USA TRANSPORT GROUP INC
(888) 261-6335
rares@usatransportgroup.com
765 Il Route 83, Bensenville IL 60106-1254
90
tractors
45 drivers
6.1M mi/yr · ~68k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 52.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
14 yrs history · 221 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 90
- Drivers · CDL
- 45 · 45
- Annual miles
- 6.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 35 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
| Trailers | 45 | 5 | 0 | 50 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-11-2019) · 7 yr old
- Registered
- 08-09-2012 (14 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-05-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- RARES BAGIU
Cargo
62.3
medium risk
Household Goods
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods
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 1.03×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.3 vs 4.2 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.3
Similar fleets
4.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~11%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 4.2 a year. The grade counts 12 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 2.21× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +9%: 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 crashes1 crash with 1 person 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: 8 hours of service, 3 no valid CDL (Feb 2025 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 33 of 192 violations (17%). Brake or tire defects led to 33 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs11 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 6 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate30.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (32 of 105), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.06× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 4.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 9
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Excessive speeding: 17
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
221
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.5%
32 of 105
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.5%
10 of 221
National avg 6.7%
Violations
192
48 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Illinois (about 170 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 4,136 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.039 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 1.85 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 1.07 | 0.57 |
| Critical violations | 0.40 | 0.12 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
192 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert97 · 37 OOSBrakes 33 · Tires 31 · Lights 23 · Cargo securement 2 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 6 more
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Hours of service No alert47 · 8 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 13 · Over hours limit 12 · False log 11 · No log 11
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Unsafe driving No alert45 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 19 · Speeding 17 · Seat belt 7 · Other 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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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-
Sep12026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jul122026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Nov212025IllinoisProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Aug232025IndianaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted.
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Aug212025IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan312025VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Corgi Insurance Company, Inc.on record since Oct 15, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2012
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 5 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: Trisura Specialty Insurance Company → Corgi Insurance Company, Inc. (Oct 2026); ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2025); HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY (Jun 2025)
- 7 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 5 took effect (the last Jul 16, 2026, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice served Sep 15, 2026 (suspension effective Oct 15, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 19, 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 17 authority events since 2012 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
22 filings and 17 authority events since 2012 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Oct 15, 2026Corgi Insurance Company, Inc.Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 15, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Oct 15, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Jul 16, 2026Trisura Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 15, 2026 · replaced by another insurer3 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jan 12, 2026Trisura Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 16, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jan 5, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 14, 2026opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 30, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 15, 2025TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 12, 2026 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jan 30, 2026 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 18, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 15, 2025opened after ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 15, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 5, 2025ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 15, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2025ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 5, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 6, 2025opened after HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 30, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2025HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 30, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2024HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 31, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Apr 30, 2025 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 3, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 23, 2024opened after WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 30, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2023WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 10, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 1, 2023opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective May 6, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 6, 2022NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 6, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 11, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 4, 2022opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective May 6, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 6, 2021NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 6, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 8, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 3, 2021opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective May 6, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 24, 2021NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 6, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 28, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 9, 2021opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 24, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 13, 2021NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 24, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 17, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 14, 2021opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 13, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 15, 2020NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 13, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 18, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 13, 2020opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 15, 2020)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
- Tennessee 36
- Indiana 21
- Ohio 20
- North Carolina 18
- Illinois (HQ) 15
- Kentucky 13
- Florida 8
- Maryland 8
Runs well beyond its home state: 15 of 221 inspections were in Illinois.
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 (90 power units: 90 filed, 67 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
4.2
Actual, per year in window
4.0
Projected, next 12 mo
4.3
0
2.5
5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 90 power units this active to have about 4.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 12 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 4.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 4.3 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 11% 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
222 inspections
and 12 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 214 inspections and 6 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 Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 18, 2024 · TN · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 6 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.55
Satisfactory — 1.03x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.046 crashes per power-unit-year for a 90-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.09x (driver behaviour 2.21x, out-of-service 1.06x, all violations 0.86x; 222 inspections). Experience 0.95x: 6.4 decayed crashes against 7.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.55, a 5.80). 80% range 0.66–1.45x. Last change: a new crash.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +5.8%, driven by a new crash on the record.
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
4.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
90 power units · 4.17 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.09×
222 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.95×
6.4 decayed crashes vs 7.0 expected · credibility 0.55
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 1.03× (80% range 0.66–1.45×)
· 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
221
Driver Insp
221
Driver OOS
10
Vehicle Insp
105
Vehicle OOS
32
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 42 | 6.44 | |
| HOS Compliance | 34 | 0.85 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.12 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 54 | 5.31 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-JUL-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.