FEATHERLITE LOGISTICS LLC
(214) 687-8317
fm@featherlitelogistics.com
10711 Belshill St, Richmond TX 77407
23
tractors · all owned
23 drivers
1.8M mi/yr · ~78k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
11 yrs history · 92 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 23
- Drivers · CDL
- 23 · 22
- Annual miles
- 1.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Trailers | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-28-2023) · 3 yr old
- Registered
- 10-23-2015 (11 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-18-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- FAISAL MERCHANT
Cargo
60.9
medium risk
Household Goods
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Other: USED CLOTHING
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods
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.
92 inspections and 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 0.59×–1.75×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.4 vs 2.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.4
Similar fleets
2.1
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-6 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (23 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), all 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.1 a year. The grade counts 6 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 2.23× and violations 1.45× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +9%: 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 estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Injury crashes5 crashes with 8 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service15 out-of-service violations against drivers: 13 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Dec 2024 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 62 of 221 violations (28%). Light or brake defects led to 30 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate55.4% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (46 of 83). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.23× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Driver out-of-service rate17.4% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (16 of 92). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.23× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 4
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Substance violations: 2
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
92
21% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
55.4%
46 of 83
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
17.4%
16 of 92
National avg 6.7%
Violations
221
83 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Texas (about 42 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 10,544 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.109 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 2.65 | 1.11 |
| Violations | 4.85 | 0.77 |
| Critical violations | 0.76 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
221 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert199 · 68 OOSLights 62 · Brakes 41 · Tires 29 · Cargo securement 17 · Steering & suspension 5 · 45 more
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Hours of service No alert14 · 13 OOSNo log 10 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 1
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Unsafe driving No alert6 · 0 OOSPhone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 4
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Mar242026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec172025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDusk.
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Nov192025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov132025TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun42025TexasInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
5 of the 5 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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$750,000 · Bricktown Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Feb 27, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2015
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 5 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Bricktown Specialty Insurance Company (Feb 2026); SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2025); HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2024)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Feb 27, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Nov 24, 2015)
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
14 filings and 12 authority events since 2015 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
14 filings and 12 authority events since 2015 · 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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Feb 27, 2026Bricktown Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Feb 2, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 26, 2026opened after CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 27, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 27, 2025CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 27, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 17, 2024SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 27, 2025 · replaced by another insurer2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 20, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 18, 2024opened after HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 17, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2024HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 17, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 16, 2024opened after HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 11, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 17, 2023HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 11, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 20, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 12, 2023opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 17, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 17, 2022TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 17, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 16, 2022opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 8, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 18, 2021ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 17, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 8, 2023 came after the replacement; 13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 22, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 16, 2021opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 18, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 2, 2021ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 18, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 6, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 30, 2021opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 2, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 18, 2020ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 2, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 18, 2019WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 18, 2020 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 23, 2020 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 22, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 18, 2019opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 18, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 18, 2018HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 18, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 22, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 15, 2018opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 18, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 18, 2017HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 18, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 23, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 16, 2017opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 18, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 18, 2016HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 18, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 24, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 16, 2016opened after HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 18, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 24, 2015Operating authority grantedL&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
- Texas (HQ) 92
Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
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 (42 power units: 23 filed, 42 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
2.1
Actual, per year in window
2.0
Projected, next 12 mo
2.4
0
1.5
3
We'd expect a typical fleet of 42 power units this active to have about 2.1 crashes a year (sized from the 42 units seen roadside; 23 filed). This motor carrier recorded 6 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 2.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 2.4 over the next 12. 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 6% 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 Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
94 inspections
and 6 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 92 inspections and 5 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 (0.59×–1.75×)
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: High · Z = 0.60
Satisfactory — 1.13x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.051 crashes per power-unit-year for a 42-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.09x (driver behaviour 0.96x, out-of-service 2.23x, all violations 1.45x; 94 inspections). Experience 1.03x: 3.8 decayed crashes against 3.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.60, a 2.41). 80% range 0.59–1.75x. Fleet sized at 42 units from roadside VINs (23 filed). 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
5.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
42 power units (23 filed, 42 seen roadside) · 2.15 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.09×
94 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.03×
3.8 decayed crashes vs 3.6 expected · credibility 0.60
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 1.13× (80% range 0.59–1.75×)
· band Marginal → displayed Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
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
92
Driver Insp
92
Driver OOS
16
Vehicle Insp
83
Vehicle OOS
46
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 6 | 1.58 | |
| HOS Compliance | 12 | 1.05 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.18 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.15 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 | 10.19 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-MAR-25) 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.