AMERICANSTAR TRANSPORT LLC
(888) 227-9844
safety@americanstartransport.com
5755 Rufe Snow Dr Suite 190, North Richland TX 76182
201
tractors · all owned
296 drivers
25.1M mi/yr · ~125k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
High confidence
16 yrs history · 504 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 201
- Drivers · CDL
- 296 · 296
- Annual miles
- 25.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 201 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
| Trailers | 0 | 344 | 0 | 344 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-29-2012) · 14 yr old
- Registered
- 01-21-2010 (16 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-16-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ANATOLIY SILCHUK
Cargo
65.0
medium risk
Household Goods
Motor Vehicles
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
US Mail
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Utility
Farm Supplies
Construction
Coal/Coke
Garbage/Refuse
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods, 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.
Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 200–499 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 1.10×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.10× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
8.4 vs 7.6 for similar fleets
Likely 3–14 crashes
This motor carrier
8.4
Similar fleets
7.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~21%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 18 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 9 a year), including 7 with injuries; similar fleets have about 7.6 a year. The grade counts 27 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.37× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.47× and out-of-service orders 0.55×. Together they move its crash estimate -7%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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 crashes7 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 service15 out-of-service violations against drivers: 9 no valid CDL, 3 English proficiency, 3 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 40 of 238 violations (17%). Brake or light defects led to 20 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs7 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.6% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.2% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 19
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Excessive speeding: 27
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
18
0 fatalities · 13 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
504
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.6%
26 of 207
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.2%
11 of 504
National avg 6.7%
Violations
238
44 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 5 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.042 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.75 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.59 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.13 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
238 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert107 · 29 OOSBrakes 40 · Lights 35 · Tires 9 · Steering & suspension 3 · Cargo securement 2 · 18 more
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Unsafe driving No alert66 · 0 OOSSpeeding 29 · Reckless / lane 26 · Phone use 4 · Other 7
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Hours of service No alert52 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 32 · False log 7 · No log 7 · Over hours limit 6
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Driver fitness No alert13 · 12 OOSNo valid CDL 10 · English proficiency 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Jun72026ArizonaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr152026IowaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan292026WisconsinProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan232026ColoradoInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov222025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov42025New YorkProperty damage onlyDawn, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Oct302025New JerseyProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct272025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct272025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May192025ColoradoInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar52025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, snow, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb112025New YorkInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec122024MassachusettsInjury · 4 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
10 more in the FMCSA records below.
7 of the 18 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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$750,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Apr 8, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2011
- 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 Mar 2, 2016)
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
20 filings and 12 authority events since 2008 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
20 filings and 12 authority events since 2008 · 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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Apr 8, 2021HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2020ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 8, 2021 · replaced by another insurer13 months in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2019ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 8, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2019ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 8, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)2 months in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2018ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)10 months in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2017ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 8, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2016ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 8, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 10, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 2, 2016opened after NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 8, 2016)MC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2015NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 8, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 4, 2015opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 8, 2015)MC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2014CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 8, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2013SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 8, 2014 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 11, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 6, 2013opened after STAR INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 8, 2013)MC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2012STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 8, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 10, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 13, 2012opened after OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 8, 2012)MC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 21, 2011OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 8, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2011OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.Cargo · ended May 19, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2011OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 21, 2011 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 19, 2011 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 10, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 8, 2011cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 14, 2010Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 631202 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 15, 2010Operating authority grantedMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 9, 2010LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 16, 2010 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Mar 9, 2011 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 9, 2010LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 16, 2010 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Mar 9, 2011 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceMC 703067 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 20, 2010Operating authority reinstatedMC 631202 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 11, 2010Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 631202 · 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
- California 75
- New York 57
- Utah 31
- South Dakota 29
- Iowa 26
- New Mexico 23
- Washington 22
- Indiana 21
Runs well beyond its home state: 19 of 504 inspections were in Texas.
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 (201 power units: 201 filed, 198 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
7.6
Actual, per year in window
9.0
Projected, next 12 mo
8.4
0
5
10
We'd expect a typical fleet of 201 power units this active to have about 7.6 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 27 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 9.0 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 8.4 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.
Fatal-crash risk: about 21% 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:
501 inspections
and 27 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 499 inspections and 18 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
- 5 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.85
Satisfactory — 1.10x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.038 crashes per power-unit-year for a 201-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.93x (driver behaviour 1.37x, out-of-service 0.55x, all violations 0.47x; 501 inspections). Experience 1.18x: 13.2 decayed crashes against 11.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.85, a 1.88). 80% range 0.73–1.50x. 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
3.8 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
201 power units · 7.63 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.93×
501 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.18×
13.2 decayed crashes vs 11.0 expected · credibility 0.85
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 1.10× (80% range 0.73–1.50×)
· band Marginal → displayed Satisfactory
· 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
504
Driver Insp
504
Driver OOS
11
Vehicle Insp
207
Vehicle OOS
26
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 61 | 2.20 | |
| HOS Compliance | 45 | 0.35 | |
| Driver Fitness | 10 | 0.20 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 75 | 2.41 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.