VENTURES MOTOR FREIGHT LLC
(630) 566-1603
safety@venturesmotorfreight.net
812 Brodhead Drive, Aurora IL 60504
45
tractors · all leased
47 drivers
4.6M mi/yr · ~102k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 44.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
10 yrs history · 130 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 45
- Drivers · CDL
- 47 · 47
- Annual miles
- 4.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
Registration
- Registered
- 05-12-2016 (10 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-02-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- ANASTASIIA KALLAUR
Cargo
68.0
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Beverages
US Mail
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 1.21×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.3 vs 2.8 for similar fleets
Likely 1–6 crashes
This motor carrier
3.3
Similar fleets
2.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~9%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 8 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.8 a year. The grade counts 13 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.88× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +10%: 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 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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Drivers put out of service6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 28 of 124 violations (23%). Brake or light defects led to 10 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate37.7% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (20 of 53). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.24× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Unsafe drivingCited 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 3 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 4.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 11
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Excessive speeding: 12
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Oct 2025
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
8
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
130
53% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
37.7%
20 of 53
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.6%
6 of 130
National avg 6.7%
Violations
124
33 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Illinois (about 77 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 10,543 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.089 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 2.81 | 1.12 |
| Violations | 1.38 | 0.78 |
| Critical violations | 0.29 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
124 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert66 · 27 OOSBrakes 28 · Lights 12 · Tires 12 · Cargo securement 4 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 7 more
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Unsafe driving No alert35 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 14 · Speeding 12 · Phone use 3 · Seat belt 1 · Other 5
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Hours of service No alert17 · 4 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 11 · No log 4 · False log 1 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert6 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 3 · English proficiency 2 · Medical certificate 1
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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-
Nov102025PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - not lighted, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun272025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun122025TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun102025ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr52025OhioProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Feb182025MontanaProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Feb152025NebraskaInjury · 1 person hurtSlush road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep272024New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
4 of the 8 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
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.Last filing: STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA, ended Oct 4, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
- 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
- 10 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 10 took effect (the last Oct 4, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
- No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Oct 4, 2025 (10 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 6
Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 14, 2025)
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
17 filings and 12 authority events since 2016 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
17 filings and 12 authority events since 2016 · 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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Oct 14, 2025Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 4, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 19, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 15, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 23, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 16, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 19, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 19, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 9, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 4, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 4, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 29, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 4, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 27, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 29, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 8, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 27, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 12, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 14, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 8, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 28, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 8, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 8, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 28, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 8, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 25, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 8, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 20, 2023opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 8, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 8, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 7, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 27, 2023opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 4, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2022STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 4, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 4, 2022NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 4, 2022 · replaced by another insurer7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 3, 2021PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 4, 2022 · replaced by another insurer3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 8, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 6, 2021opened after PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 3, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 7, 2020PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 3, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect16 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2020PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 7, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 10, 2020opened after PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 8, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 3, 2017Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 23, 2017PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 8, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect35 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
- New Mexico 14
- Illinois (HQ) 10
- Indiana 8
- Michigan 8
- Oregon 7
- Utah 7
- Missouri 6
- Wyoming 6
Runs well beyond its home state: 10 of 130 inspections were in Illinois.
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 (64 power units: 45 filed, 64 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
2.8
Actual, per year in window
4.3
Projected, next 12 mo
3.3
0
2.5
5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 64 power units this active to have about 2.8 crashes a year (sized from the 64 units seen roadside; 45 filed). This motor carrier recorded 13 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 4.3 a year) — about 1.6× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.3 over the next 12 — about 1.2× 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 9% 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
114 inspections
and 13 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 115 inspections and 8 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 Oct 31, 2024 · WY · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 7, 2024 · OR · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 25, 2024 · MO · level 2 · 4 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- 12 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.44
Marginal — 1.21x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.043 crashes per power-unit-year for a 64-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.10x (driver behaviour 1.88x, out-of-service 1.24x, all violations 1.09x; 114 inspections). Experience 1.10x: 5.8 decayed crashes against 4.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.44, a 6.07). 80% range 0.76–1.70x. Fleet sized at 64 units from roadside VINs (45 filed). Last change: a new crash.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +6.7%, driven by a new crash on the record.
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
4.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
64 power units (45 filed, 64 seen roadside) · 2.77 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.10×
114 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.10×
5.8 decayed crashes vs 4.7 expected · credibility 0.44
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 1.21× (80% range 0.76–1.70×)
· band Marginal
· 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
130
Driver Insp
130
Driver OOS
6
Vehicle Insp
53
Vehicle OOS
20
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 28 | 1.51 | |
| HOS Compliance | 16 | 0.50 | |
| Driver Fitness | 5 | 0.15 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 29 | 6.16 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.