DX XPRESS INC
(956) 419-2082
simon.barrera@directo-express.com
8208 Camino Colombia, Laredo TX 78045
586
tractors
715 drivers
66M mi/yr · ~113k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 81.4 / 100
High confidence
15 yrs history · 1,838 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 586
- Drivers · CDL
- 715 · 715
- Annual miles
- 66M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 556 | 30 | 0 | 586 |
| Trailers | 458 | 530 | 0 | 988 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (08-30-2024)
- Registered
- 03-08-2011 (15 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-16-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- SIMON BARRERA
Cargo
56.9
medium risk
General Freight
Other: AUTOPARTS
Chemicals
- 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 31% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate 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.
This motor carrier 0.69×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
18.2 vs 26.4 for similar fleets
Likely 10–27 crashes
This motor carrier
18.2
Similar fleets
26.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~38%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Better than peers. 39 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 20 a year), including 1 fatal (2 deaths) and 12 with injuries; similar fleets have about 26 a year. The grade counts 53 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.47× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.48× and out-of-service orders 0.66×. Together they move its crash estimate -5%: 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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Fatal crash1 crash with 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jul 25, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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New since the grade was set2 crashes after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
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Injury crashes12 crashes with 17 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service88 out-of-service violations against drivers: 75 English proficiency, 8 no valid CDL, 2 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 372 of 1351 violations (28%). Brake or light defects led to 73 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs20 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 13.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 4.7% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 37
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Excessive speeding: 47
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
39
2 fatalities · 18 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,838
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
13.0%
167 of 1,284
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.7%
87 of 1,838
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,351
274 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 500+ trucks in Texas (about 341 in 24 months would be typical).
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 8 inspections.
vs 437 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.033 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 2.24 | 0.64 |
| Violations | 1.15 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.17 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
1,351 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert926 · 186 OOSBrakes 372 · Lights 203 · Tires 119 · Cargo securement 47 · Wheels & hubs 28 · 157 more
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Hours of service No alert165 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 117 · False log 20 · No log 16 · Over hours limit 12
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Unsafe driving No alert136 · 0 OOSSpeeding 52 · Reckless / lane 45 · Phone use 5 · Seat belt 5 · Other 29
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Driver fitness No alert116 · 86 OOSEnglish proficiency 105 · No valid CDL 8 · Medical certificate 2 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat8 · 0 OOS
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-
Sep22026MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Sep12026LouisianaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jul52026MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jul22026TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul22026TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun82026MissouriProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun82026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr172026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb282026LouisianaInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Jan252026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec172025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight. Citation issued.
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Dec172025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct302025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul282025MichiganInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul252025TexasFatal · 2 deathsDark - not lighted.
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Jan272025LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec202024TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec202024TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov72024IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
31 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 39 crashes was fatal.
12 of the 39 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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$1,000,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Feb 20, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 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: KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2024)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Feb 20, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 17, 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
26 filings and 16 authority events since 2011 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
26 filings and 16 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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Feb 20, 2026MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 17, 2026opened after MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 20, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2025MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 20, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 24, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 18, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 9, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 10, 2025MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 20, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 7, 2025MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 10, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Feb 9, 2025 came after the replacementL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2024TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 7, 2025 · superseded by the same policy11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 24, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 16, 2024opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 20, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2023KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 20, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 24, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 17, 2023opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 20, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2022STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 20, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 24, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 18, 2022opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 20, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 26, 2021UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 20, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2021UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 26, 2021 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 24, 2021 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 25, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 22, 2021opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 20, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 27, 2020UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 20, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 28, 2020opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 27, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2020UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 27, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 23, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 18, 2020opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 19, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2019UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 19, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 22, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 5, 2019opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 18, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2019UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 4, 2019 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 18, 2019 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 24, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 19, 2019opened after AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 20, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2018AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 20, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2018AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 26, 2018 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 25, 2018 came after the replacement; 4 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
- Texas (HQ) 811
- New Mexico 209
- Arkansas 183
- Tennessee 142
- Indiana 87
- California 79
- Missouri 59
- Federal inspectors 53
44% 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 (608 power units: 586 filed, 608 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
26.4
Actual, per year in window
17.7
Projected, next 12 mo
18.2
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15
30
We'd expect a typical fleet of 608 power units this active to have about 26.4 crashes a year (sized from the 608 units seen roadside; 586 filed). This motor carrier recorded 53 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 17.7 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 18.2 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 38% 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:
1846 inspections
and 53 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 1830 inspections and 37 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 30, 2024 · AR · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- 7 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Not yet scored — crashes after Aug 31, 2026, inspections after Sep 30, 2026
Inspections count through the end of the latest full month of FMCSA data. Crash reports reach FMCSA weeks late, so crashes wait 1 month more. Both enter the grade as the window moves forward each month.
- Crash Sep 1, 2026 · LA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Sep 2, 2026 · MI · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
Confidence: High · Z = 0.95
Strong — 0.69x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.043 crashes per power-unit-year for a 608-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.95x (driver behaviour 1.47x, out-of-service 0.66x, all violations 0.48x; 1846 inspections). Experience 0.72x: 27.6 decayed crashes against 38.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.95, a 1.88). 80% range 0.51–0.88x. Fleet sized at 608 units from roadside VINs (586 filed). 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
4.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
608 power units (586 filed, 608 seen roadside) · 26.41 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.95×
1846 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.72×
27.6 decayed crashes vs 38.9 expected · credibility 0.95
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 0.69× (80% range 0.51–0.88×)
· 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
1,838
Driver Insp
1,838
Driver OOS
87
Vehicle Insp
1,284
Vehicle OOS
167
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 130 | 1.56 | |
| HOS Compliance | 131 | 0.20 | |
| Driver Fitness | 114 | 0.39 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 500 | 3.15 |
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.