SOUTH EAST CARRIERS INC
(931) 762-0570
aweathers@southeastcarriers.com
1905 Mahr Avenue, Lawrenceburg TN 38464
204
tractors · all leased
175 drivers
12.8M mi/yr · ~63k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
High confidence
40 yrs history · 409 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 204
- Drivers · CDL
- 175 · 175
- Annual miles
- 12.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 204 | 0 | 204 |
| Trailers | 0 | 556 | 0 | 556 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (05-07-2013) · 13 yr old
- Registered
- 04-23-1986 (40 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-06-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- TRACY GOBBLE
- Officer
- KEVIN HIGHT
Cargo
56.9
medium risk
General Freight
Paper Products
- 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.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.52× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; these rules hold it at Strong:
- Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is about half that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.6× as often as the median active fleet of 200–499 trucks.
This motor carrier 0.52×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
6.9 vs 13.3 for similar fleets
Likely 2–12 crashes
This motor carrier
6.9
Similar fleets
13.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~18%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Better than peers. 12 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 6 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 13 a year. The grade counts 17 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.87× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.73× and out-of-service orders 0.75×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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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Injury crashes5 crashes with 5 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: 5 no valid CDL, 3 hours of service (Feb 2025 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 47 of 265 violations (18%). Brake or light defects led to 15 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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Unsafe drivingCited 10 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 17
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Excessive speeding: 31
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
12
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
409
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.5%
42 of 179
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.0%
8 of 409
National avg 6.7%
Violations
265
52 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Tennessee (about 241 in 24 months would be typical).
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 3 inspections.
vs 940 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.032 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.65 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.22 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
265 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert129 · 44 OOSBrakes 47 · Lights 25 · Tires 24 · Wheels & hubs 9 · Cargo securement 6 · 18 more
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Unsafe driving No alert82 · 0 OOSSpeeding 35 · Reckless / lane 27 · Seat belt 11 · Phone use 2 · Other 7
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Hours of service No alert48 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 24 · Over hours limit 16 · False log 6 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert6 · 5 OOSNo valid CDL 6
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul232026KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar152026WisconsinInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar22026OklahomaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb132026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec192025KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep172025LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul182025TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun92025KentuckyProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May142025TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan282025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
4 more in the FMCSA records below.
5 of the 12 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Travelers Indemnity Co of Connecticuton record since Jun 26, 2017 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1994
- Cargo filing
- on file · The Hanover Insurance Company since Jul 1, 2010
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 22, 1994)
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
21 filings and 6 authority events since 1987 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
21 filings and 6 authority events since 1987 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jun 26, 2017Travelers Indemnity Co of ConnecticutLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2016THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 26, 2017 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 28, 2016opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2015THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2014TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2013CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2014 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 30, 2014 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2011LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATIONLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2010The Hanover Insurance CompanyCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2010LM INSURANCE CORPORATIONLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2011 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 9, 2011 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 10, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 5, 2005cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2004CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jul 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2003ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICACargo · ended Jul 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2001CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jul 1, 2003 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2001CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer108 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2000UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 29, 2000 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2000FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jul 1, 2001 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 20, 2001 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2000ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2001 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1999UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jul 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 29, 2000 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1999UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 5, 2000 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 24, 2000 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 1994GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 1999 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 4, 1999 came after the replacement; 60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1994GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Jul 1, 1999 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 4, 1999 came after the replacement; 60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 1993FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 20, 1993cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 26, 1990Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 1990Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 1989UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jan 9, 1990 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&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
- Tennessee (HQ) 84
- Mississippi 40
- California 38
- Alabama 28
- New Mexico 25
- Texas 25
- Louisiana 21
- Arkansas 18
21% 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 (205 power units: 204 filed, 205 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
13.3
Actual, per year in window
5.7
Projected, next 12 mo
6.9
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8
16
We'd expect a typical fleet of 205 power units this active to have about 13.3 crashes a year (sized from the 205 units seen roadside; 204 filed). This motor carrier recorded 17 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 5.7 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 6.9 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 18% 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
421 inspections
and 17 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 394 inspections and 12 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 Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 18, 2024 · TN · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 1, 2024 · KY · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · LA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 12 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.92
Strong — 0.52x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.065 crashes per power-unit-year for a 205-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 1.02x (driver behaviour 1.87x, out-of-service 0.75x, all violations 0.73x; 421 inspections). Experience 0.51x: 9.7 decayed crashes against 21.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.92, a 1.88). 80% range 0.33–0.73x. Fleet sized at 205 units from roadside VINs (204 filed). Excellent withheld: fatal crash inside the window. Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0. Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -1.8%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
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
6.5 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
205 power units (204 filed, 205 seen roadside) · 13.31 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.02×
421 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.51×
9.7 decayed crashes vs 21.0 expected · credibility 0.92
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 0.52× (80% range 0.33–0.73×)
· band Excellent → displayed Strong
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
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
409
Driver Insp
409
Driver OOS
8
Vehicle Insp
179
Vehicle OOS
42
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 78 | 5.02 | |
| HOS Compliance | 35 | 0.46 | |
| Driver Fitness | 6 | 0.12 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.03 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 | 3.40 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.