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USA TRUCK LLC

DOT# 213754 MC# 161412 DUNS# 103658381 Van Buren, AR Authorized For-Hire
(479) 431-0101 safety@usa-truck.com 3200 Industrial Park Road, Van Buren AR 72956
2,252 power units 1,571 drivers 119.2M mi/yr · ~53k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 40.2 / 100
High confidence
44 yrs history · 2,319 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
2,252
Drivers · CDL
1,571 · 1,571
Annual miles
119.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 28 0 28
Tractors 1753 471 0 2224
Trailers 5880 481 0 6361

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (12-29-2009) · 16 yr old
Registered
06-08-1982 (44 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-10-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
GEORGE HENRY
Officer
MIKE NOBLE

Cargo

60.9
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Other: UNSPECIFIED Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Garbage/Refuse Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods

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% higher than 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 500+ trucks.

This motor carrier 1.31×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
64.3 vs 49.2 for similar fleets
Likely 47–82 crashes
This motor carrier
64.3
Similar fleets
49.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~82%
About 1.3× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 125 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 62 a year), including 3 fatal (7 deaths) and 48 with injuries; similar fleets have about 49 a year. The grade counts 191 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.89× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.55× and out-of-service orders 0.76×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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.

  • Fatal crashes
    3 crashes with 7 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jul 31, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    48 crashes with 68 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lapse in liability filings
    140 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record, the longest of 2 lapses in 36 months while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Drivers put out of service
    26 out-of-service violations against drivers: 12 no valid CDL, 8 hours of service, 5 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 222 of 1295 violations (17%). Light or brake defects led to 103 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    2 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 1.1% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 103
  • Excessive speeding: 86
  • Substance violations: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
125
7 fatalities · 73 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2,319
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.5%
290 of 1,183
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
25 of 2,319
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,295
350 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 257 inspections, 27 out of service 257 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 303 inspections, 33 out of service 303 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 348 inspections, 38 out of service 348 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 279 inspections, 41 out of service 279 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 254 inspections, 43 out of service 254 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 298 inspections, 48 out of service 298 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 282 inspections, 47 out of service 282 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 282 inspections, 31 out of service 282 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 16 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.029 0.022
Inspections 0.81 0.63
Violations 0.29 0.22
Critical violations 0.07 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1,295 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    775 · 323 OOS
    Lights 222 · Brakes 219 · Tires 195 · Wheels & hubs 38 · Cargo securement 15 · 86 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    316 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 182 · Speeding 91 · Seat belt 16 · Phone use 5 · Other 22
  • Hours of service No alert
    179 · 8 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 136 · Over hours limit 21 · No log 16 · False log 6
  • Driver fitness No alert
    23 · 18 OOS
    No valid CDL 16 · Medical certificate 5 · Other qualification 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    2 · 1 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    31
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    19
    2026
    Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    17
    2026
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    11
    2026
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    5
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain.
  • Jul
    31
    2026
    Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • Jul
    31
    2026
    Texas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    16
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

117 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · SKYRAIDER RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (risk retention group)
on record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 1 liability insurer on FMCSA's record, 1 change: GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → SKYRAIDER RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (Oct 2023)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Jul 18, 2025, replaced 167 days later); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • 2 lapses in liability filings, 206 days in all (the longest 140 days) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 5, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas 228
  • Georgia 185
  • Tennessee 164
  • Florida 157
  • North Carolina 130
  • Ohio 130
  • Maryland 116
  • South Carolina 107

Runs well beyond its home state: 68 of 2,319 inspections were in Arkansas.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/213754