TRANSCO LINES INC
(479) 967-5700
safety@transcolines.com
401 N Arkansas Ave, Russellville AR 72801
1,010
tractors · all owned
550 drivers
63.3M mi/yr · ~63k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 64.5 / 100
High confidence
41 yrs history · 1,288 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 1,010
- Drivers · CDL
- 550 · 550
- Annual miles
- 63.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 505 | 0 | 0 | 505 |
| Trailers | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 1000 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (12-24-2008) · 17 yr old
- Registered
- 06-19-1985 (41 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-04-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- LAURA WOLFE
- Officer
- TRAVIS COOPER
Cargo
66.2
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Mobile Homes
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
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Mobile Homes, 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 probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
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 0.88×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
29.2 vs 33.1 for similar fleets
Likely 19–40 crashes
This motor carrier
29.2
Similar fleets
33.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~54%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 54 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 27 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 16 with injuries; similar fleets have about 33 a year. The grade counts 88 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.27× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 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 crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Mar 15, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes16 crashes with 20 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service13 out-of-service violations against drivers: 8 no valid CDL, 3 medical certificate, 2 hours of service (Nov 2024 – Jan 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 201 of 705 violations (29%). Brake or tire defects led to 179 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations9 hazmat violations, 3 out of service.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate29.6% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (198 of 669), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.93× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 45
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Excessive speeding: 43
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
54
1 fatality · 21 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,288
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
29.6%
198 of 669
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
13 of 1,288
National avg 6.7%
Violations
705
236 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 453 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.027 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.00 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.35 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.11 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
705 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert475 · 220 OOSBrakes 201 · Tires 144 · Lights 56 · Wheels & hubs 26 · Cargo securement 8 · 40 more
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Unsafe driving No alert133 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 53 · Speeding 44 · Phone use 9 · Seat belt 9 · Other 18
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Hours of service No alert74 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 50 · Over hours limit 17 · False log 4 · No log 3
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Driver fitness No alert14 · 11 OOSNo valid CDL 11 · Medical certificate 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat9 · 3 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Aug292026MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted.
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Aug262026KentuckyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug262026KentuckyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug142026MississippiProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug132026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted.
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Jun142026LouisianaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr302026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr172026TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb172026PennsylvaniaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, fog. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan222026West VirginiaInjury · 2 people hurtIce road, dark - not lighted, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan82026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, fog.
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Oct292025TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct262025OklahomaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep122025OklahomaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug222025MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug112025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug62025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug52025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May282025OhioInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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May272025ArkansasInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Mar152025WyomingFatal · 1 deathIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan82025TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov232024MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov12024AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
46 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 54 crashes was fatal.
16 of the 54 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 54 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Feb 26, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Lexon Insurance Company since Sep 11, 2023
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 Feb 15, 2013)
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
37 filings and 27 authority events since 1985 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
37 filings and 27 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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Sep 11, 2023Lexon Insurance CompanyBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 5, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 12, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2019UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Sep 11, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 30, 2023 came after the replacement; 47 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2019National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 1, 2018GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 24, 2019 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 31, 2018NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INS COBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2018 · replaced by another insurer1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 6, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Aug 8, 2018cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INS COBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Aug 31, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect59 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 13, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 19, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 13, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jun 19, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped May 30, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 29, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 30, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 25, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 29, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 22, 2013AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jul 16, 2013 · insurer name change3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 14, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Mar 18, 2013cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2013NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 28, 2013 · insurer name change3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 15, 2013Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 5, 2013AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 4, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 28, 2013opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 1, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 14, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 21, 2011cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2011UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Apr 8, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 7, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 9, 2011cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2010UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Mar 5, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2010STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 26, 2013 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 1, 2013 came after the replacement; 36 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 196
- Mississippi 128
- Arkansas (HQ) 116
- Kentucky 86
- New Mexico 70
- California 69
- Oklahoma 63
- North Carolina 61
Runs well beyond its home state: 116 of 1,288 inspections were in Arkansas.
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 (1010 power units: 1010 filed, 536 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
33.1
Actual, per year in window
29.3
Projected, next 12 mo
29.2
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We'd expect a typical fleet of 1010 power units this active to have about 33.1 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 88 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 29.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 29.2 over the next 12. 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 54% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for 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:
1283 inspections
and 88 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 1279 inspections and 54 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 27, 2024 · CA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 8 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.96
Satisfactory — 0.88x 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 1010-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.98x (driver behaviour 1.27x, out-of-service 0.93x, all violations 0.60x; 1283 inspections). Experience 0.90x: 44.9 decayed crashes against 50.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.96, a 1.88). 80% range 0.69–1.09x. 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
1010 power units · 33.12 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.98×
1283 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.90×
44.9 decayed crashes vs 50.2 expected · credibility 0.96
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 0.88× (80% range 0.69–1.09×)
· band Satisfactory
· 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
1,288
Driver Insp
1,288
Driver OOS
13
Vehicle Insp
669
Vehicle OOS
198
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 129 | 1.77 | |
| HOS Compliance | 69 | 0.16 | |
| Driver Fitness | 13 | 0.06 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 299 | 4.11 |
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.