TRANSCHEM USA

USDOT 2825662 MC 943113 Birmingham, AL Authorized For-Hire
71 power units 66 drivers 3.3M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 58.7 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
11 yrs history · 61 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
71
Drivers · CDL
66 · 66
Annual miles
3.3M ~46k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors1556071
Trailers0000

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Dec 16, 2016)9 yrs old
Registered
Nov 14, 2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 29, 2026
Officers
HAROLD SUMERFORD JR. · KARRI JAMESON
Phone
(205) 876-1905
Email
kjameson@transchemusa.com
Address
1100 Corporate Parkway, Birmingham AL 35242

Cargo

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Liquids/GasesGeneral FreightChemicals

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all · 6 tow-away
Inspections
61
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.4%
11 of 54 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.6%
1 of 61 driver inspections
Violations
55
16 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 10 inspections, 3 out of service 10 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 12 inspections, 2 out of service 12 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 18 inspections, 2 out of service 18 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '26
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Violations

55 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    39 · 14 out-of-service
    Brakes 17 · Lights 9 · Tires 6 · Cargo securement 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 4 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 4 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · Over hours limit 2 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    5 · 1 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
6 tow-away
  • Jun
    19
    2026
    Jun 19, 2026 · Louisiana
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    3
    2025
    Sep 3, 2025 · Pennsylvania
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    18
    2025
    Mar 18, 2025 · California
    Tow-away
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    28
    2025
    Jan 28, 2025 · Ohio
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Dec
    20
    2024
    Dec 20, 2024 · North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Oct
    16
    2024
    Oct 16, 2024 · Georgia
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$5,000,000 · American Trucking and Transportation Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group (risk retention group)
on record since Sep 4, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 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 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Kentucky 7
  • Alabama (HQ) 6
  • Georgia 6
  • Texas 6
  • South Carolina 5
  • Tennessee 5
  • Louisiana 4
  • North Carolina 4

Runs well beyond its home state: 6 of 61 inspections were in Alabama.

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