SVOBODA EXPRESS INC
DBA: SVB EXPRESS
(847) 847-2020
safety@svbexpress.com
23 S Center St, Bensenville IL 60106-2129
140
tractors · all leased
140 drivers
14.8M mi/yr · ~106k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 79.6 / 100
High confidence
16 yrs history · 361 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 140
- Drivers · CDL
- 140 · 140
- Annual miles
- 14.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 140 | 0 | 140 |
| Trailers | 0 | 140 | 0 | 140 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-16-2016) · 10 yr old
- Registered
- 03-30-2010 (16 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-10-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- OLEKSANDR TSVIHUN
- Officer
- CHRIS KOT
Cargo
66.7
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, 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 probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
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 0.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.7 vs 5.3 for similar fleets
Likely 1–7 crashes
This motor carrier
3.7
Similar fleets
5.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~10%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 8 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5.3 a year. The grade counts 10 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.39×, out-of-service orders 0.62× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.62× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -15%. 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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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Nov 16, 2024).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes3 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification8 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 English proficiency, 3 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Nov 2024 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and cargo securementBrakes are 38 of 160 violations (24%). Brake or cargo securement defects led to 17 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.9% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 8
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High speeding: 7
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
8
1 fatality · 6 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
361
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
17.0%
32 of 188
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.9%
7 of 360
National avg 6.7%
Violations
160
45 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 6 inspections.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.021 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 1.90 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.57 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.12 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
160 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert108 · 37 OOSBrakes 38 · Cargo securement 19 · Lights 18 · Wheels & hubs 12 · Tires 10 · 11 more
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Unsafe driving No alert30 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 14 · Speeding 8 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 2 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert11 · 0 OOSFalse log 3 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert11 · 8 OOSEnglish proficiency 5 · No valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 2
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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-
Aug202026LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Nov72025OregonInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul72025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Jun92025OregonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May62025NevadaProperty damage onlyDark - unknown roadway lighting, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov162024MississippiFatal · 1 deathDaylight.
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Nov72024MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct142024PennsylvaniaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 of the 8 crashes was fatal.
3 of the 8 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 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.on record since Jun 27, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY → CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. (Jun 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jun 27, 2024, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 20, 2024)
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
17 filings and 13 authority events since 2011 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
17 filings and 13 authority events since 2011 · 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 27, 2024CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 20, 2024opened after TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2023TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 20, 2023opened after TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2022TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2021STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2020WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 25, 2020opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2019THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 25, 2019opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2018THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 22, 2018opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2017THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 27, 2017opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2016ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 24, 2016opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2015ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 24, 2015opened after OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2014OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 27, 2014opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2013NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 27, 2013opened after AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 17, 2012AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 27, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 22, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 16, 2012opened after GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 17, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 22, 2012GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 17, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect8 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
- California 56
- Montana 42
- Washington 40
- Utah 21
- North Dakota 18
- Illinois (HQ) 17
- New Mexico 16
- Nevada 13
Runs well beyond its home state: 17 of 361 inspections were in Illinois.
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 (140 power units: 140 filed, 131 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
5.3
Actual, per year in window
3.3
Projected, next 12 mo
3.7
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3
6
We'd expect a typical fleet of 140 power units this active to have about 5.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 10 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.3 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.7 over the next 12 — below a 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 10% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below 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:
356 inspections
and 10 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 355 inspections and 8 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
- 6 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.62
Strong — 0.71x 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 140-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.85x (driver behaviour 0.62x, out-of-service 0.62x, all violations 0.39x; 356 inspections). Experience 0.84x: 5.1 decayed crashes against 6.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.62, a 4.30). 80% range 0.42–1.03x. 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
140 power units · 5.27 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.85×
356 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.84×
5.1 decayed crashes vs 6.9 expected · credibility 0.62
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 0.71× (80% range 0.42–1.03×)
· band Strong
· 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
361
Driver Insp
360
Driver OOS
7
Vehicle Insp
188
Vehicle OOS
32
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 27 | 1.58 | |
| HOS Compliance | 10 | 0.06 | |
| Driver Fitness | 9 | 0.21 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 72 | 2.76 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-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.