MORRISTOWN DRIVER'S SERVICE INC
DBA: MDS
(423) 581-6048
tmckinnish@mdstrucking.com
5520 Jeffrey Lane, Morristown TN 37813
234
tractors
210 drivers
19.1M mi/yr · ~82k per unit
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Marginal
FRED Score 41.3 / 100
High confidence
42 yrs history · 303 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 234
- Drivers · CDL
- 210 · 210
- Annual miles
- 19.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 101 | 133 | 0 | 234 |
| Trailers | 475 | 0 | 0 | 475 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-13-2015) · 11 yr old
- Registered
- 11-07-1984 (42 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-27-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- TIM MCKINNISH
- Officer
- MIKE LONG
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Household Goods
Motor Vehicles
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Paper Products
Farm Supplies
Construction
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
25
1 fatality · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
303
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.8%
33 of 128
Driver out-of-service
0.3%
1 of 303
Violations
145
40 out-of-service
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 4 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one
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What they get cited for
145 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert82 · 38 OOSBrakes 31 · Tires 29 · Lights 13 · Steering & suspension 2 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert44 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 18 · Speeding 15 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 1 · Other 4
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Hours of service No alert16 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · Over hours limit 4 · False log 2 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 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-
Aug222026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Apr212026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar152026IllinoisProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb92026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted. Citation issued.
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Feb72026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan302026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec22025OhioProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov52025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul12025VirginiaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct302024TennesseeFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
17 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 25 crashes was fatal.
1 of the 25 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Cherokee Insurance Companyon record since Aug 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 19931 other liability filing also on file
- 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
Authority events and every filing
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Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Tennessee (HQ) 110
- Kentucky 41
- Maryland 22
- North Carolina 20
- Georgia 17
- Texas 14
- Virginia 11
- Ohio 9
36% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
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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
303
Driver Insp
303
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
128
Vehicle OOS
33
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 41 | 1.59 | |
| HOS Compliance | 14 | 0.16 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.05 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 54 | 3.93 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUN-26 – 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.