FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC
52 power units
51 drivers
4.3M mi/yr
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FRED Score 38.3 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
17 yrs history · 127 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 52
- Drivers · CDL
- 51 · 50
- Annual miles
- 4.3M ~82k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tractors | 39 | 8 | 0 | 47 |
| Trailers | 75 | 25 | 0 | 100 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Cargo operation
- Intrastate non-HM
- Scope
- Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
- Registered
- Dec 11, 2009 (17 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Apr 2, 2026
- DUNS
- 962133802
- Officers
- ANGIE SMITH · RICK TAIT
- Phone
- (256) 580-3094
- ricktait@freightzonelogistics.com
- Address
- 3358 Hwy 20 West, Decatur AL 35601
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProducePaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
9
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 4 injury · 6 people hurt in all
Inspections
127
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.6%
18 of 63 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.4%
3 of 127 driver inspections
Violations
101
24 out-of-service violations
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.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
101 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert61 · 21 out-of-serviceLights 18 · Brakes 17 · Tires 15 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Steering & suspension 1 · 6 more
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Hours of service No alert22 · 1 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 16 · No log 3 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 1
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Unsafe driving No alert16 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 7 · Reckless / lane 6 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
May172026May 17, 2026 · NebraskaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan252026Jan 25, 2026 · MissouriProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct262025Oct 26, 2025 · AlabamaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct32025Oct 3, 2025 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul152025Jul 15, 2025 · AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun232025Jun 23, 2025 · South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun102025Jun 10, 2025 · South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov102024Nov 10, 2024 · GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 more on the FMCSA record.
4 of the 9 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Sentry Select Insurance Companyon record since Jun 1, 2020 · 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 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Tennessee 30
- Mississippi 11
- Alabama (HQ) 9
- South Dakota 7
- Texas 6
- Kentucky 5
- Missouri 5
- North Carolina 4
Runs well beyond its home state: 9 of 127 inspections were in Alabama.
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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.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 34 | 5.41 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 14 | 0.29 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 16 | 3.11 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 2 | 0.03 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
127 driver inspections · 63 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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