GROUNDSCAPE CONCEPTS LLC

DOT# 2828019 MC# 1501921 Chattanooga, TN Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(423) 622-4297 accounting@groundscapeconcepts.com 1332 Stuart Street, Chattanooga TN 37406
27 power units · all owned 17 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
11 yrs history · 14 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
27
Drivers · CDL
17 · 10
Annual miles
154k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 24 0 0 24
Tractors 3 0 0 3
Trailers 22 0 0 22

Registration

Registered
11-24-2015 (11 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-21-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
T. C. KERRIGAN
Officer
FREDDY HYDE

Cargo

31.1
low risk
Building Materials Other: CONSTRUCTION MATERIA Grain/Feed/Hay Utility Farm Supplies Construction

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Not enough record to grade yet.

14 inspections and 1 crash 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

80% likely range 0.40×–2.01×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.5

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (27 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.93×, violations 1.30× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.27× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +11%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Cargo securement and brakes
    Cargo securement are 5 of 20 violations (25%). Cargo securement or brake defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
14
29% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
75.0%
6 of 8
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
14.3%
2 of 14
National avg 6.7%
Violations
20
12 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Tennessee (about 32 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 3 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 491 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.019 0.022
Inspections 0.30 0.64
Violations 0.37 0.32
Critical violations 0.13 0.06

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

20 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    13 · 10 OOS
    Cargo securement 5 · Brakes 3 · Lights 3 · Tires 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3 · Reckless / lane 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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
  • Jul
    27
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight. Citation issued.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
on record since Jan 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 29, 2023)

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
  • Tennessee (HQ) 10
  • Georgia 4