BIG CEDAR LLC

DOT# 2334530 MC# 794931 Ridgedale, MO Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(417) 339-5104 bwattles@big-cedar.com 612 Devil's Pool Rd, Ridgedale MO 65739
42 power units · all leased 64 drivers 1.2M mi/yr · ~29k per unit
Excellent
FRED Score 90.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
14 yrs history · 44 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
42
Drivers · CDL
64 · 21
Annual miles
1.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 2 0 2
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 2 0 2

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-08-2024)
Registered
08-16-2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-24-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BOBBY WATTLES

Cargo

25.5
low risk
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Utility Construction

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.58×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.9 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.05×, out-of-service orders 0.09× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.29× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -43%. 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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Apr 2025 – Sep 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
44
100% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 44
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 24
National avg 6.7%
Violations
0
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 20 inspections, 0 out of service 20 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 24 inspections, 0 out of service 24 Q3 '25
vs 721 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.012 0.019
Inspections 1.11 0.53
Violations 0.00 0.27
Critical violations 0.00 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

0 violations · 24 months

No violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jan
    16
    2026
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
primary $3,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 · Safety National Casualty Corporation
on record since Aug 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2015
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 9, 2012)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Missouri (HQ) 44

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).