TRANCASA USA INC
(956) 702-4167
jachavez@trancasa.com
100 S Austin Dr, Pharr TX 78577-9796
342
tractors · all owned
198 drivers
18.8M mi/yr · ~55k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
High confidence
16 yrs history · 766 roadside inspections
Upside capped
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 342
- Drivers · CDL
- 198 · 198
- Annual miles
- 18.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 171 | 0 | 0 | 171 |
| Trailers | 248 | 0 | 0 | 248 |
Registration
- Registered
- 04-13-2010 (16 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-15-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- EDWIN RAMIREZ
- Officer
- JORGE A. CHAVEZ
Cargo
58.2
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: VACUUM CLEANERS
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.46× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is about half that of 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 0.46×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.5 vs 9.9 for similar fleets
Likely 1–9 crashes
This motor carrier
4.5
Similar fleets
9.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~12%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much better than peers. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 9.9 a year. The grade counts 20 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.26× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.53× and out-of-service orders 0.57×. 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 crashes2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service28 out-of-service violations against drivers: 10 no valid CDL, 10 English proficiency, 6 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 170 of 607 violations (28%). Brake or light defects led to 43 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs12 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.2% vs 22.3% national; driver 3.5% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 7
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High speeding: 5
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
766
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.2%
71 of 582
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.5%
27 of 766
National avg 6.7%
Violations
607
105 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 | 0.007 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.75 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.89 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.11 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
607 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert455 · 77 OOSBrakes 170 · Lights 141 · Tires 28 · Cargo securement 24 · Wheels & hubs 13 · 79 more
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Hours of service No alert88 · 6 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 54 · Over hours limit 17 · False log 12 · No log 5
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Unsafe driving No alert37 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 14 · Speeding 5 · Phone use 1 · Other 17
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Driver fitness No alert27 · 22 OOSEnglish proficiency 14 · No valid CDL 10 · Medical certificate 2 · Other qualification 1
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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-
Nov32025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Aug182025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun12025TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb72025TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec172024TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Nov12024TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
2 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Incline Americas Insurance Companyon record since Sep 15, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2012
- 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: MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2025)
- 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Jun 28, 2025, replaced the same day); 3 replaced before they took effect
Authority
- FMCSA's record shows a suspension of the operating authority on Jun 29, 2026 while a filing by Incline Americas Insurance Company was in force; FMCSA has corrected suspensions its new system issued in error. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 6, 2026)
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
27 filings and 24 authority events since 2010 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
27 filings and 24 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 15, 2026Incline Americas Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 6, 2026Operating authority reinstatedFMCSA's new system
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Jun 29, 2026Operating authority suspended: no insurance filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on filea liability filing was in force on FMCSA's record that dayFMCSA's new system
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Jun 28, 2026Incline Americas Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 15, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)3 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Apr 2, 2026Incline Americas Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 28, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Sep 15, 2026 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Mar 30, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 3, 2026opened after INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 24, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2025INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 2, 2026 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Apr 24, 2026 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 26, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 28, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2024MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 28, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 27, 2024opened after TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 28, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 11, 2024TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 28, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 8, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 12, 2024opened after TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 4, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 6, 2024TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 11, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 4, 2024 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 7, 2024opened after TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 7, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 31, 2023TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 7, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 25, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 1, 2023opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 19, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2023TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 31, 2023 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Sep 21, 2023 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2021CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 28, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 19, 2023 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 28, 2021opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 28, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 3, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 28, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 13, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 3, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 1, 2020 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 13, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Sep 11, 2020 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2020opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 28, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2019HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 28, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 24, 2019opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 28, 2019)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
- Texas (HQ) 432
- New Mexico 95
- California 39
- Federal inspectors 27
- Louisiana 26
- Tennessee 26
- Arkansas 20
- Alabama 15
56% 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 (342 power units: 342 filed, 207 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
9.9
Actual, per year in window
6.7
Projected, next 12 mo
4.5
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6
12
We'd expect a typical fleet of 342 power units this active to have about 9.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 20 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 6.7 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 4.5 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 12% 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:
767 inspections
and 20 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 761 inspections and 6 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
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · CA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 26, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 3 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.88
Strong — 0.46x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.029 crashes per power-unit-year for a 342-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.93x (driver behaviour 1.26x, out-of-service 0.57x, all violations 0.53x; 767 inspections). Experience 0.49x: 6.0 decayed crashes against 14.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.88, a 1.88). 80% range 0.26–0.68x. Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0. 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
2.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
342 power units · 9.88 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.93×
767 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.49×
6.0 decayed crashes vs 14.2 expected · credibility 0.88
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 0.46× (80% range 0.26–0.68×)
· band Excellent → displayed Strong
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
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
766
Driver Insp
766
Driver OOS
27
Vehicle Insp
582
Vehicle OOS
71
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 33 | 1.01 | |
| HOS Compliance | 62 | 0.34 | |
| Driver Fitness | 25 | 0.23 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 243 | 2.97 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-MAY-26) 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.