TIPTON TRUCKING CO INC
(610) 932-5120
sandy@tiptontrucking.com
397 Waterway Road, Oxford PA 19363
54
tractors · all owned
41 drivers
2.8M mi/yr · ~53k per unit
Poor
FRED Score 13.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
40 yrs history · 98 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 54
- Drivers · CDL
- 41 · 41
- Annual miles
- 2.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Trailers | 104 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Cargo Operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Within 100 miles)
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (12-17-2009) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 11-26-1986 (40 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-17-2024 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- WILMA TIPTON PRES
- Officer
- LEONA SLOUCH
Cargo
52.7
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Liquids/Gases
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Beverages
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Farm Supplies
Construction
Garbage/Refuse
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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 about 2.0× that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 54 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 2.03×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.7 vs 1.3 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
2.7
Similar fleets
1.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
About 2.0× similar fleets.
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.
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Injury crashes4 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL (Jan 2025 – Apr 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Cargo securement and lightsCargo securement are 28 of 119 violations (24%). Cargo securement or light defects led to 25 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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New since the grade was set1 out-of-service inspection after Jul 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 4.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 6
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High speeding: 6
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
9
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
98
48% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.1%
19 of 70
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.1%
4 of 98
National avg 6.7%
Violations
119
32 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Pennsylvania (about 51 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 4,136 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.046 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 1.41 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 1.11 | 0.57 |
| Critical violations | 0.21 | 0.12 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
119 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert72 · 29 OOSCargo securement 28 · Lights 27 · Brakes 7 · Tires 5 · Other parts 5
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Hours of service No alert26 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 16 · Over hours limit 8 · False log 1 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert18 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 9 · Speeding 7 · Other 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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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-
Jul102026MarylandProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul22026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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May202026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct102025New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar132025VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov132024MarylandInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Nov52024MassachusettsInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct192024New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 9 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.on record since Sep 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 1992
- Cargo filing
- on file · FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. since Nov 1, 2005
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Sep 2025); THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY → PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. (Sep 2023)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- 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 Aug 31, 2023)
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
25 filings and 8 authority events since 1982 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
25 filings and 8 authority events since 1982 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Sep 1, 2025GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2023PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 21, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 31, 2023opened after THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 17, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2022THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 17, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2021THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2020THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2019THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2017PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 29, 2019 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2016CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2015CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2014CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2013CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Sep 23, 2014 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2012CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 26, 2012opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 1, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2011STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 1, 2011opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 1, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2009STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 30, 2009opened after UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 1, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2006AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Aug 13, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect57 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2005FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · on file · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2005UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 1, 2005opened after NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 1, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2004NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2003FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Nov 1, 2005 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1997NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 25, 2004 came after the replacement; 84 months in forceL&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
- Maryland 62
- North Carolina 6
- Pennsylvania (HQ) 6
- Connecticut 5
- Delaware 5
- New Jersey 5
- New York 3
- Virginia 2
Runs well beyond its home state: 6 of 98 inspections were in Pennsylvania.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade 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 (large).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.3
Actual, last 12 mo
12.0
Projected, next 12 mo
2.7
0
7
14
We'd expect a typical fleet of this size this active to have about 1.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 12 in its scoring window (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026) — about 8.9× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window, the model projects about 2.7 over the next 12 — about 2.0× the typical fleet. 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 7% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 2.0× that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026 · data as of Sep 24, 2026
Inside that window:
97 inspections
and 12 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 51 inspections and 4 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Before Aug 1, 2025 — aged out of the window
- Crash Mar 13, 2025 · VA · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Crash Nov 13, 2024 · MD · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Crash Nov 5, 2024 · MA · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Crash Oct 19, 2024 · NJ · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5 · FMCSA: not preventable
- Crash Sep 25, 2024 · MD · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 31, 2025 · PA · level 3 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 18, 2025 · MD · level 2 · 1 driver OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jun 5, 2025 · NJ · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jun 3, 2025 · MD · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection May 27, 2025 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Mar 4, 2025 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Mar 4, 2025 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jan 31, 2025 · MD · level 2 · 3 vehicle OOS, 1 driver OOS · 5 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 15, 2024 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 9, 2024 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS, 1 driver OOS · 6 violations
- 24 further inspections with no out-of-service result
After Jul 31, 2026 — after the scoring window, not yet scored
- Out-of-service inspection Aug 31, 2026 · MD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 7 violations
- 12 further inspections with no out-of-service result — not yet scored
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.50
Poor — 2.03x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.025 crashes per power-unit-year for a 54-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.11x (driver behaviour 2.05x, out-of-service 1.10x, all violations 1.17x; 97 inspections). Experience 1.83x: 6.1 decayed crashes against 2.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.50, a 2.32). 80% range 1.17–2.99x. Last change: no change since the last run.
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
98
Driver Insp
98
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
70
Vehicle OOS
19
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 17 | 3.09 | |
| HOS Compliance | 14 | 0.97 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.12 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.05 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 35 | 4.35 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-MAR-25 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.