MEGA EXPRESS INC
(956) 489-4696
pedrolozano@megaexpressinc.us
401 Jordan Dr, Laredo TX 78041
75
tractors · all owned
75 drivers
9.1M mi/yr · ~121k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 51.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
14 yrs history · 250 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 75
- Drivers · CDL
- 75 · 75
- Annual miles
- 9.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 75 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (08-04-2017) · 9 yr old
- Registered
- 02-03-2012 (14 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-31-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- PEDRO LOZANO
Cargo
64.0
medium risk
General Freight
- 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 about the same as similar fleets.
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 1.04×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.8 vs 4.6 for similar fleets
Likely 2–9 crashes
This motor carrier
4.8
Similar fleets
4.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~12%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 9 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4.5 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 4.6 a year. The grade counts 13 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.13× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.56× and violations 0.69×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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 crashes3 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 service11 out-of-service violations against drivers: 6 English proficiency, 4 hours of service, 1 other qualification (Jul 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 60 of 268 violations (22%). Brake or light defects led to 11 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs12 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 11.9% vs 22.3% national; driver 4.4% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
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High speeding: 6
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
9
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
250
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.9%
21 of 177
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.4%
11 of 250
National avg 6.7%
Violations
268
36 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Texas (about 119 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 1 inspection.
vs 4,155 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.053 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 2.25 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 1.79 | 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
268 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert181 · 25 OOSBrakes 60 · Lights 41 · Tires 20 · Cargo securement 9 · Steering & suspension 8 · 43 more
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Hours of service No alert62 · 4 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 45 · False log 12 · No log 4 · Over hours limit 1
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Unsafe driving No alert13 · 0 OOSSpeeding 6 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 6
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Driver fitness No alert12 · 7 OOSEnglish proficiency 11 · Other qualification 1
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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-
Jun112026CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May272026AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May22026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar312026LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar252026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun192025TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr22025ArkansasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan222025TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 more in the FMCSA records below.
3 of the 9 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Bricktown Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Apr 30, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2014
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2024)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last May 11, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- 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 Feb 27, 2012)
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
22 filings and 18 authority events since 2012 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
22 filings and 18 authority events since 2012 · 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 30, 2026Bricktown Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 14, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 1, 2026opened after BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 11, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2025BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 30, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective May 11, 2026 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 6, 2025opened after BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 11, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2024BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 11, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 9, 2024opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 11, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2023TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 11, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2022TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 11, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 11, 2022opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 11, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2021HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 11, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 10, 2021opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 11, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 11, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 11, 2020opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 11, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2019UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 11, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 2, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 21, 2019opened after UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 29, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2019UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2019 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Aug 29, 2019 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 10, 2019opened after AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE filed a cancellation notice (effective May 3, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2019AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCELiability · $750,000 · ended May 11, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 17, 2018AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCELiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 5, 2019 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 3, 2019 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 12, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 18, 2018opened after AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 8, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2018AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCELiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 17, 2018 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Aug 8, 2018 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 16, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 14, 2018opened after AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE filed a cancellation notice (effective May 11, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2017AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCELiability · $750,000 · ended May 11, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 9, 2017opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 11, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 11, 2017PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 11, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect1 month 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
- Texas (HQ) 127
- Colorado 29
- New Mexico 19
- Louisiana 18
- Arkansas 7
- Mississippi 7
- Alabama 6
- Georgia 6
51% 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 (76 power units: 75 filed, 76 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
4.6
Actual, per year in window
4.3
Projected, next 12 mo
4.8
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3
6
We'd expect a typical fleet of 76 power units this active to have about 4.6 crashes a year (sized from the 76 units seen roadside; 75 filed). This motor carrier recorded 13 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 4.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 4.8 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 12% 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:
252 inspections
and 13 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 249 inspections and 9 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
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.56
Satisfactory — 1.04x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.061 crashes per power-unit-year for a 76-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.01x (driver behaviour 2.13x, out-of-service 0.56x, all violations 0.69x; 252 inspections). Experience 1.04x: 7.7 decayed crashes against 7.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.56, a 5.61). 80% range 0.68–1.45x. Fleet sized at 76 units from roadside VINs (75 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
6.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
76 power units (75 filed, 76 seen roadside) · 4.63 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.01×
252 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.04×
7.7 decayed crashes vs 7.2 expected · credibility 0.56
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 0.68–1.45×)
· 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
250
Driver Insp
250
Driver OOS
11
Vehicle Insp
177
Vehicle OOS
21
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 12 | 0.82 | |
| HOS Compliance | 43 | 1.05 | |
| Driver Fitness | 12 | 0.31 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 83 | 3.93 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-JUL-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.