M & W TRANSPORTATION CO INC

USDOT 263403 MC 159420 Nashville, TN Authorized For-Hire
136 power units 142 drivers 13.1M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 73.8 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
41 yrs history · 179 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
136 all owned
Drivers · CDL
142 · 142
Annual miles
13.1M ~97k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors13300133
Trailers68000680

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Nov 13, 1998)27 yrs old
Registered
Aug 13, 1985 (41 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Oct 27, 2026 (Address Change)
DUNS
101764249
Officers
MOLLY MAYNARD · J MICHAEL MCFARLIN
Phone
(615) 256-5755
Email
cwoody@mwlginc.com
Address
1110 Pumping Station Rd, Nashville TN 37210

Cargo

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
179
73% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.3%
19 of 75 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
1 of 179 driver inspections
Violations
82
25 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 26 inspections, 2 out of service 26 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 17 inspections, 2 out of service 17 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 28 inspections, 2 out of service 28 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 26 inspections, 5 out of service 26 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 13 inspections, 0 out of service 13 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 21 inspections, 2 out of service 21 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 18 inspections, 5 out of service 18 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 27 inspections, 1 out of service 27 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
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Violations

82 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    50 · 24 out-of-service
    Brakes 22 · Tires 16 · Lights 9 · Cargo securement 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 1 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    20 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 11 · Speeding 7 · Other 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    11 · 0 out-of-service
    Over hours limit 6 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
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
  • Jan
    19
    2026
    Jan 19, 2026 · Tennessee
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    11
    2025
    Dec 11, 2025 · South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jun
    25
    2025
    Jun 25, 2025 · Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • May
    2
    2025
    May 2, 2025 · Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Feb
    21
    2025
    Feb 21, 2025 · Mississippi
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Oct
    8
    2024
    Oct 8, 2024 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Sep 1, 2012 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 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
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Tennessee (HQ) 108
  • Indiana 17
  • Kentucky 15
  • Mississippi 8
  • Arkansas 6
  • Alabama 4
  • Florida 4
  • Georgia 3

60% of inspections were in its home state.

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