SOUTH SHORE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
(419) 357-2834
wrider@contransusa.com
1338 E Perkins Ave Suite 102, Sandusky OH 44870
336
tractors
286 drivers
21.6M mi/yr · ~64k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 53.8 / 100
High confidence
42 yrs history · 403 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 336
- Drivers · CDL
- 286 · 286
- Annual miles
- 21.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 266 | 70 | 0 | 336 |
| Trailers | 896 | 0 | 0 | 896 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-09-1989) · 37 yr old
- Registered
- 06-06-1984 (42 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-16-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- STEVEN BROOKSHAW
- Officer
- KRISTEN FESS
Cargo
53.0
medium risk
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
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 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 1.01×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
12.6 vs 12.5 for similar fleets
Likely 6–20 crashes
This motor carrier
12.6
Similar fleets
12.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~31%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 23 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 12 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 7 with injuries; similar fleets have about 12 a year. The grade counts 42 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.48× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.71× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: 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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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Jul 17, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes7 crashes with 10 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Dec 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 47 of 226 violations (21%). Brake or light defects led to 26 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate29.6% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (68 of 230), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.94× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 11
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High speeding: 6
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
23
1 fatality · 11 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
403
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
29.6%
68 of 230
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
2 of 403
National avg 6.7%
Violations
226
77 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Ohio (about 292 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 940 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.033 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 0.95 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.34 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.08 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
226 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert171 · 75 OOSBrakes 47 · Lights 47 · Cargo securement 30 · Tires 24 · Wheels & hubs 9 · 14 more
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Unsafe driving No alert32 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 15 · Speeding 6 · Seat belt 5 · Phone use 4 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert22 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 14 · Over hours limit 5 · False log 2 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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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-
Sep32026KentuckyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug62026GeorgiaInjury · 3 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul22026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jun232026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun122026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted.
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May142026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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May42026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Apr282026FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul172025TennesseeFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr252025New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan62025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, dark - not lighted, snow.
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Dec62024MarylandInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct102024North CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
15 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 23 crashes was fatal.
7 of the 23 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · LM Insurance Corporationon record since Sep 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1994
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
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 Apr 5, 1985)
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 12 authority events since 1984 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
17 filings and 12 authority events since 1984 · 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, 2023LM Insurance CorporationLiability bond (BMC-82) · $750,000 · on fileMC 170495 · FMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2022HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability bond (BMC-82) · ended Sep 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 13, 2022LM Insurance CorporationBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileMC 459611 · FMCSA's new system
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Jul 13, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jul 14, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 459611 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 6, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Nov 15, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 459611 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jul 13, 2022 · replaced by another insurer105 months in forceMC 459611 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Nov 15, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 459611 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 14, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 21, 2011cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 8, 2010Broker authority reinstatedMC 459611 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 31, 2010AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect37 months in forceMC 459611 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 25, 2010Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 459611 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2004ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 8, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect79 months in forceMC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2004ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 4, 2022 came after the replacement; 216 months in forceMC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 9, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 26, 2004opened after ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2004)MC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 5, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 26, 2004opened after ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2004)MC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2004Broker authority grantedMC 459611 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2003ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Sep 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 3, 2004 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2003ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 19, 2003OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Aug 19, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect84 months in forceMC 459611 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2000LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Sep 1, 2003 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 1, 2003 came after the replacement; 34 months in forceMC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2000LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2003 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 1, 2003 came after the replacement; 34 months in forceMC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1996TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceMC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1995AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 1996 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 24, 1994ZURICH INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 1995 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)10 months in forceMC 170495 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 1994THE HOME INDEMNITY CO.Cargo · ended Nov 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurer78 months in forceMC 170495 · 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
- North Carolina 59
- Florida 53
- Tennessee 50
- Ohio (HQ) 46
- Maryland 42
- South Carolina 34
- Georgia 26
- Pennsylvania 23
11% 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 (336 power units: 336 filed, 215 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
12.5
Actual, per year in window
14.0
Projected, next 12 mo
12.6
0
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16
We'd expect a typical fleet of 336 power units this active to have about 12.5 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 42 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 14.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 12.6 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 31% 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:
404 inspections
and 42 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 386 inspections and 23 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 · PA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 21, 2024 · OH · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 21, 2024 · FL · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 7, 2024 · OH · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 3, 2024 · MD · level 1 · 3 vehicle OOS · 7 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 1, 2024 · SC · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- 10 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.90
Satisfactory — 1.01x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.037 crashes per power-unit-year for a 336-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.91x (driver behaviour 0.71x, out-of-service 0.94x, all violations 0.48x; 404 inspections). Experience 1.12x: 19.7 decayed crashes against 17.4 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.90, a 1.88). 80% range 0.72–1.33x. Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -1.1%, 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
3.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
336 power units · 12.48 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.91×
404 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.12×
19.7 decayed crashes vs 17.4 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 1.01× (80% range 0.72–1.33×)
· 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
403
Driver Insp
403
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
230
Vehicle OOS
68
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 30 | 0.94 | |
| HOS Compliance | 17 | 0.15 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 111 | 3.70 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-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.