WARREN TRANSPORT INC
(319) 233-6113
bcaughron@warrentransport.com
3124 Titan Trail, Waterloo IA 50701
343
tractors
340 drivers
27.4M mi/yr · ~80k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 55.4 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 521 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 343
- Drivers · CDL
- 340 · 340
- Annual miles
- 27.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 3 | 340 | 0 | 343 |
| Trailers | 1150 | 0 | 0 | 1150 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-02-2010) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-07-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JAMES SCHOMMER
- Officer
- LANCE VOTROUBEK
Cargo
65.9
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow Away
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Grain/Feed/Hay
Paper Products
Farm Supplies
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, 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: 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 0.99×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
11.7 vs 11.8 for similar fleets
Likely 6–19 crashes
This motor carrier
11.7
Similar fleets
11.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~29%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 24 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 12 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 12 a year. The grade counts 38 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.48× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: 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 crashes5 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 medical certificate, 1 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Nov 2024 – Feb 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 63 of 275 violations (23%). Brake or tire defects led to 52 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate30.7% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (82 of 267), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.93× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 16
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Excessive speeding: 29
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
24
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
521
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.7%
82 of 267
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
5 of 521
National avg 6.7%
Violations
275
95 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 8 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.036 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.15 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.40 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.11 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
275 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert191 · 90 OOSBrakes 63 · Tires 42 · Lights 31 · Cargo securement 27 · Wheels & hubs 5 · 23 more
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Unsafe driving No alert69 · 0 OOSSpeeding 29 · Reckless / lane 25 · Phone use 5 · Seat belt 4 · Other 6
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Hours of service No alert11 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 OOSMedical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 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-
Jun122026WisconsinProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr142026MarylandProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar312026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar252026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec242025North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec152025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct202025OhioProperty damage onlyDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct92025AlabamaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul202025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul152025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec262024IowaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
16 more in the FMCSA records below.
5 of the 24 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.on record since Feb 16, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 1993
- 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) · RLI INSURANCE COMPANY since Sep 2, 2015
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 5, 2015)
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
24 filings and 11 authority events since 1958 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
24 filings and 11 authority events since 1958 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Feb 16, 2023GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2021GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 16, 2023 · superseded by the same policy22 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2015Broker authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 2, 2015RLI INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 7, 2014Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2010GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective May 26, 2021 came after the replacement; 127 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 18, 2010TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Jun 23, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect105 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 7, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 13, 2010opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 18, 2009HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 18, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 17, 2010 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2009NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2008NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2007ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurer9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 9, 2007ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 18, 2006LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 18, 2009 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 17, 2009 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 9, 2006THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 9, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 6, 2006opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 9, 2006)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 18, 2005LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 18, 2006 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 9, 2005THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 9, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 9, 2005LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 8, 2005 · corrected filing (made in error and replaced)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 15, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 31, 2005opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 9, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 9, 2004THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 9, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 13, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 13, 2004opened after DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 9, 2004)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 18, 2003LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 18, 2005 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 9, 2003DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 9, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect12 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 99
- Iowa (HQ) 46
- Illinois 33
- Tennessee 23
- South Dakota 21
- Missouri 19
- Mississippi 19
- Georgia 17
Runs well beyond its home state: 46 of 521 inspections were in Iowa.
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 (343 power units: 343 filed, 278 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
11.8
Actual, per year in window
12.7
Projected, next 12 mo
11.7
0
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14
We'd expect a typical fleet of 343 power units this active to have about 11.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 38 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 12.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 11.7 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 29% 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:
517 inspections
and 38 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 513 inspections and 24 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
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 25, 2024 · IA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 7 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.90
Satisfactory — 0.99x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.035 crashes per power-unit-year for a 343-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.92x (driver behaviour 0.83x, out-of-service 0.93x, all violations 0.48x; 517 inspections). Experience 1.08x: 18.3 decayed crashes against 16.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.90, a 1.88). 80% range 0.70–1.31x. 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
3.5 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
343 power units · 11.85 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.92×
517 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.08×
18.3 decayed crashes vs 16.8 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 0.99× (80% range 0.70–1.31×)
· 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
521
Driver Insp
521
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
267
Vehicle OOS
82
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 66 | 1.73 | |
| HOS Compliance | 10 | 0.06 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.04 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 115 | 3.68 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-26 – 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.