VV LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS INC
(708) 223-0984
melly@vvlsinc.com
1301 Armitage Ave Ste F, Melrose Park IL 60160-1423
110
tractors
134 drivers
13.4M mi/yr · ~122k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.5 / 100
High confidence
13 yrs history · 469 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 110
- Drivers · CDL
- 134 · 134
- Annual miles
- 13.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 90 | 20 | 0 | 110 |
| Trailers | 180 | 6 | 0 | 186 |
Registration
- Registered
- 06-24-2013 (13 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-02-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ELENA PETROVA
Cargo
59.2
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
US Mail
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, 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 about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 100–199 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 1.05×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
8.9 vs 8.5 for similar fleets
Likely 4–15 crashes
This motor carrier
8.9
Similar fleets
8.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~22%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 17 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 8.5 a year), including 10 with injuries; similar fleets have about 8.5 a year. The grade counts 27 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.13× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.78×. Together they move its crash estimate +6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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 crashes10 crashes with 13 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service10 out-of-service violations against drivers: 7 hours of service, 3 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – Dec 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 73 of 384 violations (19%). Brake or tire defects led to 67 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs19 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 10 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 5 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate31.2% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (63 of 202), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.96× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 22
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Excessive speeding: 31
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Substance violations: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
17
0 fatalities · 13 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
469
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
31.2%
63 of 202
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.6%
12 of 468
National avg 6.7%
Violations
384
92 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Illinois (about 171 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 2 inspections.
vs 1,756 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.086 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 3.08 | 0.96 |
| Violations | 1.76 | 0.54 |
| Critical violations | 0.70 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
384 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert209 · 82 OOSBrakes 73 · Tires 59 · Lights 25 · Wheels & hubs 13 · Cargo securement 11 · 28 more
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Hours of service No alert91 · 7 OOSOver hours limit 39 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 31 · False log 19 · No log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert81 · 0 OOSSpeeding 34 · Reckless / lane 28 · Phone use 5 · Seat belt 5 · Other 9
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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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-
Feb192026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec262025MichiganInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec192025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec32025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep242025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Aug152025MissouriInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug72025New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul312025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul112025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul42025AlabamaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb272025TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
9 more in the FMCSA records below.
10 of the 17 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Knight Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2013
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY → Knight Specialty Insurance Company (Aug 2025)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers, each replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 12, 2017)
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
17 filings and 11 authority events since 2013 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
17 filings and 11 authority events since 2013 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Aug 28, 2026Knight Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 28, 2025Knight Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 28, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Aug 8, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 26, 2025opened after THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 21, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 4, 2025THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 28, 2025 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 4, 2025 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 25, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 5, 2025opened after THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 21, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2025THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 4, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Aug 21, 2025 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 12, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 22, 2025opened after THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 7, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 28, 2024THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 21, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 7, 2025 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 28, 2023THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 28, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 22, 2023opened after ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 28, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 28, 2020ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 28, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 3, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 26, 2020opened after SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 28, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 28, 2018SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 28, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 22, 2018opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 28, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2018ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 28, 2018 · replaced by another insurer5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 2, 2018NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 28, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 3, 2018NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 2, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 8, 2017Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 5, 2017Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 28, 2017NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 3, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 28, 2016NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 28, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 10, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 29, 2016opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 6, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 13, 2015NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 28, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Sep 6, 2016 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 28, 2015NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 13, 2015 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 9, 2015 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 3, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 26, 2015opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 28, 2015)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
- Colorado 29
- Illinois (HQ) 29
- Utah 28
- Ohio 27
- Iowa 25
- Kansas 25
- Indiana 23
- New Mexico 21
Runs well beyond its home state: 29 of 469 inspections were in Illinois.
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 (150 power units: 110 filed, 150 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
8.5
Actual, per year in window
9.0
Projected, next 12 mo
8.9
0
5
10
We'd expect a typical fleet of 150 power units this active to have about 8.5 crashes a year (sized from the 150 units seen roadside; 110 filed). This motor carrier recorded 27 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 9.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 8.9 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 22% 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:
466 inspections
and 27 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 467 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 Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.86
Satisfactory — 1.05x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.056 crashes per power-unit-year for a 150-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.06x (driver behaviour 2.13x, out-of-service 0.96x, all violations 0.78x; 466 inspections). Experience 0.99x: 13.7 decayed crashes against 13.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.86, a 2.29). 80% range 0.71–1.43x. Fleet sized at 150 units from roadside VINs (110 filed). 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
5.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
150 power units (110 filed, 150 seen roadside) · 8.45 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.06×
466 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.99×
13.7 decayed crashes vs 13.9 expected · credibility 0.86
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 1.05× (80% range 0.71–1.43×)
· 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
469
Driver Insp
468
Driver OOS
12
Vehicle Insp
202
Vehicle OOS
63
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 76 | 4.73 | |
| HOS Compliance | 65 | 0.84 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.03 | |
| Controlled Substances | 3 | 0.06 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 112 | 5.56 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-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.