HOT SHOT EXPRESS INC
(412) 788-8878
jonesgroupmgmt@bridgeway.io
200 Airside Drive, Moon Township PA 15108
88
tractors · all leased
93 drivers
7.1M mi/yr · ~80k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
High confidence
40 yrs history · 221 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 88
- Drivers · CDL
- 93 · 93
- Annual miles
- 7.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 88 | 0 | 88 |
| Trailers | 0 | 93 | 0 | 93 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-02-1987) · 39 yr old
- Registered
- 02-11-1986 (40 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-05-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- BRADLEY RAY
- Officer
- RONALD MILLER
Cargo
67.2
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Oilfield Equipment
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Farm Supplies
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.75× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 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 0.75×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.2 vs 5.6 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.2
Similar fleets
5.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~11%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 9 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4.5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5.6 a year. The grade counts 10 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.65× and out-of-service orders 0.75× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -5%: 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 Nov 12, 2024).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Oct 2025 – Nov 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 47 of 158 violations (30%). Brake or light defects led to 19 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs6 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Hazmat violations11 hazmat violations, 3 out of service.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.4% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 7
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High speeding: 6
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
9
1 fatality · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
221
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.2%
31 of 146
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
3 of 221
National avg 6.7%
Violations
158
43 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 1 inspection.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.045 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 1.89 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.90 | 0.53 |
| Critical violations | 0.18 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
158 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert111 · 38 OOSBrakes 47 · Lights 25 · Tires 13 · Cargo securement 11 · Steering & suspension 3 · 12 more
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Hours of service No alert21 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 14 · False log 6 · Over hours limit 1
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Unsafe driving No alert14 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 7 · Speeding 6 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSMedical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat11 · 3 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
May232026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain.
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Nov52025MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug272025FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug182025LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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May202025MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar62025ConnecticutInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan92025IndianaProperty damage onlyDark - unknown roadway lighting, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Nov122024TexasFatal · 1 deathDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 9 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 9 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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$2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PAon record since Aug 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2006
- Cargo filing
- on file · COLONY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. since Aug 1, 2021
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Hartford Fire Insurance Company since Sep 17, 2019
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: RLI INSURANCE COMPANY → NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA (Aug 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 29, 2004)
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
28 filings and 11 authority events since 1985 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
28 filings and 11 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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Aug 1, 2024NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $2,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 1, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 2, 2024opened after RLI INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 28, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2021COLONY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.Cargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2020ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Aug 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2020RLI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 28, 2024 came after the replacement; 52 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 23, 2019cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 17, 2019Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 1, 2016RLI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)41 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Nov 4, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Sep 17, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 17, 2019 came after the replacement; 72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2009ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurer90 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2008LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Aug 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurer146 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2007LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jun 1, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jul 24, 2008 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2006ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2009 · superseded by the same policy29 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 5, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 7, 2005cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2005HANOVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Dec 7, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 29, 2004Broker authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 13, 2004Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 3, 2004TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect106 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2004NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Dec 1, 2005 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 31, 2005 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2004ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 7, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect22 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 8, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 1, 2004opened after PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 3, 2004)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 8, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 6, 2004opened after PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 3, 2004)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
- Louisiana 29
- Mississippi 25
- Tennessee 20
- Texas 19
- New Mexico 18
- California 10
- Missouri 10
- Alabama 9
Runs well beyond its home state: 1 of 221 inspections were in Pennsylvania.
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 (97 power units: 88 filed, 97 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
5.6
Actual, per year in window
3.3
Projected, next 12 mo
4.2
0
3.5
7
We'd expect a typical fleet of 97 power units this active to have about 5.6 crashes a year (sized from the 97 units seen roadside; 88 filed). This motor carrier recorded 10 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.3 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 4.2 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 11% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below that of 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:
218 inspections
and 10 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 220 inspections and 9 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
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.63
Satisfactory — 0.75x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.058 crashes per power-unit-year for a 97-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 0.95x (driver behaviour 1.02x, out-of-service 0.75x, all violations 0.65x; 218 inspections). Experience 0.79x: 5.4 decayed crashes against 8.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.63, a 4.88). 80% range 0.46–1.07x. Fleet sized at 97 units from roadside VINs (88 filed). Strong withheld: P(R < 0.76) = 0.56, below 0.60. 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
5.8 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
97 power units (88 filed, 97 seen roadside) · 5.62 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.95×
218 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.79×
5.4 decayed crashes vs 8.2 expected · credibility 0.63
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 0.75× (80% range 0.46–1.07×)
· band Strong → displayed Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
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
221
Driver Insp
221
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
146
Vehicle OOS
31
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 14 | 1.33 | |
| HOS Compliance | 16 | 0.27 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 52 | 3.56 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-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.