MILLER DEDICATED SERVICES LLC

DOT# 2562869 MC# 894481 Lancaster, PA Authorized For-Hire
(609) 265-2511 jhughes@millertransgroup.com 66 Keller Ave, Lancaster PA 17601
359 power units · all leased 230 drivers 11.3M mi/yr · ~32k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 57.3 / 100
High confidence
12 yrs history · 468 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
359
Drivers · CDL
230 · 175
Annual miles
11.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 217 0 217
Tractors 0 142 0 142
Trailers 0 85 0 85

Registration

Registered
12-04-2014 (12 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-29-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
MARK JOSHUA MILLER
Officer
JAMES HUGHES

Cargo

58.6
medium risk
Household Goods Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction Garbage/Refuse Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods, 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 the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate 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.

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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
9.9 vs 10.2 for similar fleets
Likely 4–16 crashes
This motor carrier
9.9
Similar fleets
10.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~25%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 21 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 10 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 6 with injuries; similar fleets have about 10 a year. The grade counts 30 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.41× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.44× and violations 0.49×. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: 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.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Apr 24, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    6 crashes with 7 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    19 out-of-service violations against drivers: 11 no valid CDL, 7 hours of service, 1 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 48 of 263 violations (18%). Light or brake defects led to 10 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 7 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.9% vs 22.3% national; driver 3.8% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 34
  • Excessive speeding: 22

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
21
1 fatality · 7 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
468
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.9%
27 of 303
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.8%
18 of 468
National avg 6.7%
Violations
263
47 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Pennsylvania (about 312 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 65 inspections, 4 out of service 65 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 60 inspections, 4 out of service 60 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 66 inspections, 7 out of service 66 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 42 inspections, 2 out of service 42 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 57 inspections, 5 out of service 57 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 72 inspections, 12 out of service 72 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 53 inspections, 3 out of service 53 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 49 inspections, 5 out of service 49 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
vs 940 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.028 0.023
Inspections 0.98 0.77
Violations 0.37 0.33
Critical violations 0.08 0.07

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

263 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    138 · 28 OOS
    Lights 48 · Brakes 32 · Tires 21 · Cargo securement 11 · Steering & suspension 1 · 25 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    74 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 42 · Speeding 24 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 5
  • Hours of service No alert
    36 · 7 OOS
    Over hours limit 12 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 11 · No log 9 · False log 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    15 · 12 OOS
    No valid CDL 11 · Medical certificate 4
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    5
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    23
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted.
  • Jul
    10
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    17
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, snow.
  • Jan
    15
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    13
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    25
    2025
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    25
    2025
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

13 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 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 7, 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 Feb 11, 2015)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Maryland 111
  • Pennsylvania (HQ) 110
  • New Jersey 82
  • New York 75
  • Delaware 42
  • Connecticut 10
  • North Carolina 7
  • District of Columbia 4

24% of inspections were in its home state.