KAVKAZ EXPRESS LLC
(303) 532-5955
safety.dep@kavkazexpress.com
1400 S Wolf Rd Bldg 100 Ste 300, Wheeling IL 60090
116
tractors · all leased
126 drivers
9.4M mi/yr · ~81k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
High confidence
12 yrs history · 342 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 116
- Drivers · CDL
- 126 · 126
- Annual miles
- 9.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 116 | 0 | 116 |
| Trailers | 0 | 112 | 0 | 112 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-27-2022) · 4 yr old
- Registered
- 07-14-2014 (12 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-06-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- RUSLAN SHAMANOV
Cargo
59.7
medium risk
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.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.54× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is about half that of 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 0.54×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.7 vs 8.6 for similar fleets
Likely 1–9 crashes
This motor carrier
4.7
Similar fleets
8.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~12%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much better than peers. 7 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3.5 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 8.6 a year. The grade counts 9 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.04× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +9%: 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 crashes4 crashes with 6 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service12 out-of-service violations against drivers: 9 hours of service, 3 no valid CDL (Jan 2025 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 96 of 410 violations (23%). Brake or light defects led to 37 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs14 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 11 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Hazmat violations3 hazmat violations, 2 out of service.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 4.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 21
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Excessive speeding: 26
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 6 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
342
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
37.4%
64 of 171
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.1%
14 of 342
National avg 6.7%
Violations
410
91 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Illinois (about 181 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 | 0.034 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 1.77 | 0.96 |
| Violations | 1.77 | 0.54 |
| Critical violations | 0.38 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
410 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert277 · 77 OOSBrakes 96 · Lights 79 · Tires 39 · Cargo securement 15 · Wheels & hubs 10 · 38 more
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Unsafe driving No alert77 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 30 · Speeding 30 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 12
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Hours of service No alert49 · 9 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 33 · False log 14 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 4
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat3 · 2 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul72026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar112026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug12025North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul252025PennsylvaniaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun32025New YorkProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar72025South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Jan22025FloridaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
4 of the 7 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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$1,000,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Companyon record since May 26, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2015
- 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
- 5 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: Spinnaker Specialty Insurance Company → MS Transverse Insurance Company (May 2026); HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC → Spinnaker Specialty Insurance Company (Nov 2025); TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC (Mar 2025)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last May 26, 2026, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
- 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 Jun 9, 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
23 filings and 20 authority events since 2014 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
23 filings and 20 authority events since 2014 · 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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May 26, 2026MS Transverse Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 15, 2025Spinnaker Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 26, 2026 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective May 27, 2026 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Mar 10, 2025HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INCLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 15, 2025 · replaced by another insurer8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 18, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 6, 2025opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 15, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 15, 2024TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 10, 2025 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 15, 2025 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 7, 2024opened after EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 18, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 10, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 17, 2023opened after INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 15, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2023EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 15, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 18, 2024 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 21, 2023opened after INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 15, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 15, 2023EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 20, 2023 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 5, 2023 came after the replacementL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2022INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 15, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 15, 2023 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 8, 2022ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 15, 2022 · replaced by another insurer2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 23, 2021ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 8, 2022 · replaced by another insurer6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 27, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 20, 2021opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 23, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 23, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 23, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 27, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 14, 2020opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 23, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 23, 2019TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 23, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 23, 2019opened after NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 11, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 23, 2018NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 23, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 11, 2019 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 27, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 21, 2018opened after COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 23, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2018COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUPLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 23, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 25, 2018opened after PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2018PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 27, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 24, 2018opened after PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 1, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 29, 2017PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 1, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect7 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
- Indiana 32
- Illinois (HQ) 24
- Texas 23
- Ohio 21
- Pennsylvania 18
- Tennessee 18
- Kentucky 14
- Iowa 13
Runs well beyond its home state: 24 of 342 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 (140 power units: 116 filed, 140 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
8.6
Actual, per year in window
3.0
Projected, next 12 mo
4.7
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5
10
We'd expect a typical fleet of 140 power units this active to have about 8.6 crashes a year (sized from the 140 units seen roadside; 116 filed). This motor carrier recorded 9 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.0 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 4.7 over the next 12 — below a 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 12% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below that of 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:
345 inspections
and 9 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 340 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
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 30, 2024 · CT · level 2 · 3 vehicle OOS · 6 violations
- 1 further inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.87
Strong — 0.54x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.062 crashes per power-unit-year for a 140-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.10x (driver behaviour 2.04x, out-of-service 1.17x, all violations 0.97x; 345 inspections). Experience 0.49x: 6.1 decayed crashes against 14.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.87, a 2.19). 80% range 0.31–0.80x. Fleet sized at 140 units from roadside VINs (116 filed). Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0. 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
6.2 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
140 power units (116 filed, 140 seen roadside) · 8.63 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.09×
345 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.49×
6.1 decayed crashes vs 14.6 expected · credibility 0.87
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 0.54× (80% range 0.31–0.80×)
· band Excellent → displayed Strong
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
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
342
Driver Insp
342
Driver OOS
14
Vehicle Insp
171
Vehicle OOS
64
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 70 | 6.29 | |
| HOS Compliance | 41 | 0.39 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.13 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 115 | 7.39 |
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.