TRISTONE LOGISTICS LLC
(239) 333-6996
peter@tristonelogistics.com
19611 Tesoro Way, Fort Myers FL 33967
6
tractors · all leased
2 drivers
800k mi/yr · ~133k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
15 yrs history · 18 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 6
- Drivers · CDL
- 2 · 2
- Annual miles
- 800k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Trailers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Registration
- Registered
- 04-06-2011 (15 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-13-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- PETER UCETA
Cargo
68.2
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
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.
Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book
Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.
Not enough record to grade yet.
18 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
80% likely range 0.34×–1.91×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-6 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (6 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Violations 3.28×, out-of-service orders 2.65× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.61× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +25%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Drivers put out of service7 out-of-service violations against drivers: 7 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 17 of 51 violations (33%). Light or brake defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate66.7% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (8 of 12). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.65× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Driver out-of-service rate33.3% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (6 of 18). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.65× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs2 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- No reportable crashes in 24 months.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
18
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
66.7%
8 of 12
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
33.3%
6 of 18
National avg 6.7%
Violations
51
20 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 70,135 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.000 | 0.039 |
| Inspections | 2.08 | 1.41 |
| Violations | 4.25 | 1.44 |
| Critical violations | 0.58 | 0.26 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
51 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert41 · 13 OOSLights 17 · Brakes 6 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 10 more
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Hours of service No alert10 · 7 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 4 · False log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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 monthsNo reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Oct 24, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 20112 other liability filings also on file
- 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 Nov 2, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO → MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company (Oct 2025); TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY → SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO (Nov 2024); KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2023)
- 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Oct 23, 2025, replaced 1 day later); 2 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA served a notice on Oct 4, 2026 that the operating authority would be suspended on Nov 3, 2026 unless the missing filing was restored; FMCSA's record through Nov 2, 2026 does not show the outcome — see the live check. 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: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 18, 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
35 filings and 29 authority events since 2011 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
35 filings and 29 authority events since 2011 · 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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Oct 24, 2026MS Transverse Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 4, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Nov 3, 2026pending on FMCSA's recordFMCSA's new system
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Aug 18, 2026Operating authority reinstatedFMCSA's new system
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Aug 11, 2026MS Transverse Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on file · cancellation notice effective Nov 3, 20263 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Oct 24, 2025MS Transverse Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 26, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 24, 2025opened after SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 23, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 9, 2025SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 23, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 27, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 10, 2025opened after SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 22, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 5, 2024SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 9, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 22, 2025 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 9, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 6, 2024opened after TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 5, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 22, 2024TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 5, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 5, 2023TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 22, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Mar 28, 2024 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 10, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 6, 2023opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 5, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 5, 2022KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 5, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 11, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 3, 2022opened after ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 5, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2022ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 5, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 13, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 6, 2022opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 9, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2021STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 9, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 14, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 7, 2021opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 9, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2020KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 9, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2019KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 9, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 8, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 9, 2019opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 4, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2019KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 4, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2018PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 9, 2019 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 13, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 9, 2018opened after NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 9, 2018)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
- North Carolina 4
- Florida (HQ) 2
- Louisiana 2
- Mississippi 2
- Oklahoma 2
- Tennessee 2
- Texas 2
- Arkansas 1
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How the estimate 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 (6 power units: 6 filed, 4 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
0.3
Actual, per year in window
0.0
Projected, next 12 mo
0.3
0
0.25
0.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 6 power units this active to have about 0.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 0 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.0 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 0.3 over the next 12.
Fatal-crash risk: less than a 1% 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:
18 inspections
and 0 crashes.
Why there is no grade.
Every grade but Satisfactory needs at least a 60% posterior past its cut; Satisfactory is what is left when none
passes. Here the 80% likely range (0.34×–1.91×)
still runs from below the Excellent cut (0.60×) to above the Poor cut (1.57×), so the record can't
separate a best-in-class fleet from a poor one and the page shows no grade and no FRED Score. The forecasts are
unchanged: in backtests, records this thin crash at their forecast on average but scatter about 2.6× as
widely around it as records that support a Satisfactory grade.
Confidence: Low · Z = 0.17
Satisfactory — 1.04x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.047 crashes per power-unit-year for a 6-unit for-hire fleet (pu6_9). Violations 1.25x (driver behaviour 1.61x, out-of-service 2.65x, all violations 3.28x; 18 inspections). Experience 0.83x: 0.0 decayed crashes against 0.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.17, a 2.64). 80% range 0.34–1.91x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
Scoring flags
Thin record (low credibility: little exposure behind the grade)
(informational — no grade effect)
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
4.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
6 power units · 0.28 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.25×
18 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.83×
0.0 decayed crashes vs 0.5 expected · credibility 0.17
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 1.04× (80% range 0.34–1.91×)
· band 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
18
Driver Insp
18
Driver OOS
6
Vehicle Insp
12
Vehicle OOS
8
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 7 | 1.93 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 8 | 15.35 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-SEP-26 – 30-JAN-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.