PETROLEUM TRANSPORT COMPANY INC
(336) 368-8974
sbranch@petroleumtransport.com
129 Carson St, Pilot Mountain NC 27041-7459
195
tractors
385 drivers
23.2M mi/yr · ~119k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
High confidence
40 yrs history · 747 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 195
- Drivers · CDL
- 385 · 385
- Annual miles
- 23.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 118 | 77 | 0 | 195 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-26-2014) · 12 yr old
- Registered
- 12-30-1986 (40 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-01-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- SHANNON BRANCH
- Officer
- TAMMY YORK
Cargo
53.3
medium risk
Liquids/Gases
General Freight
Other: ASPHALT
Chemicals
- 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.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.75× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 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 0.75×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
10.1 vs 13.4 for similar fleets
Likely 5–16 crashes
This motor carrier
10.1
Similar fleets
13.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~25%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 20 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 10 a year), including 8 with injuries; similar fleets have about 13 a year. The grade counts 29 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.23×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.28× and violations 0.29× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -30%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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 crashes8 crashes with 9 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 medical certificate, 1 other qualification, 1 no valid CDL (Feb 2025 – May 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 85 of 243 violations (35%). Brake or light defects led to 16 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations21 hazmat violations, 3 out of service.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 6.1% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.5% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 80% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 11
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
20
0 fatalities · 9 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
747
80% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
6.1%
41 of 675
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
4 of 747
National avg 6.7%
Violations
243
50 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in North Carolina (about 259 in 24 months would be typical).
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 3 inspections.
vs 1,732 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.056 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 2.71 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 0.62 | 0.54 |
| Critical violations | 0.08 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
243 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert185 · 43 OOSBrakes 85 · Lights 35 · Tires 20 · Cargo securement 9 · Wheels & hubs 7 · 29 more
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Unsafe driving No alert23 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 12 · Speeding 5 · Seat belt 2 · Other 4
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Hours of service No alert9 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 4 OOSMedical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 2 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat21 · 3 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
May152026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr182026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr162026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr92026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyTwo-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar132026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar52026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar22026South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb252026TennesseeProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec52025North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
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Nov132025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun152025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun142025South CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr222025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued. Hazmat released.
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Jan12025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec302024North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
12 more in the FMCSA records below.
8 of the 20 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
3 of the 20 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Arch Insurance Companyon record since May 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1994
- Cargo filing
- on file · The Hanover Insurance Company since May 20, 2010
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 2, 2010)
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
46 filings and 12 authority events since 1985 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
46 filings and 12 authority events since 1985 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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May 1, 2026Arch Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2025ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2024ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2023ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2022ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2021ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended May 4, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2021ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2020ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended May 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2020ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2019ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended May 1, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2019ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2018ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2017ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2016ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2015ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2015ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 27, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect37 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2014ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 20, 2013SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2014 · replaced by another insurer10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 20, 2013LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurer23 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 20, 2012LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 20, 2013 · superseded by the same policy6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 20, 2011LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Nov 20, 2012 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 2, 2010Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 21, 2010Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 20, 2010The Hanover Insurance CompanyCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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May 20, 2010AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jun 19, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect1 month 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
- North Carolina (HQ) 304
- South Carolina 176
- Tennessee 95
- Kentucky 70
- Georgia 57
- Virginia 23
- Federal inspectors 17
- Alabama 2
41% of inspections were in its home state.
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 (257 power units: 195 filed, 257 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
13.4
Actual, per year in window
9.7
Projected, next 12 mo
10.1
0
8
16
We'd expect a typical fleet of 257 power units this active to have about 13.4 crashes a year (sized from the 257 units seen roadside; 195 filed). This motor carrier recorded 29 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 9.7 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 10.1 over the next 12 — below a 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 25% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
760 inspections
and 29 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 711 inspections and 20 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
Aged out — crashes before Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 30, 2024 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · KY · level 2 · 1 driver OOS · 0 violations
- 34 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.88
Satisfactory — 0.75x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.052 crashes per power-unit-year for a 257-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.70x (driver behaviour 0.28x, out-of-service 0.23x, all violations 0.29x; 760 inspections). Experience 1.08x: 15.7 decayed crashes against 14.4 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.88, a 1.88). 80% range 0.52–1.01x. Fleet sized at 257 units from roadside VINs (195 filed). Strong withheld: P(R < 0.76) = 0.53, below 0.60. Last change: fleet size or class.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +5.5%, driven by fleet size or class attributes.
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
5.2 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
257 power units (195 filed, 257 seen roadside) · 13.38 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.70×
760 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.08×
15.7 decayed crashes vs 14.4 expected · credibility 0.88
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 0.75× (80% range 0.52–1.01×)
· band Strong → displayed Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
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
747
Driver Insp
747
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
675
Vehicle OOS
41
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 21 | 1.02 | |
| HOS Compliance | 5 | 0.01 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 125 | 1.30 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-OCT-25) 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.