WALPOLE INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 289
- Drivers · CDL
- 289 · 289
- Annual miles
- 22.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tractors | 261 | 27 | 0 | 288 |
| Trailers | 515 | 44 | 0 | 559 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-29-2001) · 25 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-22-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- KEITH WALPOLE
- Officer
- BETH NECHANICKY
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 1.6× 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.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 200–499 trucks.
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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Fatal crashes3 crashes with 3 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jul 6, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes5 crashes with 8 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 16 of 58 violations (28%). Brake or light defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.8% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 80% of inspections found no violations.
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Dangerous driving: 2
Track record
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Florida (about 232 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.036 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 0.50 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.10 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.02 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
58 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert38 · 11 OOSBrakes 16 · Lights 11 · Tires 6 · Cargo securement 2 · Other parts 3
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Unsafe driving No alert11 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 5 · Speeding 4 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert8 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 5 · Over hours limit 3
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 0 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Jul62026AlabamaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsTruck driver killed in crash on I-65 in Shelby County identifiedWBRC 6 News · Jul 6, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report AL0006669932 (AL0590600) lists WALPOLE INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name WALPOLE INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Jun12026FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May42026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr212026FloridaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar312026FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar262026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb262026FloridaProperty damage onlyDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan162026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep82025AlabamaInjury · 4 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May272025FloridaFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb172025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb52025LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Dec282024FloridaFatal · 1 deathWet road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov132024FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Nov42024FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dusk, two-way trafficway not divided. Hazmat released.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
16 more in the FMCSA records below.
3 of the 24 crashes were fatal.
5 of the 24 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 24 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · United States Fire Insurance Companyon record since Jul 31, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 20141 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- on file · Great American Insurance Company of New York since Jun 4, 2001
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Oct 1, 2013
- 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 10, 1996)
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
41 filings and 6 authority events since 1985 · 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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Jul 31, 2026United States Fire Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 31, 2025United States Fire Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 31, 2024UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 31, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2023UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jul 31, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2022UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jul 31, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2021UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jul 31, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2020UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jul 31, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2019UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jul 31, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2018PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jul 31, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 28, 2019 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2017PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jul 31, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Aug 18, 2018 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2016NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 31, 2017 · replaced12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2015ASPEN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 31, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 17, 2016 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2014NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 31, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2014NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 8, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2014INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 31, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 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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Aug 8, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 17, 2012cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2012NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $500,000 · ended Sep 15, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 31, 2011NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 31, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)18 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 31, 2011LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 17, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect41 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2009TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)47 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 16, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Nov 12, 2009cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2009NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 31, 2011 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)18 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2009LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jan 31, 2011 · superseded by the same policy18 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 3, 2005TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Nov 12, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect49 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
- Alabama 77
- Florida (HQ) 67
- Tennessee 15
- Georgia 12
- Mississippi 9
- South Carolina 8
- North Carolina 4
- Louisiana 3
34% 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.
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 (289 power units: 289 filed, 122 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 289 power units this active to have about 6.5 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 37 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 12.3 a year) — about 1.9× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 10.3 over the next 12 — about 1.6× 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.
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 15, 2024 · AL · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 3, 2024 · TN · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- 8 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 | 11 | 0.27 | |
| HOS Compliance | 8 | 0.10 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.04 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 24 | 2.23 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JAN-26 – 31-MAR-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.