SMITH TRANSPORT LLC
DBA: SMITH TRANSPORT
(814) 224-5155
rryan@smithtransport.com
153 Smith Transport Rd, Roaring Spring PA 16673
572
tractors · all owned
592 drivers
50.4M mi/yr · ~88k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 41.7 / 100
High confidence
42 yrs history · 619 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 572
- Drivers · CDL
- 592 · 592
- Annual miles
- 50.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 572 | 0 | 0 | 572 |
| Trailers | 1400 | 0 | 0 | 1400 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (09-10-2014) · 12 yr old
- Registered
- 04-25-1984 (42 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-02-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- ROBERT RYAN
- Officer
- THOM KASENBERG
Cargo
56.4
medium risk
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Water Well
Chemicals
- 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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 500+ 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 1.27×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
25.5 vs 20.1 for similar fleets
Likely 16–36 crashes
This motor carrier
25.5
Similar fleets
20.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~49%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 54 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 27 a year), including 16 with injuries; similar fleets have about 20 a year. The grade counts 84 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.77× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.54× and out-of-service orders 0.59×. Together they move its crash estimate -3%: 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 crashes16 crashes with 26 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service9 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 no valid CDL, 2 other qualification, 1 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 71 of 310 violations (23%). Brake or light defects led to 33 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 15 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 7 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 30
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Excessive speeding: 26
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Substance violations: 2
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
54
0 fatalities · 26 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
619
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
49 of 294
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.6%
10 of 619
National avg 6.7%
Violations
310
62 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 500+ trucks in Pennsylvania (about 331 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 437 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.043 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.85 | 0.64 |
| Violations | 0.27 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
310 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert156 · 53 OOSBrakes 71 · Lights 47 · Tires 17 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 2 · 15 more
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Unsafe driving No alert105 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 42 · Speeding 31 · Seat belt 11 · Phone use 7 · Other 14
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Hours of service No alert40 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 28 · Over hours limit 6 · False log 3 · No log 3
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Driver fitness No alert9 · 8 OOSNo valid CDL 5 · Medical certificate 2 · Other qualification 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Aug282026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul132026VirginiaProperty damage onlyDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul82026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jun152026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted.
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May142026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted.
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Mar252026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar192026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar182026MarylandProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb172026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Feb82026PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov62025PennsylvaniaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep252025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted. Citation issued.
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Jul242025VirginiaInjury · 4 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul102025PennsylvaniaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun62025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr242025DelawareInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Apr102025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Mar222025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Feb152025MarylandInjury · 3 people hurtSnow road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb92025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan222025MarylandInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov12024North CarolinaInjury · 4 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct232024GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Oct162024PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
46 more in the FMCSA records below.
16 of the 54 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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$750,000 · Liberty Mutual Insurance Companyon record since Aug 3, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 19921 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- on file · Markel American Insurance Company since Feb 21, 2024
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · LM Insurance Corporation since Jan 26, 2024
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 21, 1984)
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
42 filings and 6 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
42 filings and 6 authority events since 1981 · 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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Aug 3, 2026Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyLiability bond (BMC-82) · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Feb 21, 2024Markel American Insurance CompanyCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jan 31, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 29, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 31, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jan 29, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2024LM Insurance CorporationBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jan 26, 2024LM Insurance CorporationLiability bond (BMC-82) · $75,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 24, 2023LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Nov 23, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 24, 2023LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jan 26, 2024 · superseded by the same policy3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2023LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jan 26, 2024 · superseded by the same policy10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2022PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Apr 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurer9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2021ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2020ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2019ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2018ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2017ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2016ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2015ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2014LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2022 · replaced99 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2014ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)15 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2014LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Feb 21, 2024 · replaced by another insurer122 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013WESTERN SURETY CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 24, 2023 · replaced by another insurer121 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 6, 2013WESTERN SURETY CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · superseded by the same policy1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 3, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 9, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2011LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jan 1, 2014 · superseded by the same policy28 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2011SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2014 · replaced by another insurer33 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
- Maryland 148
- Pennsylvania (HQ) 135
- North Carolina 62
- New York 51
- Ohio 41
- Georgia 27
- South Carolina 26
- Tennessee 24
22% 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 (572 power units: 572 filed, 411 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
20.1
Actual, per year in window
28.0
Projected, next 12 mo
25.5
0
17.5
35
We'd expect a typical fleet of 572 power units this active to have about 20.1 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 84 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 28.0 a year) — about 1.4× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 25.5 over the next 12 — about 1.3× the typical fleet. 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 49% 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:
586 inspections
and 84 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 568 inspections and 54 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 28, 2024 · NY · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 27, 2024 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 23, 2024 · TN · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 17, 2024 · NC · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 17, 2024 · VA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 14, 2024 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 8, 2024 · PA · level 2 · 1 driver OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 8, 2024 · VA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 43 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.94
Marginal — 1.27x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.035 crashes per power-unit-year for a 572-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.97x (driver behaviour 1.77x, out-of-service 0.59x, all violations 0.54x; 586 inspections). Experience 1.31x: 39.9 decayed crashes against 30.1 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.94, a 1.88). 80% range 0.98–1.58x. Last change: a data correction.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -2.7%, driven by a data correction in the FMCSA file.
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
3.5 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
572 power units · 20.07 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.97×
586 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.31×
39.9 decayed crashes vs 30.1 expected · credibility 0.94
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 1.27× (80% range 0.98–1.58×)
· band Marginal
· 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
619
Driver Insp
619
Driver OOS
10
Vehicle Insp
294
Vehicle OOS
49
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 97 | 1.48 | |
| HOS Compliance | 33 | 0.13 | |
| Driver Fitness | 8 | 0.06 | |
| Controlled Substances | 2 | 0.04 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 95 | 2.95 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 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.