SYSTEM TRANSPORT INC

DOT# 27935 MC# 107743 Cheney, WA Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(509) 623-4000 lgilbert@trans-system.com 7405 S Hayford Road, Cheney WA 99004
966 tractors 985 drivers 82M mi/yr · ~85k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 44.5 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 2,121 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
966
Drivers · CDL
985 · 985
Annual miles
82M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 818 148 0 966
Trailers 1500 68 0 1568

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (03-12-2012) · 14 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-16-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
DENNIS J. WILLIAMS
Officer
TAYLOR VARLEY

Cargo

66.2
medium risk
Drive/Tow Away Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Grain/Feed/Hay Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, 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.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ 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 1.20×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
33.8 vs 28.2 for similar fleets
Likely 22–46 crashes
This motor carrier
33.8
Similar fleets
28.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~59%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 62 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 31 a year), including 4 fatal (4 deaths) and 14 with injuries; similar fleets have about 28 a year. The grade counts 103 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.38×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.64× and out-of-service orders 0.72× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -14%: 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.

  • Fatal crashes
    4 crashes with 4 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jul 27, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • New since the grade was set
    1 crash after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
  • Injury crashes
    14 crashes with 15 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    9 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 no valid CDL, 4 hours of service, 1 medical certificate (Feb 2025 – May 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 202 of 897 violations (23%). Brake or light defects led to 118 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.4% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 52
  • Excessive speeding: 32

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
62
4 fatalities · 17 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2,121
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.6%
271 of 1,386
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.4%
9 of 2,121
National avg 6.7%
Violations
897
310 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 218 inspections, 29 out of service 218 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 296 inspections, 43 out of service 296 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 280 inspections, 37 out of service 280 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 280 inspections, 30 out of service 280 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 246 inspections, 19 out of service 246 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 297 inspections, 44 out of service 297 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 251 inspections, 34 out of service 251 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 241 inspections, 44 out of service 241 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 12 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.033 0.022
Inspections 1.58 0.63
Violations 0.46 0.22
Critical violations 0.11 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

897 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    699 · 301 OOS
    Brakes 202 · Lights 192 · Tires 123 · Cargo securement 76 · Wheels & hubs 23 · 83 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    133 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 64 · Speeding 37 · Phone use 8 · Seat belt 8 · Other 16
  • Hours of service No alert
    58 · 4 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 30 · No log 12 · Over hours limit 12 · False log 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    7 · 5 OOS
    No valid CDL 6 · Medical certificate 1
  • 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
  • Sep
    5
    2026
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Aug
    12
    2026
    Washington
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    8
    2026
    Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    27
    2026
    Oregon
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Teen dies in Hwy 58 head-on crash near Pleasant Hill
    KEZI · Jul 28, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report OR2026420113 (Oregon State Police) lists SYSTEM TRANSPORT INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name SYSTEM TRANSPORT INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Jul
    22
    2026
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    15
    2026
    Washington
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    13
    2026
    Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    7
    2026
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    7
    2026
    Washington
    Fatal · 1 death
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Fatal crash causing delays on westbound I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass
    NBC Right Now · Jan 7, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report WA000EG67989 (Washington State Patrol) lists SYSTEM TRANSPORT INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name SYSTEM TRANSPORT INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · American Trucking and Transportation Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (risk retention group)
on record since Sep 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1992
Cargo filing
on file · FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. since Aug 1, 2005
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · American Zurich Insurance Company since Oct 18, 2026
36 months to Nov 2, 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 Feb 5, 2002)

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
  • California 510
  • New Mexico 352
  • Washington (HQ) 222
  • Colorado 197
  • Texas 126
  • Utah 84
  • Montana 75
  • Kansas 60

10% of inspections were in its home state.