EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO
(573) 649-3007
andycarden@edwardstransportation.net
219 Clay Morgan, East Prairie MO 63845
65
tractors · all owned
65 drivers
7.3M mi/yr · ~112k per unit
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FRED Score 90.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
40 yrs history · 171 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 65
- Drivers · CDL
- 65 · 65
- Annual miles
- 7.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Trailers | 161 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (08-27-2010) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 10-09-1986 (40 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-07-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- ANDREW CARDEN
- Officer
- KEITH EDWARDS
Cargo
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General Freight
Fresh Produce
Paper Products
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
171
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.2%
9 of 110
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 171
Violations
57
12 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.
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What they get cited for
57 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert30 · 12 OOSLights 8 · Brakes 7 · Tires 7 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert19 · 0 OOSSpeeding 8 · Reckless / lane 7 · Phone use 2 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert8 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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-
Aug92025KansasProperty damage onlyWet road, dawn, rain.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Northland Insurance Companyon record since Oct 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1993
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 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
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Inspections by state
- Texas 99
- Arkansas 13
- Missouri (HQ) 9
- Michigan 8
- Illinois 6
- Louisiana 6
- Tennessee 6
- Iowa 4
Runs well beyond its home state: 9 of 171 inspections were in Missouri.
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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
171
Driver Insp
171
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
110
Vehicle OOS
9
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 18 | 1.91 | |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 0.07 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 21 | 1.19 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-MAR-25 – 31-MAY-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.