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DOT #2780916 · CHAHAL TRANSPORT INC

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CHAHAL TRANSPORT INC

DOT# 2780916 MC# 926007 Canton, MI Authorized For-Hire

(734) 419-3060 dispatch@ctitrans.net 51084 Silverton Dr, Canton MI 48187

15 tractors · all owned 15 drivers 1M mi/yr · ~67k per unit

Not enough record

Graded once the record supports it

11 yrs history · 20 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units: 15
Drivers · CDL: 15 · 15
Annual miles: 1M

Type	Own	Total
Trucks	0	0
Tractors	15	15
Trailers	30	30

Registration

FMCSA Rating: Satisfactory (07-21-2016) · 10 yr old
Registered: 07-12-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update: 12-28-2025
FRED Score Date: Nov 08, 2026
Officer: SUKHDEV SINGH

Cargo

59.7

medium risk

Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Intermodal Containers Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: AUTOPARTS US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction Chemicals

High-Risk Cargo: General Freight, Household Goods, 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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

20 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.52×–1.88×

ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical

▲ Similar fleets 1.0×

Expected crashes, next 12 months

0.9 vs 0.7 for similar fleets

Likely 0–2 crashes

This motor carrier

0.9

Similar fleets

0.7

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (15 power units).

What the record shows

Crash history

betterworse

Lower so far, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about typical. The grade counts 2 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 2.19×, out-of-service orders 1.84× and violations 1.28× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +17%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

Driver qualification

2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Mar 2026).

Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.

Strengths

No reportable crashes in 24 months.
No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026

Crashes

0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways

Inspections

45% clean (no violations)

Vehicle out-of-service

50.0%

3 of 6

National avg 22.3%

Driver out-of-service

10.0%

2 of 20

National avg 6.7%

Violations

6 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Michigan (about 14 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order

vs 14,144 peer fleets

	This motor carrier	Peers
Crashes	0.033	0.034
Inspections	0.83	1.23
Violations	0.67	0.97
Critical violations	0.10	0.18

	This motor carrier	Peers
Crashes	0.050	0.080
Inspections	1.25	3.01
Violations	1.00	2.60
Critical violations	0.15	0.46

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

20 violations · 24 months

Vehicle maintenance No alert

9 · 4 OOS

Brakes 7 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1
Unsafe driving No alert

5 · 0 OOS

Speeding 3 · Reckless / lane 2
Hours of service No alert

4 · 0 OOS

Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
Driver fitness No alert

2 · 2 OOS

No valid CDL 2
Drugs & alcohol No alert

0

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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since

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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026): $1,000,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jul 19, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2017
Cargo filing: not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record

36 months to May 14, 2026

3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2025); PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Jul 2023)
1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jul 19, 2023, replaced the same day)
No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Authority

FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jul 25, 2023)

Who insures fleets like this →

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

9 filings and 6 authority events since 2015 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026

Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.

Jul 19, 2025

SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY

Liability · $1,000,000 · on file

L&I to May 14, 2026
Jul 19, 2023

GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 19, 2025 · replaced by another insurer

24 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Jun 22, 2023

FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 25, 2023

opened after PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 19, 2023)

L&I to May 14, 2026
Apr 10, 2023

PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.

Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 19, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect

3 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Apr 10, 2022

NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 10, 2023 · replaced by another insurer

12 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Apr 10, 2019

PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 10, 2022 · replaced by another insurer

36 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Mar 15, 2019

FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 10, 2019

opened after PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 11, 2019)

L&I to May 14, 2026
Jan 31, 2018

PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 10, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)

a cancellation notice effective Apr 11, 2019 came after the replacement; 14 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Aug 10, 2017

Operating authority reinstated

L&I to May 14, 2026
Aug 1, 2017

AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 31, 2018 · replaced by another insurer

6 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Jul 24, 2017

Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)

L&I to May 14, 2026
Jul 17, 2016

NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 17, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect

12 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Jun 28, 2016

FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 13, 2016

opened after PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 25, 2016)

L&I to May 14, 2026
Jul 31, 2015

Operating authority granted

L&I to May 14, 2026
Jul 17, 2015

PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 17, 2016 · replaced by another insurer

a cancellation notice effective Jul 25, 2016 came after the replacement; 12 months in force

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) 6
Ohio 3
Arkansas 2
Indiana 2
Texas 2
Kentucky 1
Louisiana 1
Missouri 1

30% of inspections were in its home state.

How the estimate 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 (15 power units: 15 filed, 12 seen roadside in 24 months).

Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet

crashes per year · same scale

Average peer fleet

0.7

Actual, per year in window

0.7

Projected, next 12 mo

0.9

0 0.5 1

We'd expect a typical fleet of 15 power units this active to have about 0.7 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 2 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 0.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.9 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.

Fatal-crash risk: about 2% 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026

Inside that window: 22 inspections and 2 crashes. The FMCSA record tables now hold 20 inspections and 0 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.

Why there is no grade. Every grade but Satisfactory needs at least a 60% posterior past its cut; Satisfactory is what is left when none passes. Here the 80% likely range (0.52×–1.88×) still runs from below the Excellent cut (0.60×) to above the Poor cut (1.57×), so the record can't separate a best-in-class fleet from a poor one and the page shows no grade and no FRED Score. The forecasts are unchanged: in backtests, records this thin crash at their forecast on average but scatter about 2.6× as widely around it as records that support a Satisfactory grade.

Confidence: Low · Z = 0.29

Satisfactory — 1.15x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.050 crashes per power-unit-year for a 15-unit for-hire fleet (pu10_19). Violations 1.17x (driver behaviour 2.19x, out-of-service 1.84x, all violations 1.28x; 22 inspections). Experience 0.98x: 1.2 decayed crashes against 1.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.29, a 3.34). 80% range 0.52–1.88x. Last change: a new crash.

Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +28.4%, driven by a new crash on the record.

Scoring flags Thin record (low credibility: little exposure behind the grade)

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

5.0 crashes per 100 power-unit-years

15 power units · 0.74 expected crashes a year

Violation relativity

1.17×

22 inspections in window

Crash experience

0.98×

1.2 decayed crashes vs 1.3 expected · credibility 0.29

Driver behaviour

2.19×

Out-of-service rate

1.84×

All violations

1.28×

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 1.15× (80% range 0.52–1.88×) · band Marginal → displayed Satisfactory · cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above

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FMCSA records

BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.

FMCSA BASIC Scores

AB Property

Total Inspections

Driver Insp

Driver OOS

Vehicle Insp

Vehicle OOS

BASIC	Insp w/ Viol	Measure
Unsafe Driving	5	4.65
HOS Compliance	3	0.27
Driver Fitness	2	0.63
Controlled Substances	0	0.00
Vehicle Maintenance	4	6.36

SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-JUL-25 – 30-MAR-26) 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.

CHAHAL TRANSPORT INC

Fleet & equipment

Registration

Cargo

Worth a closer look

Track record

What they get cited for

Violations by quarter

Crashes

Insurance filed with FMCSA

Where it happens

Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook

FMCSA BASIC Scores

FMCSA Inspection Records

FMCSA Violation Records

CHAHAL TRANSPORT INC

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Fleet & equipment

Registration

Cargo

Worth a closer look

Track record

What they get cited for

Violations by quarter

Crashes

Insurance filed with FMCSA

Where it happens

Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook

FMCSA BASIC Scores

FMCSA Inspection Records

FMCSA Violation Records