LORAN J CRITCHETT & SONS & SUZY INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 9
- Drivers · CDL
- 9 · 8
- Annual miles
- 296k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tractors | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Trailers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-23-1990) · 36 yr old
- Registered
- 06-20-1983 (43 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-08-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- LORAN J CRITCHETT
- Officer
- SUSANNE M CRITCHETT
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.
Not enough record to grade yet.
4 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Little roadside historyOnly 4 inspections in 24 months for 9 power units, where interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in Illinois average about 12; the record says little either way.Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size (the MCS-150 was last updated May 2026).
- 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
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Limited inspection historyFewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.
Track record
Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in Illinois (about 12 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.056 | 0.039 |
| Inspections | 0.39 | 1.38 |
| Violations | 0.22 | 1.31 |
| Critical violations | 0.06 | 0.27 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
4 violations · 24 months-
Unsafe driving No alert4 · 0 OOSSpeeding 3 · Reckless / lane 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Vehicle maintenance No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Mar132025IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.on record since Dec 31, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2010
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Dec 2023)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Dec 31, 2023, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Dec 22, 2023)
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
46 filings and 27 authority events since 1983 · 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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Dec 31, 2023GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 22, 2023opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2022AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 3, 2022AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 22, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 4, 2022opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 20, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2021AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 3, 2022 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Mar 20, 2022 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 6, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 17, 2021opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2020AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2019AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 23, 2019opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2018AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 19, 2018opened after AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2017AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 18, 2017opened after PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2016PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 28, 2016opened after PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2015PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 31, 2015opened after PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2014PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 31, 2014opened after PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2013PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 31, 2013opened after PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2012PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 27, 2012opened after PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 31, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2011PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect12 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
- Indiana 4
How the estimate 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 (9 power units: 9 filed, 3 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 9 power units this active to have about 0.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 1 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 0.3 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 0.3 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.
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
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.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 4 | 2.16 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 | 0.00 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (16-DEC-24 – 30-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.