LEQ TRANSPORT LLC
DBA: D-STAR TRANSPORT
(281) 457-7278
safety@dstartransport.com
17124 Market St, Channelview TX 77530
29
tractors · all leased
33 drivers
3.5M mi/yr · ~122k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 32.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
15 yrs history · 126 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 29
- Drivers · CDL
- 33 · 33
- Annual miles
- 3.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| Trailers | 13 | 32 | 0 | 45 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (12-02-2020) · 5 yr old
- Registered
- 10-06-2011 (15 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-12-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JOSE E ESCOTO
Cargo
55.7
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Oilfield Equipment
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Other: STEEL, PIPE
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Oilfield Equipment, 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 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 1.50×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.2 vs 2.1 for similar fleets
Likely 1–6 crashes
This motor carrier
3.2
Similar fleets
2.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~8%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 7 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3.5 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.1 a year. The grade counts 9 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.05× and out-of-service orders 1.35× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +12%: 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 3 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 2 English proficiency (Jun 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 72 of 271 violations (27%). Brake or light defects led to 23 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate35.1% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (39 of 111). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.35× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs10 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.2% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
126
29% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
35.1%
39 of 111
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.2%
4 of 125
National avg 6.7%
Violations
271
51 out-of-service
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 2 inspections.
vs 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.138 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 3.16 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 4.67 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.71 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
271 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert232 · 47 OOSBrakes 72 · Lights 60 · Tires 24 · Cargo securement 15 · Steering & suspension 4 · 57 more
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Hours of service No alert34 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 16 · False log 10 · Over hours limit 8
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 OOSSeat belt 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSEnglish proficiency 2
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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 months-
Jul142026TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun262026TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr222026TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec22025TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep22025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight. Citation issued.
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Aug12025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted.
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Dec132024TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
2 of the 7 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 · CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Sep 16, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 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: NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY → CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2023)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Sep 16, 2025, 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 L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 10, 2025)
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
15 filings and 12 authority events since 2011 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
15 filings and 12 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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Sep 16, 2025CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 10, 2025opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2024CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 16, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 10, 2024opened after CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2023CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 16, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 21, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 15, 2023opened after NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2021NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2020UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 30, 2020UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 3, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 15, 2020opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 30, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2019UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 30, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 16, 2019opened after HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2018HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 18, 2018opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2017HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 21, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 8, 2017opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2016HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 22, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 13, 2016opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2015HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 9, 2015opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2014HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 9, 2014opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 16, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2013HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 16, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2012TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 16, 2013 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 28, 2013 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 29, 2012opened after AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 28, 2012)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
- Texas (HQ) 111
- Oklahoma 7
- Colorado 3
- Alabama 1
- Arizona 1
- Kansas 1
- Kentucky 1
- Louisiana 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (88%).
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 (52 power units: 29 filed, 52 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
2.1
Actual, per year in window
3.0
Projected, next 12 mo
3.2
0
2
4
We'd expect a typical fleet of 52 power units this active to have about 2.1 crashes a year (sized from the 52 units seen roadside; 29 filed). This motor carrier recorded 9 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.0 a year) — about 1.4× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.2 over the next 12 — about 1.5× the typical fleet. 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 8% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.5× 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:
125 inspections
and 9 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 124 inspections and 7 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
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.46
Marginal — 1.50x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.041 crashes per power-unit-year for a 52-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.12x (driver behaviour 2.05x, out-of-service 1.35x, all violations 1.08x; 125 inspections). Experience 1.35x: 6.5 decayed crashes against 3.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.46, a 4.38). 80% range 0.93–2.14x. Fleet sized at 52 units from roadside VINs (29 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
4.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
52 power units (29 filed, 52 seen roadside) · 2.14 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.12×
125 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.35×
6.5 decayed crashes vs 3.7 expected · credibility 0.46
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 1.50× (80% range 0.93–2.14×)
· band Marginal
· 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
126
Driver Insp
125
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
111
Vehicle OOS
39
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 3 | 0.51 | |
| HOS Compliance | 20 | 0.99 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.11 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 83 | 7.35 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-26 – 31-OCT-24) 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.