TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 534
- Drivers · CDL
- 619 · 0
- Annual miles
- 99.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 469 | 65 | 0 | 534 |
| Trailers | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1972 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-08-1996) · 30 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-22-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- MIKE ZAVISLAK
- Officer
- KENNETH PELLEGRINO
Cargo
- 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: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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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Fatal crashes2 crashes with 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jun 25, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes8 crashes with 12 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service13 out-of-service violations against drivers: 7 English proficiency, 3 no valid CDL, 2 medical certificate (Dec 2024 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 53 of 281 violations (19%). Light or brake defects led to 11 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 7.6% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.4% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 9
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.032 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.84 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.26 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.04 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
281 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert171 · 29 OOSLights 53 · Brakes 49 · Tires 25 · Cargo securement 8 · Wheels & hubs 7 · 29 more
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Hours of service No alert55 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 40 · No log 12 · Over hours limit 2 · False log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert38 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 24 · Speeding 5 · Phone use 2 · Other 7
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Driver fitness No alert17 · 12 OOSEnglish proficiency 11 · No valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Jul152026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Jul92026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun252026South CarolinaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.In the newsHendersonville man dies days after 3-vehicle crash in South CarolinaWLOS · Jun 28, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report SC0026363930 (HP04) lists TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Jun182026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr302026TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar242026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Mar92026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb232026MichiganProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov252025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDusk.
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Oct162025TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct112025TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun72025South CarolinaFatal · 1 deathWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May152025LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Apr302025AlabamaInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Apr232025ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb32025IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
21 more in the FMCSA records below.
2 of the 29 crashes were fatal.
8 of the 29 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Travelers Property Casualty Company of Americaon record since Oct 1, 2015 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2014
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland since Oct 1, 2013
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 12, 1992)
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
19 filings and 10 authority events since 1979 · 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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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2015Travelers Property Casualty Company of AmericaLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 4, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 15, 2015opened after TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2014TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 31, 2010UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Nov 1, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 25, 2010cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 23, 2010FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLANDBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)41 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 23, 2010FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLANDBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 23, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 7, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Apr 26, 2010cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 31, 2009UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Oct 31, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Nov 1, 2010 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 28, 2009cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 31, 2008UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Oct 31, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Nov 1, 2009 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2007NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 31, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2007OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 23, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 4, 2010 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 31, 2004HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Nov 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 28, 2007 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2004LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 15, 2007 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2003ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Oct 6, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect35 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2000ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $2,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 1998LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurer27 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 1995LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 1998 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 12, 1992Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 20, 1992THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 15, 2004 · replaced by another insurer147 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 1989THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICALiability · ended Sep 13, 1995 · cancellation notice took effect75 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
- Texas 235
- Arkansas 45
- Louisiana 45
- Alabama 34
- Illinois 25
- New Mexico 24
- North Carolina 23
- South Carolina 22
Runs well beyond its home state: 9 of 589 inspections were in Michigan.
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 (534 power units: 534 filed, 349 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 534 power units this active to have about 15.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 46 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 15.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 15.8 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.
- 4 inspections with no out-of-service result
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.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 36 | 0.31 | |
| HOS Compliance | 37 | 0.14 | |
| Driver Fitness | 17 | 0.20 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 111 | 2.09 |
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.