VALLEY EXPRESS INC
(701) 281-0521
rickey.clark@valleyexp.com
16553 37th St Se, Mapleton ND 58059-9771
345
tractors · all leased
226 drivers
19M mi/yr · ~55k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 67.5 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 593 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 345
- Drivers · CDL
- 226 · 226
- Annual miles
- 19M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 245 | 0 | 245 |
| Trailers | 0 | 260 | 0 | 260 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Cargo Operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Within 100 miles)
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-07-2004) · 22 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-01-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- BRETT JEGTVIG
- Officer
- GLENN NELSON
Cargo
66.2
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow Away
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Grain/Feed/Hay
US Mail
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Farm Supplies
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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 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 0.85×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
9.8 vs 11.6 for similar fleets
Likely 4–16 crashes
This motor carrier
9.8
Similar fleets
11.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~25%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 22 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 11 a year), including 7 with injuries; similar fleets have about 12 a year. The grade counts 30 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.63× and out-of-service orders 0.77× 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 crashes7 crashes with 10 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service12 out-of-service violations against drivers: 9 no valid CDL, 2 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Dec 2024 – Dec 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 138 of 397 violations (35%). Brake or light defects led to 26 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs6 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.2% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 18
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Excessive speeding: 26
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Substance violations: 6
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
22
0 fatalities · 10 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
593
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.4%
59 of 252
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.2%
13 of 593
National avg 6.7%
Violations
397
84 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 2 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.029 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.22 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.58 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.13 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
397 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert290 · 72 OOSBrakes 138 · Lights 64 · Tires 46 · Cargo securement 6 · Steering & suspension 4 · 32 more
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Unsafe driving No alert61 · 0 OOSSpeeding 28 · Reckless / lane 17 · Phone use 4 · Seat belt 3 · Other 9
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Hours of service No alert34 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 15 · No log 7 · False log 6 · Over hours limit 6
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Driver fitness No alert12 · 11 OOSNo valid CDL 10 · 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-
Jun162026MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun92026MinnesotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb202026North DakotaInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb42026North DakotaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan212026South DakotaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov152025MissouriProperty damage onlyTwo-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep162025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug292025IowaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul142025North DakotaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun122025MinnesotaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb282025North DakotaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb62025MinnesotaInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan22025IowaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
14 more in the FMCSA records below.
7 of the 22 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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primary $1,000,000 + excess $1,000,000 (total $2,000,000) · Arch Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Aug 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 19921 other liability filing also on file
- 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
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 12, 1987)
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
26 filings and 2 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
26 filings and 2 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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Aug 1, 2026Arch Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 1, 2025Arch Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 1, 2025Arch Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 1, 2024ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2023ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2022ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2021ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2021ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2020TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INCLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2019NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 21, 2020 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 27, 2016NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)34 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2016NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 27, 2016 · superseded by the same policy2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 9, 2015GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2013GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 9, 2015 · superseded by the same policy24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2012SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2011SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 1, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2002SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 25, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect107 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2002SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2011 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)108 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 29, 2001FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 12, 2001cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2001NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jun 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 17, 2002 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2001REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 1998NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jun 5, 2001 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 1998NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2001 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 5, 2001 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 1996INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & MERC. REASS. CO.Cargo · ended Jun 1, 1998 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 1996INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & MERC. REASS. CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 1998 · replaced by another insurer24 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
- North Dakota (HQ) 82
- Minnesota 81
- South Dakota 81
- Montana 77
- Iowa 25
- Wisconsin 22
- Kansas 21
- Idaho 16
14% 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 (345 power units: 345 filed, 252 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
11.6
Actual, per year in window
10.0
Projected, next 12 mo
9.8
0
7
14
We'd expect a typical fleet of 345 power units this active to have about 11.6 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 30 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 10.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 9.8 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 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 25% 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 Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
590 inspections
and 30 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 591 inspections and 22 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
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.90
Satisfactory — 0.85x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.034 crashes per power-unit-year for a 345-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.93x (driver behaviour 0.87x, out-of-service 0.77x, all violations 0.63x; 590 inspections). Experience 0.91x: 15.0 decayed crashes against 16.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.90, a 1.88). 80% range 0.58–1.14x. 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
3.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
345 power units · 11.64 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.93×
590 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.91×
15.0 decayed crashes vs 16.7 expected · credibility 0.90
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 0.85× (80% range 0.58–1.14×)
· 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
593
Driver Insp
593
Driver OOS
13
Vehicle Insp
252
Vehicle OOS
59
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 59 | 1.95 | |
| HOS Compliance | 30 | 0.15 | |
| Driver Fitness | 10 | 0.12 | |
| Controlled Substances | 3 | 0.07 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 128 | 4.93 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-FEB-26 – 31-OCT-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.