CARTER LOGISTEED EXPRESS INC
DBA: CARTER EXPRESS INCORPORATED
(765) 778-6960
cartersafety@logisteed.com
4020 W 73rd Street, Anderson IN 46011
876
tractors
911 drivers
82.5M mi/yr · ~94k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 38.1 / 100
High confidence
44 yrs history · 886 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 876
- Drivers · CDL
- 911 · 911
- Annual miles
- 82.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 819 | 57 | 0 | 876 |
| Trailers | 1710 | 620 | 0 | 2330 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-31-1996) · 30 yr old
- Registered
- 09-27-1982 (44 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-17-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- Jessica Warnke
Cargo
62.3
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Other: AUTO PARTS
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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 36% higher than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate 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.
This motor carrier 1.36×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
31.4 vs 23.1 for similar fleets
Likely 21–43 crashes
This motor carrier
31.4
Similar fleets
23.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~56%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 59 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 30 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 24 with injuries; similar fleets have about 23 a year. The grade counts 94 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.27× and out-of-service orders 0.34× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -18%.
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 crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Jan 14, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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New since the grade was set1 crash after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
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Injury crashes24 crashes with 37 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lapse in liability filings699 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.
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Driver qualification6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Feb 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 31 of 225 violations (14%). Brake or light defects led to 19 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.7% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 80% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 16
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Excessive speeding: 31
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
59
1 fatality · 38 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
886
80% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.7%
42 of 393
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
6 of 886
National avg 6.7%
Violations
225
52 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 500+ trucks in Indiana (about 588 in 24 months would be typical).
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 11 inspections.
vs 437 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.035 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.78 | 0.64 |
| Violations | 0.13 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.03 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
225 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert108 · 46 OOSBrakes 31 · Lights 25 · Tires 19 · Wheels & hubs 10 · Cargo securement 4 · 19 more
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Unsafe driving No alert77 · 0 OOSSpeeding 37 · Reckless / lane 33 · Phone use 1 · Other 6
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Hours of service No alert31 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 18 · No log 5 · False log 4 · Over hours limit 4
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Driver fitness No alert8 · 6 OOSNo valid CDL 6 · Medical certificate 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat1 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Sep92026ArkansasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug202026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug112026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jun292026AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun292026MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jun152026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun102026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jun52026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May132026LouisianaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May102026OklahomaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr242026KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar252026AlabamaInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan242026TexasInjury · 2 people hurtIce road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan202026AlabamaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight.
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Jan152026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan62026CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec242025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec122025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov82025AlabamaInjury · 3 people hurtWet road, dark - lighted, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct272025TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct212025OhioInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep112025IllinoisInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug72025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul232025IllinoisInjury · 4 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun172025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May272025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr292025ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr222025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb202025TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb122025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan142025MichiganFatal · 1 deathSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
51 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 59 crashes was fatal.
24 of the 59 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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$1,000,000 · Clear Blue Insurance Companyon record since May 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
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · American Alternative Insurance Corporation since Apr 1, 2026
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY → Clear Blue Insurance Company (May 2026); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- 2 lapses in liability filings, 710 days in all (the longest 699 days) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 27, 1992)
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 21 authority events since 1982 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
35 filings and 21 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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May 1, 2026Clear Blue Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 1, 2026American Alternative Insurance CorporationBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 18, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 17, 2026cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Mar 17, 2026cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2025OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 20, 2026 · insurer name change7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2019AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 1, 2026 · superseded by the same policy77 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 24, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Nov 5, 2019cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2017INTERNATIONAL FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Nov 4, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 20, 2019 came after the replacement; 25 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2016PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jul 8, 2021 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 26, 2025 came after the replacement; 62 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 25, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 26, 2016opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 20, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2015HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability bond (BMC-82) · ended May 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 20, 2016 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2014SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 19, 2017 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 8, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 12, 2014cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2014STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurer14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2014 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 3, 2014 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Oct 2, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2012STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 31, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)22 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 7, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 11, 2012opened after STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 1, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 8, 2011GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect33 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 13, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jan 7, 2011cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2010STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Cargo · ended Apr 27, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2010STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect19 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 23, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 21, 2010cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 23, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jun 21, 2010cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2009STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Cargo · ended Nov 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 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
- Tennessee 220
- Texas 138
- Indiana (HQ) 69
- Kentucky 59
- Missouri 47
- Illinois 45
- Ohio 45
- North Carolina 42
Runs well beyond its home state: 69 of 886 inspections were in Indiana.
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 (876 power units: 876 filed, 565 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
23.1
Actual, per year in window
31.3
Projected, next 12 mo
31.4
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17.5
35
We'd expect a typical fleet of 876 power units this active to have about 23.1 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 94 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 31.3 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 31.4 over the next 12 — about 1.4× 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.
Fatal-crash risk: about 56% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.4× 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:
869 inspections
and 94 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 875 inspections and 58 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
- 11 inspections with no out-of-service result
Not yet scored — crashes after Aug 31, 2026, inspections after Sep 30, 2026
Inspections count through the end of the latest full month of FMCSA data. Crash reports reach FMCSA weeks late, so crashes wait 1 month more. Both enter the grade as the window moves forward each month.
- Crash Sep 9, 2026 · AR · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
Confidence: High · Z = 0.94
Marginal — 1.36x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.026 crashes per power-unit-year for a 876-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.82x (driver behaviour 0.93x, out-of-service 0.34x, all violations 0.27x; 869 inspections). Experience 1.66x: 49.7 decayed crashes against 29.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.94, a 1.88). 80% range 1.07–1.67x. 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
2.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
876 power units · 23.06 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.82×
869 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.66×
49.7 decayed crashes vs 29.2 expected · credibility 0.94
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 1.36× (80% range 1.07–1.67×)
· 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
886
Driver Insp
886
Driver OOS
6
Vehicle Insp
393
Vehicle OOS
42
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 77 | 0.68 | |
| HOS Compliance | 26 | 0.08 | |
| Driver Fitness | 8 | 0.06 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 79 | 1.39 |
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.