R L C TRUCKING LLC
(318) 639-3119
rcato@rlctrucking.com
1815 Line Ave, Shreveport LA 71101
170
tractors
120 drivers
8.4M mi/yr · ~49k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 42.6 / 100
High confidence
17 yrs history · 191 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 170
- Drivers · CDL
- 120 · 120
- Annual miles
- 8.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 56 | 114 | 0 | 170 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (12-13-2021) · 4 yr old
- Registered
- 11-08-2009 (17 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-04-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- TERESA CLEVELAND
- Officer
- CHARLIE DUPUY
Cargo
20.9
minimal risk
Liquids/Gases
Other: PRODUCE WATER
Chemicals
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: 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 1.25×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.1 vs 5.7 for similar fleets
Likely 3–12 crashes
This motor carrier
7.1
Similar fleets
5.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~18%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 19 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 9.5 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5.7 a year. The grade counts 23 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.47×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.48× and out-of-service orders 0.59× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -17%. 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 crashes4 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Aug 2025).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Lights and brakesLights are 45 of 163 violations (28%). Light or brake defects led to 10 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations20 hazmat violations, 6 out of service.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 16.3% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.5% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
19
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
191
56% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.3%
27 of 166
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
1 of 191
National avg 6.7%
Violations
163
31 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Louisiana (about 130 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 2 inspections.
vs 65 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.050 | 0.021 |
| Inspections | 0.77 | 0.55 |
| Violations | 0.48 | 0.23 |
| Critical violations | 0.06 | 0.04 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, minimal-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
163 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert126 · 24 OOSLights 45 · Brakes 37 · Tires 9 · Wheels & hubs 9 · Cargo securement 3 · 23 more
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Hours of service No alert8 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert7 · 0 OOSSeat belt 3 · Speeding 2 · Other 2
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat20 · 6 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul242026LouisianaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr302026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr82026LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar142026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb132026LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec252025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec142025ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov192025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov32025LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct302024LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
11 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 19 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 $2,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Nov 2, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2018
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
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 9, 2026)
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
21 filings and 8 authority events since 2012 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
21 filings and 8 authority events since 2012 · 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 1, 2024National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2024ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 27, 2024AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 4, 2024 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 17, 2023Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2023ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2023AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · ended Feb 27, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 2, 2022UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurer7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 2, 2022National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $2,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 2, 2022ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 2, 2022opened after GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 30, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 2, 2021ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Nov 2, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 14, 2021Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 8, 2021SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jul 7, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 2, 2020GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 2, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 30, 2022 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 2, 2020AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Nov 2, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 6, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 29, 2020opened after GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 2, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2020UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended Dec 14, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect33 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2020AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Nov 2, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 15, 2020UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Mar 20, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 2, 2019GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 2, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 7, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 4, 2019opened after PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 2, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 18, 2019UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Feb 15, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 20, 2018Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 2, 2018PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 2, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 27, 2014Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)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
- Texas 94
- Louisiana (HQ) 75
- Arkansas 15
- Oklahoma 4
- Mississippi 3
39% 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 (170 power units: 170 filed, 128 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
5.7
Actual, per year in window
7.7
Projected, next 12 mo
7.1
0
4.5
9
We'd expect a typical fleet of 170 power units this active to have about 5.7 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 23 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 7.7 a year) — about 1.4× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 7.1 over the next 12 — about 1.2× the 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 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:
195 inspections
and 23 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 189 inspections and 19 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 = 0.64
Marginal — 1.25x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.033 crashes per power-unit-year for a 170-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.83x (driver behaviour 0.48x, out-of-service 0.59x, all violations 0.47x; 195 inspections). Experience 1.50x: 12.9 decayed crashes against 7.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.64, a 4.10). 80% range 0.85–1.68x. 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
3.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
170 power units · 5.67 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.83×
195 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.50×
12.9 decayed crashes vs 7.3 expected · credibility 0.64
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 1.25× (80% range 0.85–1.68×)
· 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
191
Driver Insp
191
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
166
Vehicle OOS
27
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 7 | 0.33 | |
| HOS Compliance | 7 | 0.04 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.05 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 64 | 2.65 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-MAR-26) 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.