6%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.5 a year. The grade counts 8 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.61× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +7%: 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 crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 medical certificate, 1 no valid CDL (Mar 2026 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 48 of 144 violations (33%). Brake or light defects led to 15 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs3 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate39.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (23 of 59), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.16× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.2% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
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Excessive speeding: 11
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Substance violations: 2
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
125
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
39.0%
23 of 59
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.2%
4 of 125
National avg 6.7%
Violations
144
34 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.086 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 2.87 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 2.09 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.49 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
144 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert100 · 32 OOSBrakes 48 · Lights 19 · Tires 14 · Cargo securement 5 · Steering & suspension 3 · 11 more
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Hours of service No alert23 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · Over hours limit 6 · No log 4 · False log 3
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Unsafe driving No alert19 · 0 OOSSpeeding 12 · Reckless / lane 5 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSMedical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 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-
May52026MarylandProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb192026North DakotaProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Jan52026MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec212025OregonProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr292025New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb122025OregonProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Highlander Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2009
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY → Highlander Specialty Insurance Company (Jan 2026); MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2025); STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA → MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2024)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Jan 1, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 30, 2010)
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
17 filings and 14 authority events since 2009 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
17 filings and 14 authority events since 2009 · 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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Jan 1, 2026Highlander Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Dec 5, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 26, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 2, 2025opened after MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2024MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 19, 2023opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 15, 2022opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2022NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 6, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 27, 2021opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2021NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 7, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 24, 2020opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2020NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 2, 2020opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2019NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 27, 2018opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2018NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2016AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2018 · replaced by another insurer13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2015AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 24, 2015opened after AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 1, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2014AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 18, 2014opened after AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 1, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2013AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 25, 2013opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 1, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 30, 2010Operating authority reinstatedL&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
- Washington 15
- South Dakota 13
- California 9
- Montana 9
- Oregon 8
- Utah 7
- Idaho 6
- Wyoming 5
Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 125 inspections were in Illinois.
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 (36 power units: 35 filed, 36 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.5
Actual, per year in window
2.7
Projected, next 12 mo
2.3
0
1.5
3
We'd expect a typical fleet of 36 power units this active to have about 1.5 crashes a year (sized from the 36 units seen roadside; 35 filed). This motor carrier recorded 8 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 2.7 a year) — about 1.7× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 2.3 over the next 12 — about 1.5× 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 6% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.5× 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:
126 inspections
and 8 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 125 inspections and 6 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.46
Marginal — 1.50x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.043 crashes per power-unit-year for a 36-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.07x (driver behaviour 1.61x, out-of-service 1.16x, all violations 1.02x; 126 inspections). Experience 1.40x: 4.8 decayed crashes against 2.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.46, a 2.98). 80% range 0.84–2.24x. Fleet sized at 36 units from roadside VINs (35 filed). 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
4.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
36 power units (35 filed, 36 seen roadside) · 1.54 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.07×
126 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.40×
4.8 decayed crashes vs 2.5 expected · credibility 0.46
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 1.50× (80% range 0.84–2.24×)
· 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
125
Driver Insp
125
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
59
Vehicle OOS
23
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 19 | 5.13 | |
| HOS Compliance | 16 | 0.66 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.17 | |
| Controlled Substances | 2 | 0.13 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 38 | 7.93 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.