DEALERS CHOICE TRUCKAWAY SYSTEM INC
DBA: TRUCKMOVERS
(816) 861-5444
jasmine@truckmovers.com,dave@truckmovers.com
2310 S Redwood Ave, Independence MO 64057
1,026
power units · all leased
1,026 drivers
48.6M mi/yr · ~47k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
High confidence
41 yrs history · 1,042 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 1,026
- Drivers · CDL
- 1,026 · 1,026
- Annual miles
- 48.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 1026 | 1026 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-28-2018) · 8 yr old
- Registered
- 01-31-1985 (41 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-02-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- DAVID BROSS
Cargo
75.2
high risk
Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow Away
General Freight
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, 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.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.38× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; these rules hold it at Strong:
- Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is about one-third that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ 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 0.38×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
24.3 vs 64.7 for similar fleets
Likely 15–34 crashes
This motor carrier
24.3
Similar fleets
64.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~47%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much better than peers. 40 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 20 a year), including 2 fatal (2 deaths) and 13 with injuries; similar fleets have about 65 a year. The grade counts 82 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.68× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.59× and out-of-service orders 0.60×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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 crashes2 crashes with 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Mar 11, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes13 crashes with 21 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service33 out-of-service violations against drivers: 24 hours of service, 4 no valid CDL, 4 medical certificate (Nov 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 119 of 458 violations (26%). Light or brake defects led to 78 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs17 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 7 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 14 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 36
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Excessive speeding: 25
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
40
2 fatalities · 22 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,042
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.8%
93 of 555
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
31 of 1,042
National avg 6.7%
Violations
458
140 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 9 inspections.
vs 43 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.022 | 0.014 |
| Inspections | 0.78 | 0.41 |
| Violations | 0.22 | 0.16 |
| Critical violations | 0.04 | 0.04 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
458 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert233 · 107 OOSLights 119 · Brakes 39 · Tires 18 · Wheels & hubs 17 · Cargo securement 7 · 33 more
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Unsafe driving No alert135 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 48 · Speeding 25 · Phone use 14 · Seat belt 11 · Other 37
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Hours of service No alert81 · 24 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 45 · False log 17 · No log 10 · Over hours limit 9
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Driver fitness No alert9 · 9 OOSMedical certificate 4 · No valid CDL 4 · Other qualification 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-
Aug252026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Aug202026KentuckyProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug202026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug182026PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Jul242026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun202026OhioProperty damage onlyDawn, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jun102026TennesseeInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May292026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May232026IllinoisInjury · 7 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb202026CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug252025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug242025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun302025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
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Mar112025OhioFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar42025TennesseeInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb232025LouisianaFatal · 1 deathWet road, daylight, rain.
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Feb212025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted.
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Feb152025TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan312025LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Dec172024VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
32 more in the FMCSA records below.
2 of the 40 crashes were fatal.
13 of the 40 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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$5,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Companyon record since Jun 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 20081 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 2, 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 Aug 14, 2007)
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
34 filings and 14 authority events since 1985 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
34 filings and 14 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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Jun 1, 2026Ace American Insurance CompanyLiability · $5,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2022Ace American Insurance CompanyLiability · $5,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 5, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 13, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2021ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2020ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2019ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2018ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2016ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2014NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2013NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2014 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2012NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2010NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2012 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 1, 2010opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 1, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 3, 2010CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2009CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 3, 2010 · superseded by the same policy8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 1, 2009opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 1, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 14, 2009CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 1, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 14, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 13, 2009cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2008CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 14, 2009 · superseded by the same policy3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2008CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 4, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 2, 2008cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2007Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 7, 2007Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2007CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 31, 2007 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Jun 1, 2008 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 12, 2007CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 1, 2007 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)5 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
- Tennessee 212
- Montana 86
- Texas 80
- Missouri (HQ) 54
- New Mexico 54
- South Dakota 54
- North Carolina 41
- Pennsylvania 34
Runs well beyond its home state: 54 of 1,042 inspections were in Missouri.
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 (1259 power units: 1026 filed, 1259 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
64.7
Actual, per year in window
27.3
Projected, next 12 mo
24.3
0
37.5
75
We'd expect a typical fleet of 1259 power units this active to have about 64.7 crashes a year (sized from the 1259 units seen roadside; 1026 filed). This motor carrier recorded 82 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 27.3 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 24.3 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 47% 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:
1035 inspections
and 82 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 1033 inspections and 40 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 · WA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 30, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 30, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 6 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.98
Strong — 0.38x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.051 crashes per power-unit-year for a 1259-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.98x (driver behaviour 1.68x, out-of-service 0.60x, all violations 0.59x; 1035 inspections). Experience 0.38x: 36.4 decayed crashes against 97.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.98, a 1.88). 80% range 0.29–0.47x. Fleet sized at 1259 units from roadside VINs (1026 filed). Excellent withheld: fatal crash inside the window. 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
5.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
1259 power units (1026 filed, 1259 seen roadside) · 64.72 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.98×
1035 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.38×
36.4 decayed crashes vs 97.5 expected · credibility 0.98
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 0.38× (80% range 0.29–0.47×)
· band Excellent → displayed Strong
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window
- 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
1,042
Driver Insp
1,042
Driver OOS
31
Vehicle Insp
555
Vehicle OOS
93
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 125 | 0.49 | |
| HOS Compliance | 59 | 0.29 | |
| Driver Fitness | 8 | 0.04 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 159 | 2.26 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-25) 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.