DARNELL CONSTRUCTION LLC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 29
- Drivers · CDL
- 7 · 7
- Annual miles
- 140k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Tractors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailers | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Registration
- Registered
- 05-16-2013 (13 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-26-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JODY DARNELL
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Its risk relativity (0.55× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:
- Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below
The downside is never capped.
The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 29 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 6 units seen in 24 months, 0.19 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
Runs within Texas only. Intrastate fleets in Texas are inspected about 1 a year for every 3 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. Its roadside record counts the same way as an interstate fleet's.
Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: intrastate 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.
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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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Jun 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Hazmat violations2 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
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Filed fleet not seen on the roadOnly 6 of the 29 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (11 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 29 are running. Its grade is held one band lower until the fleet is confirmed.Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Jan 2026).
- No reportable crashes in 24 months.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.0% vs 30.6% for intrastate motor carriers.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
Inspected about as often as intrastate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Texas (about 17 in 24 months would be typical; 47% of them had none).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.000 | 0.012 |
| Inspections | 0.29 | 0.32 |
| Violations | 0.19 | 0.29 |
| Critical violations | 0.02 | 0.04 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
11 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert7 · 0 OOSLights 3 · Brakes 1 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 2
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Hours of service No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat2 · 1 OOS
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 monthsNo reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Texas (HQ) 10
- Virginia 1
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 (29 power units: 29 filed, 6 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 29 power units this active to have about 0.4 crashes a year — but only 6 of the 29 filed units were seen roadside in 24 months (0.19 inspections per filed unit-year), so this expectation assumes the filed fleet is real. This motor carrier recorded 0 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.0 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.2 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet.
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.
- Capped one band (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — under a quarter of it seen in 24 months and under 0.25 inspections per filed truck a year — so Excellent shows as Strong and Strong as Satisfactory until the fleet is confirmed
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
C Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 1.69 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 4 | 2.80 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-25 – 31-MAR-26) 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.