COMTRAN INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 45
- Drivers · CDL
- 45 · 45
- Annual miles
- 5.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| Trailers | 78 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-17-1988) · 38 yr old
- Registered
- 04-16-1985 (41 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-19-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JACKIE HALL
- Officer
- NATHAN PAPPAS
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.
Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire 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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Lapse in liability filings638 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Nov 2, 2023 – Aug 1, 2025) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
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Driver qualification3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Dec 2024 – May 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 21 of 67 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 10 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
- 5 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 3
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High speeding: 7
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.044 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 1.43 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 0.74 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.10 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
67 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert46 · 14 OOSBrakes 21 · Lights 14 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 4 more
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Unsafe driving No alert13 · 0 OOSSpeeding 8 · Reckless / lane 3 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert5 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Apr282026MississippiProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov172025MississippiProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug42025TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec282024ArkansasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct252024MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Canal Insurance Companyon record since Aug 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- One liability insurer throughout
- 638 days without a liability filing (Nov 2, 2023 – Aug 1, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 1, 2006)
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
10 filings and 6 authority events since 1986 · 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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Aug 1, 2025Canal Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2023CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 12, 2023 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Aug 28, 2025 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 24, 2023opened after SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 1, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2019SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 1, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2017ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 28, 2019 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 22, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 24, 2017opened after TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 18, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2017TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICALiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 18, 2017 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 1, 2017opened after OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 1, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2012OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · ended May 1, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 14, 2006NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jun 16, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect69 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2006Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2006NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2012 · replaced by another insurer72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2000Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 1988THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICACargo · ended Sep 14, 2006 · replaced by another insurer220 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 18, 1987Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 1986THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICALiability · ended Jan 8, 2000 · cancellation notice took effect164 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
- Texas 19
- Arkansas 18
- Mississippi 17
- Oklahoma 10
- Kentucky 5
- Missouri 5
- Alabama 4
- Iowa 3
Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 96 inspections were in Tennessee.
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 (45 power units: 45 filed, 45 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 45 power units this active to have about 2.0 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 10 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.3 a year) — about 1.7× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 2.2 over the next 12. 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.
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 | 12 | 2.02 | |
| HOS Compliance | 5 | 0.05 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.25 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 20 | 5.09 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JAN-26 – 31-MAR-26) 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.