BEST WAY LOGISTICS 1 INC
DBA: BEST WAY LOGISTICS
(708) 234-8501
dispatch@shipbestway.net
1520 Sheldon Dr, Elgin IL 60120
176
tractors
182 drivers
18.9M mi/yr · ~107k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 56.3 / 100
High confidence
17 yrs history · 444 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 176
- Drivers · CDL
- 182 · 182
- Annual miles
- 18.9M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 130 | 46 | 0 | 176 |
| Trailers | 200 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
Registration
- Registered
- 07-20-2009 (17 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-17-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ANDRIY R. OLESKIV
Cargo
56.7
medium risk
General Freight
US Mail
Paper Products
- 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 the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 100–199 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 0.98×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.3 vs 7.4 for similar fleets
Likely 3–12 crashes
This motor carrier
7.3
Similar fleets
7.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~18%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 16 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 8 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 7.4 a year. The grade counts 22 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.86× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.70× and out-of-service orders 0.70×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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 service18 out-of-service violations against drivers: 9 hours of service, 7 English proficiency, 1 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – Apr 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 78 of 303 violations (26%). Brake or tire defects led to 25 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs12 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 14 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 3 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.4% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 16
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Excessive speeding: 37
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
16
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
444
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.8%
32 of 162
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.4%
15 of 444
National avg 6.7%
Violations
303
54 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Illinois (about 274 in 24 months would be typical).
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 4 inspections.
vs 1,756 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.045 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 1.83 | 0.96 |
| Violations | 0.86 | 0.54 |
| Critical violations | 0.20 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
303 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert150 · 36 OOSBrakes 78 · Tires 24 · Lights 20 · Wheels & hubs 8 · Cargo securement 6 · 14 more
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Unsafe driving No alert81 · 1 OOSSpeeding 41 · Reckless / lane 29 · Phone use 3 · Seat belt 1 · Other 7
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Hours of service No alert62 · 9 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 33 · False log 12 · No log 10 · Over hours limit 7
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Driver fitness No alert10 · 8 OOSEnglish proficiency 7 · No valid CDL 3
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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-
Aug292026MinnesotaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar162026IndianaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight.
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Mar162026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan282026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov132025IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug202025ConnecticutProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul212025MassachusettsInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun132025MichiganProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun22025New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec222024PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov142024FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep302024IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
8 more in the FMCSA records below.
5 of the 16 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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$750,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Companyon record since Jun 2, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2010
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Jun 2026)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jun 2, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 23, 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
25 filings and 14 authority events since 2010 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
25 filings and 14 authority events since 2010 · 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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Jun 2, 2026MS Transverse Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 2, 2022WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 2, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect48 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jun 2, 2021CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 2, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2020TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 2, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 6, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 18, 2020opened after HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 2, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2020HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 2, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 26, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 14, 2020opened after STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 22, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2019STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 22, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 26, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 15, 2019opened after STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 22, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2018STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 22, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 26, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 18, 2018opened after STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 22, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 10, 2017STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 22, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 6, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 11, 2017cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2017STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 10, 2017 · insurer name change9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2016STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 22, 2017 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2016SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 20, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 16, 2015SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 22, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2015SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 16, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 26, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 23, 2015opened after NGM INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 22, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2014NGM INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 22, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 26, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 21, 2014opened after NGM INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 22, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2013NGM INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 22, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 26, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 23, 2013opened after OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 21, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 3, 2012OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 21, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 7, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 4, 2012opened after ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 3, 2012)L&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
- Ohio 64
- Illinois (HQ) 50
- Indiana 48
- New York 35
- Tennessee 29
- Pennsylvania 22
- South Dakota 18
- North Carolina 17
11% 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 (176 power units: 176 filed, 165 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
7.4
Actual, per year in window
7.3
Projected, next 12 mo
7.3
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4.5
9
We'd expect a typical fleet of 176 power units this active to have about 7.4 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 22 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 7.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 7.3 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 18% 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:
437 inspections
and 22 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 440 inspections and 16 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
- 4 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.81
Satisfactory — 0.98x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.042 crashes per power-unit-year for a 176-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.01x (driver behaviour 1.86x, out-of-service 0.70x, all violations 0.70x; 437 inspections). Experience 0.97x: 11.2 decayed crashes against 11.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.81, a 2.69). 80% range 0.64–1.35x. 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
4.2 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
176 power units · 7.43 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.01×
437 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.97×
11.2 decayed crashes vs 11.6 expected · credibility 0.81
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 0.98× (80% range 0.64–1.35×)
· 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
444
Driver Insp
444
Driver OOS
15
Vehicle Insp
162
Vehicle OOS
32
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 76 | 3.50 | |
| HOS Compliance | 48 | 0.49 | |
| Driver Fitness | 10 | 0.12 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 | 4.09 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 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.