SALINAS TRANSPORT LLC
(956) 621-0439
SALINASTRANSPORT20@GMAIL.COM
3631 Old Port Isabel Rd, Brownsville TX 78526
55
tractors
50 drivers
6.4M mi/yr · ~117k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 57.8 / 100
Moderate confidence
13 yrs history · 357 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 55
- Drivers · CDL
- 50 · 50
- Annual miles
- 6.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 47 | 8 | 0 | 55 |
| Trailers | 281 | 0 | 0 | 281 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-26-2015) · 11 yr old
- Registered
- 07-18-2013 (13 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-11-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- SAUL SALINAS
Cargo
58.9
medium risk
Household Goods
Liquids/Gases
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Utility
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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 about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 0.96×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.5 vs 3.7 for similar fleets
Likely 1–7 crashes
This motor carrier
3.5
Similar fleets
3.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~9%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 7 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3.5 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.7 a year. The grade counts 11 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.44× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +6%. 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 crashes3 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service37 out-of-service violations against drivers: 16 English proficiency, 14 hours of service, 6 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 215 of 717 violations (30%). Light or brake defects led to 47 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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Driver out-of-service rate8.4% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (30 of 357), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.17× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
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Cross-border operation11 inspections on Mexico-plated units; 66% of all inspections were in Texas.Ask: operating radius and Mexico lanes.
Strengths
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
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High speeding: 5
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
357
32% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.8%
70 of 282
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
8.4%
30 of 357
National avg 6.7%
Violations
717
126 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Texas (about 87 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 5 inspections.
vs 4,155 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.055 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 5.15 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 6.53 | 0.56 |
| Critical violations | 0.86 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
717 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert589 · 88 OOSLights 215 · Brakes 167 · Tires 53 · Wheels & hubs 24 · Cargo securement 21 · 109 more
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Hours of service No alert77 · 15 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 38 · False log 19 · Over hours limit 12 · No log 8
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Driver fitness No alert32 · 23 OOSEnglish proficiency 25 · No valid CDL 6 · Medical certificate 1
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Unsafe driving No alert19 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 6 · Speeding 6 · Other 7
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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-
Nov302025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov302025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep172025TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain.
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May282025OklahomaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May72025MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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May52025OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct22024TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
3 of the 7 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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$750,000 · INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Feb 16, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 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, 2 changes: TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2024); HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2023)
- 8 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Sep 6, 2024, replaced 3 days later); 6 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 7
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 17, 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
28 filings and 25 authority events since 2013 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
28 filings and 25 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 16, 2026INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 17, 2026opened after INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 20, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2025INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 16, 2026 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Feb 20, 2026 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 26, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 16, 2025opened after INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 23, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 6, 2025INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 15, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 23, 2025 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 13, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 5, 2025opened after INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 9, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 19, 2024INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 6, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Sep 9, 2025 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 29, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 20, 2024opened after INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 25, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 9, 2024INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 19, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 25, 2024 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 10, 2024opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 6, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 16, 2024TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 6, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 3, 2023TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 16, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 13, 2024 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 2, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 4, 2023opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 27, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 6, 2023TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 3, 2023 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 27, 2023 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 10, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 5, 2023opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 6, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 6, 2022HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 6, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 10, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 22, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 6, 2021HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 6, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 10, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 7, 2021opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 6, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 27, 2021HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 6, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 2, 2020HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 27, 2021 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 26, 2021 came after the replacement; 5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 6, 2020HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 2, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 31, 2020 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 10, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 4, 2020opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 6, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 27, 2020HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 6, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 27, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 28, 2020opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 24, 2020)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
- Texas (HQ) 236
- Federal inspectors 19
- Louisiana 12
- Arkansas 11
- Tennessee 11
- Indiana 9
- Colorado 8
- Mississippi 8
66% 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 (69 power units: 55 filed, 69 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.7
Actual, per year in window
3.7
Projected, next 12 mo
3.5
0
2.25
4.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 69 power units this active to have about 3.7 crashes a year (sized from the 69 units seen roadside; 55 filed). This motor carrier recorded 11 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.5 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 9% 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:
355 inspections
and 11 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 352 inspections and 7 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
- 5 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.47
Satisfactory — 0.96x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.053 crashes per power-unit-year for a 69-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.06x (driver behaviour 1.44x, out-of-service 1.17x, all violations 1.13x; 355 inspections). Experience 0.90x: 4.8 decayed crashes against 6.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.47, a 6.80). 80% range 0.61–1.36x. Fleet sized at 69 units from roadside VINs (55 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
5.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
69 power units (55 filed, 69 seen roadside) · 3.65 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.06×
355 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.90×
4.8 decayed crashes vs 6.0 expected · credibility 0.47
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 0.96× (80% range 0.61–1.36×)
· 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
357
Driver Insp
357
Driver OOS
30
Vehicle Insp
282
Vehicle OOS
70
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 18 | 1.16 | |
| HOS Compliance | 49 | 1.07 | |
| Driver Fitness | 29 | 0.63 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.03 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 198 | 7.71 |
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 (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.