SHORTY HUGHES TRUCKING LLC
(229) 567-2499
shortyhughestrucking@gmail.com
144 West End Avenue, Ashburn GA 31714
23
tractors · all owned
22 drivers
1.1M mi/yr · ~49k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
14 yrs history · 49 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 23
- Drivers · CDL
- 22 · 22
- Annual miles
- 1.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Trailers | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Registration
- Registered
- 09-05-2012 (14 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-13-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- CHARLES HUGHES
Cargo
54.0
medium risk
General Freight
Building Materials
Other: PEANUTS
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Construction
- 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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% 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.
This motor carrier 1.24×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.24× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.3 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.3
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1 a year. The grade counts 4 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 5.04× and violations 1.41× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +22%. 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 service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Nov 2024 – Sep 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Falsified logs5 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 5 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 6
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High speeding: 5
Track record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Jul 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
49
35% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.7%
4 of 15
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
8.2%
4 of 49
National avg 6.7%
Violations
71
11 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.043 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 1.59 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 1.54 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.46 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
71 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert29 · 7 OOSLights 12 · Brakes 7 · Cargo securement 4 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 4 more
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Hours of service No alert22 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · False log 5 · No log 5 · Over hours limit 2
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Unsafe driving No alert19 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 6 · Speeding 5 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 2 · Other 2
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 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-
Mar302026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Aug292025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
1 of the 2 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 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Feb 28, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2013
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA → HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2026); HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. → NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA (Feb 2025); NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA → HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. (Feb 2024)
- 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Jul 22, 2025, replaced the same day); 4 replaced before they took effect
- 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 Feb 25, 2026)
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
20 filings and 9 authority events since 2013 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
20 filings and 9 authority events since 2013 · 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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Feb 28, 2026HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 24, 2026NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 28, 2026 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 15, 2026 came after the replacementL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 25, 2026opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 28, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 30, 2025NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 24, 2026 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Feb 28, 2026 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 24, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 31, 2025opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 20, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 22, 2025NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 30, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Nov 20, 2025 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 28, 2025NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 22, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 28, 2024HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 28, 2025 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 5, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 28, 2024opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 2, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 28, 2023NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 28, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 2, 2024 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2022WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 28, 2023 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 28, 2022opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 28, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 16, 2021UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 26, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Feb 28, 2022 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 22, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2021opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 16, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 28, 2021UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 16, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 3, 2020UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 28, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 6, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 2, 2020opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 3, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2020ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Nov 9, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect29 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 28, 2020UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 3, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 4, 2019PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHILiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 28, 2020 · replaced by another insurer13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 8, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 14, 2019opened after PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 4, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 25, 2018PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHILiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 4, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 22, 2018PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHILiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 25, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 28, 2018PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHILiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 22, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 1, 2018opened after AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 28, 2018)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
- Georgia (HQ) 24
- Florida 10
- Alabama 5
- South Carolina 4
- Kentucky 2
- Arkansas 1
- Mississippi 1
- Nebraska 1
49% 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 (23 power units: 23 filed, 20 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.0
Actual, per year in window
1.3
Projected, next 12 mo
1.3
0
0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 23 power units this active to have about 1.0 crash a year. This motor carrier recorded 4 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.3 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.3 over the next 12 — about 1.2× 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 3% 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:
48 inspections
and 4 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 49 inspections and 2 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.35
Satisfactory — 1.24x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.044 crashes per power-unit-year for a 23-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.22x (driver behaviour 5.04x, out-of-service 0.87x, all violations 1.41x; 48 inspections). Experience 1.02x: 2.0 decayed crashes against 1.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.35, a 3.53). 80% range 0.61–1.96x. 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
4.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
23 power units · 1.02 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.22×
48 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.02×
2.0 decayed crashes vs 1.9 expected · credibility 0.35
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 1.24× (80% range 0.61–1.96×)
· band Marginal → displayed 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
49
Driver Insp
49
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
15
Vehicle OOS
4
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 17 | 11.90 | |
| HOS Compliance | 15 | 1.34 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.11 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 10 | 8.18 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-25 – 30-NOV-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.