FRIENDLY FREIGHT INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 15
- Drivers · CDL
- 19 · 19
- Annual miles
- 2.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Trailers | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Conditional (07-18-2026)
- Registered
- 07-17-2014 (12 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-26-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- ERNESTO CHAVEZ
Cargo
- 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.
FMCSA currently rates this motor carrier Conditional (07-18-2026). While that rating stands, FRED grades the motor carrier no better than Marginal, even where its roadside and crash record alone would grade higher.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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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FMCSA BASIC alertOver FMCSA's intervention threshold in hours of service.Ask: any FMCSA warning letters and the corrective-action plan.
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Drivers put out of service9 out-of-service violations against drivers: 7 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL, 1 English proficiency (Sep 2024 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 103 of 278 violations (37%). Brake or light defects led to 29 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate38.2% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (34 of 89). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.36× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs10 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
- 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Driver out-of-service rate 4.4% vs 6.7% national.
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Current adverse FMCSA safety ratingFMCSA currently rates this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory — a recent formal finding of safety-management deficiencies. Treat as a serious underwriting concern.
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Dangerous driving: 1
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in California (about 46 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.067 | 0.034 |
| Inspections | 5.67 | 1.23 |
| Violations | 9.27 | 0.97 |
| Critical violations | 1.30 | 0.18 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
278 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert222 · 51 OOSBrakes 103 · Lights 43 · Tires 16 · Wheels & hubs 14 · Cargo securement 8 · 38 more
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Hours of service FMCSA alert47 · 7 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 27 · False log 10 · Over hours limit 7 · No log 3
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Unsafe driving No alert7 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 4 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSEnglish proficiency 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Mar72026ArizonaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Sep42025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Sentry Select Insurance Companyon record since Aug 20, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2014
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 7, 2014)
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
13 filings and 10 authority events since 2014 · 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 20, 2022Sentry Select Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 25, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 17, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2021HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 26, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 18, 2021opened after HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2020HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 20, 2020opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2020NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2019NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 5, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 9, 2020 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 19, 2019opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 11, 2018NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 12, 2018opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 8, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 27, 2018NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 8, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2018NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 27, 2018 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 31, 2018 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 17, 2018opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2017NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 21, 2017opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2016STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 3, 2016QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 20, 2016 · replaced by another insurer1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 7, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 3, 2016opened after QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 3, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 3, 2015QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 3, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 4, 2015opened after WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 2, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 7, 2014Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 2, 2014WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 2, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 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
- New Mexico 36
- Arizona 26
- California (HQ) 14
- New Jersey 8
- Texas 8
- Missouri 7
- Arkansas 4
- Kansas 3
12% 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.
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 (20 power units: 15 filed, 20 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 20 power units this active to have about 0.9 crashes a year (sized from the 20 units seen roadside; 15 filed). This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 1.0 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.1 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 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 31, 2024 · NM · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 23, 2024 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 7 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 26, 2024 · AZ · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 4 violations
- 1 further inspection with no out-of-service result
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.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 7 | 2.84 | |
| HOS Compliance | 29 | 1.75 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.07 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 64 | 8.97 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.