HORIZON FREIGHT SYSTEM INC
(216) 341-7410
chrisd@hznfinc.com
8777 Rockside Road, Cleveland OH 44125
354
tractors · all leased
354 drivers
12.2M mi/yr · ~34k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 65.3 / 100
High confidence
43 yrs history · 326 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 354
- Drivers · CDL
- 354 · 354
- Annual miles
- 12.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 354 | 0 | 354 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-01-2014) · 12 yr old
- Registered
- 08-30-1983 (43 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-30-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- DAVID FERRANTE
- Officer
- MARK C DOLAND
Cargo
64.4
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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 lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 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 0.87×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
9.4 vs 10.8 for similar fleets
Likely 4–15 crashes
This motor carrier
9.4
Similar fleets
10.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~24%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 17 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 8.5 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 11 a year. The grade counts 32 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.63× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.
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 crashes5 crashes with 6 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL, 2 hours of service, 1 medical certificate (Mar 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 123 of 396 violations (31%). Light or brake defects led to 62 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations1 hazmat violation.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate34.2% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (75 of 219), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.08× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 21
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Excessive speeding: 11
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
17
0 fatalities · 6 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
326
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
34.2%
75 of 219
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.5%
5 of 326
National avg 6.7%
Violations
396
95 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Ohio (about 308 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 3 inspections.
vs 940 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.025 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 0.65 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.56 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.05 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
396 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert322 · 89 OOSLights 123 · Brakes 118 · Tires 18 · Cargo securement 7 · Wheels & hubs 6 · 50 more
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Unsafe driving No alert49 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 25 · Speeding 11 · Seat belt 5 · Phone use 2 · Other 6
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Hours of service No alert20 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 18 · False log 1 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 OOSNo valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat1 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jun192026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, rain.
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Jun122026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun32026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Apr82026FloridaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar182026New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb252026LouisianaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb252026MichiganProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb72026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan152026PennsylvaniaInjury · 2 people hurtSnow road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr102025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
9 more in the FMCSA records below.
5 of the 17 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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$4,000,000 · Old Republic Insurance Companyon record since Sep 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1993
- Cargo filing
- on file · AGCS Marine Insurance Company since Sep 1, 2010
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 7, 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 Jun 24, 2005)
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
29 filings and 10 authority events since 1983 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
29 filings and 10 authority events since 1983 · 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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Sep 1, 2023Old Republic Insurance CompanyLiability · $4,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2018OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2023 · superseded by the same policy60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2016OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 8, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 15, 2016opened after ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2010AGCS Marine Insurance CompanyCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 19, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 30, 2010cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2008RLI INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 15, 2010 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2008ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect96 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 18, 2008FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLANDBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · superseded by the same policy61 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 17, 2008ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 1, 2008 came after the replacementL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 4, 2008ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 16, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 17, 2008opened after ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 16, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 18, 2008opened after ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 16, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jul 29, 2008opened after ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2008ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 20, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2008FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLANDLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 4, 2008 · replaced by another insurer1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2007ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2008 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 15, 2007ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2007 · superseded by the same policy4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 14, 2006ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 15, 2007 · superseded by the same policy5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 24, 2005Broker authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 21, 2005Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2004FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLANDBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Aug 18, 2008 · insurer name change49 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2003ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Aug 17, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)63 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2003ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · ended Sep 14, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect39 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
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Inspections by state
- Washington 57
- Michigan 40
- Maryland 38
- Pennsylvania 29
- Indiana 28
- Texas 25
- Illinois 21
- New York 15
Runs well beyond its home state: 7 of 326 inspections were in Ohio.
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 (354 power units: 354 filed, 205 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
10.8
Actual, per year in window
10.7
Projected, next 12 mo
9.4
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6
12
We'd expect a typical fleet of 354 power units this active to have about 10.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 32 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 10.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 9.4 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 24% 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:
333 inspections
and 32 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 318 inspections and 17 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 8, 2024 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- 7 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.90
Satisfactory — 0.87x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.030 crashes per power-unit-year for a 354-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 1.05x (driver behaviour 1.63x, out-of-service 1.08x, all violations 0.87x; 333 inspections). Experience 0.83x: 14.2 decayed crashes against 17.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.90, a 1.88). 80% range 0.59–1.18x. Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -5.2%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
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
3.0 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
354 power units · 10.79 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.05×
333 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.83×
14.2 decayed crashes vs 17.5 expected · credibility 0.90
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 0.87× (80% range 0.59–1.18×)
· 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
326
Driver Insp
326
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
219
Vehicle OOS
75
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 44 | 1.37 | |
| HOS Compliance | 17 | 0.13 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.10 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 134 | 6.80 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-OCT-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.