J R C TRANSPORTATION INC
(860) 283-0207
ryanp@jrctransportation.com
47 Maple Avenue, Thomaston CT 06787
269
tractors · all leased
269 drivers
34.8M mi/yr · ~129k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 33.5 / 100
High confidence
41 yrs history · 481 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 269
- Drivers · CDL
- 269 · 269
- Annual miles
- 34.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 269 | 0 | 269 |
| Trailers | 0 | 269 | 0 | 269 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-20-2005) · 21 yr old
- Registered
- 01-07-1985 (41 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-11-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- RAYMOND CAPPELLA
Cargo
66.0
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Farm Supplies
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, 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 about 48% higher than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire 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 1.48×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
13.0 vs 8.8 for similar fleets
Likely 7–20 crashes
This motor carrier
13.0
Similar fleets
8.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~31%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 26 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 13 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 12 with injuries; similar fleets have about 8.8 a year. The grade counts 40 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.62× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -4%: 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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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Oct 16, 2024).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes12 crashes with 14 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 2 medical certificate, 1 no valid CDL (Jun 2025 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 72 of 346 violations (21%). Brake or light defects led to 30 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 16
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Excessive speeding: 26
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
26
1 fatality · 14 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
481
60% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.2%
69 of 263
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
5 of 481
National avg 6.7%
Violations
346
95 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.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.045 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.46 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.64 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.13 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
346 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert246 · 90 OOSBrakes 72 · Lights 68 · Tires 39 · Cargo securement 37 · Wheels & hubs 5 · 25 more
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Unsafe driving No alert71 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 27 · Speeding 26 · Seat belt 8 · Phone use 1 · Other 9
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Hours of service No alert25 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 17 · No log 4 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 3 OOSMedical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 2
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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-
Aug172026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun192026ConnecticutProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun152026New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr92026FloridaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar302026ConnecticutProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar52026ConnecticutProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar32026ConnecticutProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb152026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan172026ConnecticutInjury · 3 people hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan82026Rhode IslandInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan62026New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct302025ConnecticutInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep32025MassachusettsInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug152025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr102025ConnecticutInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Nov42024DelawareInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct222024North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct162024New YorkFatal · 1 deathDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct162024New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
18 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 26 crashes was fatal.
12 of the 26 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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$750,000 · Sentry Select Insurance Companyon record since Feb 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2006
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice served Sep 29, 2026 (suspension effective Oct 29, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 8, 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
44 filings and 40 authority events since 1985 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
44 filings and 40 authority events since 1985 · 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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Oct 8, 2026Voluntary suspension of the operating authority requested, effective (date not stated)FMCSA's new system
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Oct 8, 2026Broker authority voluntarily suspended or withdrawnFMCSA's new system
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Sep 29, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the broker authority, effective Oct 29, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Feb 1, 2019Sentry Select Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Feb 1, 2018STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 5, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 29, 2018opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2017STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 31, 2017Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 5, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 30, 2017opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2016ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 5, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 2, 2016opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2015ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 5, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 28, 2015opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2014ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 6, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 27, 2014opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jan 6, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect51 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Oct 1, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2013ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 7, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 1, 2013opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 10, 2012AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect17 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 13, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Apr 17, 2012cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2012ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 5, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 30, 2012opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2011THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 22, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 28, 2011opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 18, 2011)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
- New York 96
- Connecticut (HQ) 48
- Maine 43
- Maryland 40
- Massachusetts 27
- Pennsylvania 20
- South Carolina 20
- North Carolina 19
Runs well beyond its home state: 48 of 481 inspections were in Connecticut.
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 (269 power units: 269 filed, 257 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
8.8
Actual, per year in window
13.3
Projected, next 12 mo
13.0
0
8
16
We'd expect a typical fleet of 269 power units this active to have about 8.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 40 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 13.3 a year) — about 1.5× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 13.0 over the next 12 — about 1.5× 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 31% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.5× 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:
474 inspections
and 40 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 477 inspections and 26 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 25, 2024 · CT · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- 3 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.87
Marginal — 1.48x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.033 crashes per power-unit-year for a 269-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.96x (driver behaviour 1.17x, out-of-service 0.80x, all violations 0.62x; 474 inspections). Experience 1.54x: 21.1 decayed crashes against 13.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.87, a 1.88). 80% range 1.06–1.93x. 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
3.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
269 power units · 8.78 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.96×
474 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.54×
21.1 decayed crashes vs 13.0 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 1.48× (80% range 1.06–1.93×)
· 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
481
Driver Insp
481
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
263
Vehicle OOS
69
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 66 | 1.72 | |
| HOS Compliance | 21 | 0.15 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.04 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 122 | 4.72 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.