TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LLC
(313) 908-6889
safety@transportsystemsgroup.com
12825 Ford Road, Dearborn MI 48126
623
tractors
567 drivers
50M mi/yr · ~80k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 59.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
11 yrs history · 339 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 623
- Drivers · CDL
- 567 · 567
- Annual miles
- 50M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 74 | 549 | 0 | 623 |
| Trailers | 798 | 0 | 0 | 798 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (12-07-2023)
- Registered
- 05-05-2015 (11 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-24-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ANGEL REYES
- Officer
- KHATER SALEH
Cargo
58.9
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Other: AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
US Mail
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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 about the same as 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 0.94×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
14.3 vs 15.2 for similar fleets
Likely 7–22 crashes
This motor carrier
14.3
Similar fleets
15.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~31%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 25 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 12 a year), including 8 with injuries; similar fleets have about 15 a year. The grade counts 36 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 3.74× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +16%.
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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Injury crashes8 crashes with 9 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service8 out-of-service violations against drivers: 8 hours of service (Sep 2024 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 68 of 367 violations (19%). Light or brake defects led to 29 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs23 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 8 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 7 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate37.4% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (58 of 155), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.06× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 22
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Excessive speeding: 23
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
25
0 fatalities · 9 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
339
42% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
37.4%
58 of 155
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.1%
7 of 339
National avg 6.7%
Violations
367
80 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 6 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.022 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.30 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.09 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
367 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert207 · 72 OOSLights 68 · Brakes 57 · Tires 44 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Cargo securement 5 · 26 more
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Unsafe driving No alert84 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 36 · Speeding 29 · Phone use 7 · Seat belt 6 · Other 6
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Hours of service No alert75 · 8 OOSOver hours limit 28 · False log 23 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 18 · No log 6
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 0 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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-
Aug222026MichiganProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul202026MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul92026MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun92026MichiganProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun62026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted.
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May182026MissouriProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar22026New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb112026KentuckyProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec32025MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul172025PennsylvaniaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted.
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Apr292025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Mar42025WisconsinInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb272025West VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
17 more in the FMCSA records below.
8 of the 25 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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$1,000,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Companyon record since Aug 29, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 20151 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Aug 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 9, 2015)
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
25 filings and 17 authority events since 2015 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
25 filings and 17 authority events since 2015 · 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 29, 2026MS Transverse Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 29, 2026MS Transverse Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 29, 2026 · superseded by the same policy2 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Aug 29, 2025MS Transverse Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 29, 2021CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 29, 2025 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 2, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 16, 2021opened after AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 29, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2021AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 29, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 10, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 12, 2021opened after AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 6, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 8, 2021AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 11, 2021 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 4, 2021 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 29, 2020AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 8, 2021 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 6, 2021 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 3, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 28, 2020opened after AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 29, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 19, 2020AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 29, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 12, 2020AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 19, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 12, 2020 came after the replacementL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 8, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 22, 2020opened after AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 3, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2020AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 12, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 3, 2020 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 9, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 11, 2020opened after AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 5, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 10, 2020AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 10, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Apr 5, 2020 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 10, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 13, 2020opened after AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 4, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 6, 2019AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 10, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Feb 6, 2020 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 29, 2019AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 6, 2019 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jan 4, 2020 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 2, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 28, 2019opened after AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 29, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2019AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 29, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 7, 2018AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 5, 2019 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 4, 2019 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 15, 2018opened after AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 7, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2018AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 7, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 9, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 12, 2018opened after AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 4, 2018)L&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
- Michigan (HQ) 105
- Ohio 42
- Illinois 35
- Indiana 25
- Pennsylvania 17
- Kentucky 13
- New York 13
- Missouri 12
31% of inspections were in its home state.
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 (623 power units: 623 filed, 184 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
15.2
Actual, per year in window
12.0
Projected, next 12 mo
14.3
0
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18
We'd expect a typical fleet of 623 power units this active to have about 15.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 36 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 12.0 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 14.3 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 31% 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:
327 inspections
and 36 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 333 inspections and 25 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 25, 2024 · IL · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 2 violations
- 5 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.55 (posterior 0.94 × exposure corroboration)
Satisfactory — 0.94x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.024 crashes per power-unit-year for a 623-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 1.16x (driver behaviour 3.74x, out-of-service 1.06x, all violations 0.93x; 327 inspections). Experience 0.81x: 21.7 decayed crashes against 27.1 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.94, a 1.88). 80% range 0.68–1.23x. 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
2.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
623 power units · 15.16 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.16×
327 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.81×
21.7 decayed crashes vs 27.1 expected · credibility 0.94
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 0.94× (80% range 0.68–1.23×)
· 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
339
Driver Insp
339
Driver OOS
7
Vehicle Insp
155
Vehicle OOS
58
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 74 | 1.21 | |
| HOS Compliance | 53 | 1.20 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.03 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 100 | 6.98 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.