POPE TRUCKING INC
(912) 422-7235
audrey@popetrucking.com
175 Georgia Pacific Lane, Pearson GA 31642
153
power units
125 drivers
12.7M mi/yr · ~83k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 153 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 153
- Drivers · CDL
- 125 · 125
- Annual miles
- 12.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tractors | 117 | 35 | 0 | 152 |
| Trailers | 217 | 14 | 0 | 231 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-09-2004) · 22 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-30-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- AUDREY PONSELL
- Officer
- WILLIAM POPE
Cargo
64.8
medium risk
Household Goods
Motor Vehicles
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Beverages
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Farm Supplies
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods
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: for-hire 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 1.57×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.57× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.4 vs 4.7 for similar fleets
Likely 3–12 crashes
This motor carrier
7.4
Similar fleets
4.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~18%
About 1.6× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 16 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 8 a year), including 8 with injuries; similar fleets have about 4.7 a year. The grade counts 21 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.33× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.59× and violations 0.75×. Together they move its crash estimate +3%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.
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 crashes8 crashes with 13 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 medical certificate, 1 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Dec 2024 – Dec 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 18 of 114 violations (16%). Brake or light defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 5 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 9
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Excessive speeding: 18
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
16
0 fatalities · 13 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
153
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.3%
10 of 43
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.0%
3 of 153
National avg 6.7%
Violations
114
18 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 1 inspection.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.046 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 0.73 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.37 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.10 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
114 violations · 24 months-
Unsafe driving No alert48 · 0 OOSSpeeding 19 · Reckless / lane 12 · Seat belt 9 · Phone use 1 · Other 7
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Vehicle maintenance No alert48 · 14 OOSBrakes 18 · Lights 10 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 4 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 7 more
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Hours of service No alert15 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 6 · Over hours limit 5 · No log 4
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSMedical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 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-
Jul102026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight. Citation issued.
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Jun282026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May222026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr102026FloridaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr12026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Mar182026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Mar72026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb142026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan22026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov132025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Apr52025FloridaInjury · 5 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct82024GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
8 more in the FMCSA records below.
8 of the 16 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 Jun 1, 2013 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2002
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
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 May 28, 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
33 filings and 10 authority events since 1980 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
33 filings and 10 authority events since 1980 · 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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Jun 1, 2013GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2010SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 25, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2010SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 28, 2010opened after GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 1, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 26, 2009GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jun 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 26, 2009GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 29, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 6, 2009opened after GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 26, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2009GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 26, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2009GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jul 26, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2009GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 26, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Aug 1, 2009 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2008GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Jun 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2008GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2008GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Jun 3, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2008GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 3, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 19, 2008GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Jun 1, 2008 · cancellation notice took effectL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 19, 2008GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2008 · cancellation notice took effectL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 19, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 3, 2008opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective May 19, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2006GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended May 19, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2006GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 19, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 15, 2004SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2006 · replaced by another insurer22 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2004OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.Cargo · ended Jun 1, 2006 · replaced by another insurer22 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2004OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 15, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 17, 2004 came after the replacementL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2002REDLAND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Aug 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 29, 2004 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2002REDLAND INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 29, 2004 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2000GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 4, 2001 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Aug 1, 2002 came after the replacement; 14 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
- Georgia (HQ) 45
- Florida 26
- South Carolina 22
- Louisiana 12
- North Carolina 10
- Alabama 8
- Mississippi 8
- Tennessee 6
29% 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 (153 power units: 153 filed, 93 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
4.7
Actual, per year in window
7.0
Projected, next 12 mo
7.4
0
4.5
9
We'd expect a typical fleet of 153 power units this active to have about 4.7 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 21 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 7.0 a year) — about 1.5× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 7.4 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 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 18% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.6× that of 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:
149 inspections
and 21 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 152 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
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.65
Marginal — 1.57x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.031 crashes per power-unit-year for a 153-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.03x (driver behaviour 2.33x, out-of-service 0.59x, all violations 0.75x; 149 inspections). Experience 1.53x: 13.5 decayed crashes against 7.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.65, a 4.02). 80% range 1.08–2.11x. 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
3.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
153 power units · 4.69 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.03×
149 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.53×
13.5 decayed crashes vs 7.5 expected · credibility 0.65
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 1.57× (80% range 1.08–2.11×)
· band Poor → displayed 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
153
Driver Insp
153
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
43
Vehicle OOS
10
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 43 | 3.02 | |
| HOS Compliance | 9 | 0.44 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.06 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 23 | 3.91 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-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.