COYSON TRANSPORTATION LLC
(620) 330-3699
rfink@coyson.com
5247 E Pine St, Tulsa OK 74115-5327
25
tractors · all owned
16 drivers
1.5M mi/yr · ~59k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 33.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
17 yrs history · 72 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 25
- Drivers · CDL
- 16 · 16
- Annual miles
- 1.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Trailers | 25 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-31-2025)
- Registered
- 12-08-2009 (17 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-12-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- CHARLES J FINK
Cargo
63.0
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Other: DIESEL GASOLINE
Grain/Feed/Hay
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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 probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 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 1.48×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.4 vs 1.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.4
Similar fleets
1.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~6%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 7 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.6 a year. The grade counts 9 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.28× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +5%. 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 crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lights and brakesLights are 30 of 93 violations (32%). Light or brake defects led to 14 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate51.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (17 of 33). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.28× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs2 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.4% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
72
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
51.5%
17 of 33
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
1 of 72
National avg 6.7%
Violations
93
26 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.160 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 1.86 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 1.88 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.30 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
93 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert75 · 26 OOSLights 30 · Brakes 22 · Cargo securement 7 · Tires 4 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 8 more
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Hours of service No alert12 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 5 · Over hours limit 5 · False log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert6 · 0 OOSSeat belt 3 · Speeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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-
Mar172026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb272026OklahomaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Sep262025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jun72025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr52025New MexicoProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan142025New JerseyProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov242024OklahomaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 7 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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$1,000,000 · National Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Sep 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 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: CANAL INSURANCE CO. → STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA (Sep 2024)
- 8 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 8 took effect (the last Apr 28, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 6
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 26, 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
31 filings and 15 authority events since 2010 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
31 filings and 15 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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Sep 1, 2026National Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 28, 2026National Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2026 · superseded by the same policy4 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Apr 1, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 2, 2026opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 28, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 21, 2026STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 28, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 23, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 24, 2026opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 21, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 28, 2026STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 21, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 8, 2026STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 28, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 8, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 15, 2026opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 8, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 29, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 8, 2026 · cancellation notice took effectL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 2, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 5, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 29, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 29, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 5, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 4, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 13, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 12, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 13, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 27, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 12, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 12, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2023CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2022CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2021GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 28, 2022 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 5, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 26, 2021opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2020GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2019CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 26, 2020 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2018CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 26, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 30, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 27, 2018opened after HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 26, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2017HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 26, 2018 · 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
- Arkansas 19
- Missouri 11
- Oklahoma (HQ) 9
- Texas 8
- Colorado 3
- Kansas 3
- Arizona 2
- Indiana 2
12% 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 (37 power units: 25 filed, 37 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.6
Actual, per year in window
3.0
Projected, next 12 mo
2.4
0
1.75
3.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 37 power units this active to have about 1.6 crashes a year (sized from the 37 units seen roadside; 25 filed). This motor carrier recorded 9 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.0 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 2.4 over the next 12 — about 1.5× 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.
Fatal-crash risk: about 6% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.5× 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:
72 inspections
and 9 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 72 inspections and 7 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.47
Marginal — 1.48x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.043 crashes per power-unit-year for a 37-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.05x (driver behaviour 1.17x, out-of-service 1.28x, all violations 1.18x; 72 inspections). Experience 1.41x: 4.9 decayed crashes against 2.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.47, a 2.93). 80% range 0.83–2.21x. Fleet sized at 37 units from roadside VINs (25 filed). 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
4.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
37 power units (25 filed, 37 seen roadside) · 1.61 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.05×
72 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.41×
4.9 decayed crashes vs 2.6 expected · credibility 0.47
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 1.48× (80% range 0.83–2.21×)
· 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
72
Driver Insp
72
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
33
Vehicle OOS
17
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 6 | 4.37 | |
| HOS Compliance | 9 | 0.58 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.07 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 25 | 8.63 |
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.