BANDYS INC

DOT# 267284 MC# 418100 DUNS# 63484760 Lookout, WV Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(304) 574-2509 carrie@bandysinc.com 31618 Midland Trail, Lookout WV 25868-6210
41 power units · all owned 40 drivers 2.2M mi/yr · ~55k per unit
HazMat Intrastate Only
Satisfactory
FRED Score 62.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
41 yrs history · 92 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
41
Drivers · CDL
40 · 40
Annual miles
2.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 4 0 0 4
Tractors 37 0 0 37
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (05-11-2006) · 20 yr old
Registered
12-18-1985 (41 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-09-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
CARRIE JOHNSON

Cargo

55.8
medium risk
Liquids/Gases General Freight Chemicals
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.

Intrastate Only

Intrastate-only carrier — not required to file MCS-150. May be inspected less frequently than interstate carriers. Safety rates may have lower statistical confidence.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

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.

This motor carrier 0.91×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.6 vs 1.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.6
Similar fleets
1.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.8 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.18×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.18× and violations 0.27× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -35%. 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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jun 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 16 of 32 violations (50%). Brake or tire defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    3 hazmat violations.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 2.2% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.1% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 75% of inspections found no violations.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
92
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
2.2%
2 of 90
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
1 of 92
National avg 6.7%
Violations
32
3 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 16 inspections, 0 out of service 16 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 14 inspections, 0 out of service 14 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 14 inspections, 2 out of service 14 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.073 0.027
Inspections 1.57 1.02
Violations 0.39 0.71
Critical violations 0.07 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

32 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    25 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 16 · Tires 3 · Lights 2 · Other parts 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    3 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Feb
    19
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Dawn, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    22
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    2
    2025
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Apr
    10
    2025
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    11
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dawn, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    20
    2024
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 + excess $1,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jun 11, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2001
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: GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY → AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 21, 2018)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • West Virginia (HQ) 44
  • Ohio 34
  • Pennsylvania 8
  • Virginia 3
  • Maryland 2
  • North Carolina 1

48% of inspections were in its home state.