CARMAN INC
45 power units
55 drivers
5.8M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 68.9 / 100
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Moderate confidence
41 yrs history · 110 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 45 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 55 · 55
- Annual miles
- 5.8M ~128k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Trailers | 120 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Oct 27, 1987)39 yrs old
- Registered
- Aug 1, 1985 (41 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jan 30, 2026 (Address Change)
- DUNS
- 122193469
- Officers
- ERIC CARMAN · GREGORY CARMAN
- Phone
- (479) 646-8486
- greg.carman@carmaninc.com
- Address
- 6705 Highway 271 S, Fort Smith AR 72908
Cargo
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General Freight
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
4
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 3 people hurt in all · 4 tow-away
Inspections
110
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.6%
5 of 32 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.7%
3 of 110 driver inspections
Violations
59
9 out-of-service violations
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 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
59 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Unsafe driving No alert29 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 14 · Speeding 9 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 3
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Vehicle maintenance No alert14 · 6 out-of-serviceBrakes 8 · Tires 4 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 1
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Hours of service No alert13 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · False log 3 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
4 tow-away
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Nov132025Nov 13, 2025 · IllinoisInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun132025Jun 13, 2025 · MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, rain. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May302025May 30, 2025 · ArkansasTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Apr92025Apr 9, 2025 · ArkansasTow-awayDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
2 of the 4 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Cherokee Insurance Companyon record since Sep 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1994
- 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
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Inspections by state
- Arkansas (HQ) 34
- Missouri 17
- Illinois 13
- Tennessee 11
- Iowa 7
- Indiana 4
- Kentucky 3
- North Carolina 3
31% of inspections were in its home state.
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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.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 27 | 3.97 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 9 | 2.25 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 9 | 0.69 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 3 | 0.28 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
110 driver inspections · 32 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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