BEST EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC
DBA: BEST EXPRESS
(915) 852-7500
dispatch@bestexpresstrans.com
1741 Cherrington St, El Paso TX 79928
59
tractors
80 drivers
9.5M mi/yr · ~161k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 64.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
15 yrs history · 173 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 59
- Drivers · CDL
- 80 · 80
- Annual miles
- 9.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 7 | 52 | 0 | 59 |
| Trailers | 116 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-05-2016) · 10 yr old
- Registered
- 05-10-2011 (15 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-18-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- SALVADOR MUNOZ
- Officer
- JUAN BUCHANAN
Cargo
56.6
medium risk
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Other: AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS
Dry Bulk
- 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 probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 0.88×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.6 vs 4.0 for similar fleets
Likely 1–7 crashes
This motor carrier
3.6
Similar fleets
4.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~9%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 7 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3.5 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 4 a year. The grade counts 10 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.53× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.73×. Together they move its crash estimate +3%: 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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Driver qualification13 out-of-service violations against drivers: 9 English proficiency, 4 no valid CDL (Feb 2025 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 33 of 144 violations (23%). Brake or tire defects led to 20 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs2 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 8
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High speeding: 5
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
173
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.2%
25 of 118
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.9%
12 of 173
National avg 6.7%
Violations
144
45 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Texas (about 94 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 4,155 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.059 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 2.50 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 1.22 | 0.56 |
| Critical violations | 0.27 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
144 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert88 · 32 OOSBrakes 33 · Tires 15 · Lights 13 · Wheels & hubs 6 · Cargo securement 5 · 16 more
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Hours of service No alert23 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 17 · Over hours limit 3 · False log 2 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert17 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 9 · Speeding 5 · Other 3
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Driver fitness No alert16 · 13 OOSEnglish proficiency 11 · No valid CDL 5
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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-
Jun32026TexasProperty damage onlyWater(standing moving) road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul122025New MexicoInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May282025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr52025TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Mar162025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan312025ArizonaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec62024VirginiaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
2 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
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 · Worth Insurance Companyon record since Feb 17, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2016
- 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
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO → Worth Insurance Company (Feb 2026); TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO (Feb 2025); UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2024)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Feb 17, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 27, 2011)
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
19 filings and 22 authority events since 2011 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
19 filings and 22 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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Feb 17, 2026Worth Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jan 21, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 17, 2026opened after AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 17, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2025AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 17, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 21, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 14, 2025opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 17, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2024TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 17, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 12, 2024opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 17, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2023UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 17, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 23, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 13, 2023opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 17, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2022UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 17, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 21, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 10, 2022opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 17, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2021UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 17, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 21, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 11, 2021opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 17, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2020UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 17, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 21, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 10, 2020opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 17, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 25, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 23, 2019cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 22, 2019UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 17, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2019UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 22, 2019 · superseded by the same policy5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 11, 2019opened after COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 17, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2018COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 17, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 15, 2018opened after COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 17, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2017COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 17, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 17, 2017opened after COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 13, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2017COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 16, 2017 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 13, 2017 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 23, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 13, 2017opened after COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 17, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2016COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 17, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 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
- New Mexico 47
- Texas (HQ) 33
- California 30
- Arizona 12
- Tennessee 11
- Missouri 4
- Mississippi 4
- South Dakota 4
19% 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 (67 power units: 59 filed, 67 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
4.0
Actual, per year in window
3.3
Projected, next 12 mo
3.6
0
2.25
4.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 67 power units this active to have about 4.0 crashes a year (sized from the 67 units seen roadside; 59 filed). 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 3.6 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 9% 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:
173 inspections
and 10 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 173 inspections and 7 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.50
Satisfactory — 0.88x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.060 crashes per power-unit-year for a 67-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.03x (driver behaviour 1.53x, out-of-service 1.02x, all violations 0.73x; 173 inspections). Experience 0.86x: 4.6 decayed crashes against 6.4 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.50, a 6.36). 80% range 0.55–1.25x. Fleet sized at 67 units from roadside VINs (59 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
6.0 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
67 power units (59 filed, 67 seen roadside) · 4.04 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.03×
173 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.86×
4.6 decayed crashes vs 6.4 expected · credibility 0.50
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 0.88× (80% range 0.55–1.25×)
· 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
173
Driver Insp
173
Driver OOS
12
Vehicle Insp
118
Vehicle OOS
25
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 16 | 1.29 | |
| HOS Compliance | 17 | 0.49 | |
| Driver Fitness | 15 | 0.65 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 57 | 3.65 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-MAY-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.