MARTIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 1,160
- Drivers · CDL
- 1,005 · 1,005
- Annual miles
- 94.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tractors | 1157 | 1 | 0 | 1158 |
| Trailers | 2819 | 109 | 0 | 2928 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (05-16-2008) · 18 yr old
- Registered
- 07-01-1982 (44 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-04-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JAMES BUTLER
Cargo
- 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 higher than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
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.
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 crashes4 crashes with 6 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Sep 12, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes20 crashes with 27 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service21 out-of-service violations against drivers: 15 no valid CDL, 3 hours of service, 2 medical certificate (Dec 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 306 of 983 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 109 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate28.9% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (202 of 699), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.90× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 29
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Excessive speeding: 70
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.032 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.84 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.42 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.08 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
983 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert756 · 248 OOSBrakes 306 · Lights 182 · Tires 130 · Wheels & hubs 24 · Cargo securement 17 · 97 more
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Unsafe driving No alert153 · 0 OOSSpeeding 73 · Reckless / lane 70 · Seat belt 2 · Other 8
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Hours of service No alert56 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 39 · Over hours limit 14 · No log 2 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert18 · 18 OOSNo valid CDL 15 · Medical certificate 2 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Aug262026OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Aug252026MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Aug242026MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul312026MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jul272026MichiganInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul232026MichiganProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul62026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jul42026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul12026MichiganInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun302026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun82026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May282026KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May192026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr252026OhioInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, dark - lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan262026MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan232026MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec172025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep222025KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep222025MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep122025KentuckyFatal · 3 deathsDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsCoroner identifies 3 killed in fiery interstate crashWKYT · Sep 13, 2025
Why this link: FMCSA crash report KY0073233327 (KY STATE POLICE POST 12) lists MARTIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name MARTIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Jul252025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun132025IndianaFatal · 1 deathDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May202025MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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May82025KentuckyInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar112025IndianaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight.
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Feb262025IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain.
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Jan142025KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDusk, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan92025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Nov252024MichiganFatal · 1 deathWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct132024KentuckyFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct32024KentuckyInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
65 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 74 crashes were fatal.
20 of the 74 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Sep 1, 2007 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1994
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 16, 1999)
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
24 filings and 8 authority events since 1982 · 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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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2007ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 1, 2006ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2007 · superseded by the same policy11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2005CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2006 · replaced by another insurer13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 25, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 27, 2005opened after CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 12, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 22, 2004opened after LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 12, 2004)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2004HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 1, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect195 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2004CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 20, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect20 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2003GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Jan 1, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2003LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Feb 12, 2004 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 15, 2002CHICAGO INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2003 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 22, 2001FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 12, 2001cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 27, 2001WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jan 1, 2003 · replaced by another insurer17 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 15, 2001CHICAGO INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 15, 2002 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 1999Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 1999Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 1999FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMCargo · ended Jul 27, 2001 · cancellation notice took effect31 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 1999GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 15, 2001 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Feb 21, 2001 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 1998CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Jan 6, 1999 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 1998CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICALiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 6, 1999 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 1998CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Dec 4, 1998 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 9, 1998 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 1998CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICALiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 4, 1998 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 9, 1998 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 30, 1997AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 1998 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 5, 1998 came after the replacement; 5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 22, 1997FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 12, 1997cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 27, 1996EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 1997 · 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
- Indiana 188
- Illinois 183
- Kentucky 154
- Missouri 145
- Michigan (HQ) 142
- Texas 102
- Tennessee 95
- Ohio 94
11% 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.
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 (1160 power units: 1160 filed, 631 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 1160 power units this active to have about 31.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 126 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 42.0 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 39.1 over the next 12 — about 1.3× the 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.
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 29, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 13 further inspections with no out-of-service result
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.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 142 | 1.09 | |
| HOS Compliance | 47 | 0.15 | |
| Driver Fitness | 16 | 0.09 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 391 | 5.69 |
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.