SILK WAY TRANSPORT INC
(847) 321-9212
silkwaytransport1@gmail.com
5728 Logistics Parkway, Rockford IL 61109
67
tractors
62 drivers
7.2M mi/yr · ~107k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 57.8 / 100
High confidence
10 yrs history · 470 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 67
- Drivers · CDL
- 62 · 62
- Annual miles
- 7.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 60 | 7 | 0 | 67 |
| Trailers | 60 | 7 | 1 | 68 |
Registration
- Registered
- 07-07-2016 (10 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-25-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- KANYBEK KUDURATILLA UULU
Cargo
64.0
medium risk
General Freight
- 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 the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 100–199 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 0.96×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.3 vs 7.6 for similar fleets
Likely 3–12 crashes
This motor carrier
7.3
Similar fleets
7.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~18%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 14 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 7 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 7.6 a year. The grade counts 21 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.64× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.65×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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 service33 out-of-service violations against drivers: 14 hours of service, 8 no valid CDL, 8 English proficiency (Dec 2024 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 61 of 300 violations (20%). Brake or tire defects led to 45 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs12 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 10 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 4 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 33
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Excessive speeding: 18
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Substance violations: 2
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
14
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
470
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.6%
45 of 208
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.6%
31 of 470
National avg 6.7%
Violations
300
90 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Illinois (about 125 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 4,136 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.090 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 4.69 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 2.25 | 0.57 |
| Critical violations | 0.62 | 0.12 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
300 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert160 · 57 OOSBrakes 61 · Tires 37 · Lights 23 · Cargo securement 11 · Wheels & hubs 9 · 19 more
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Unsafe driving No alert80 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 37 · Speeding 22 · Phone use 4 · Seat belt 2 · Other 15
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Hours of service No alert40 · 14 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 17 · False log 12 · No log 9 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert20 · 19 OOSEnglish proficiency 9 · No valid CDL 8 · Medical certificate 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-
Jul172026MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun242026WashingtonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr172026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr112026MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr12026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted.
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Mar92026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted.
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Feb232026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan162026WyomingInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Dec92024ColoradoInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Nov42024MarylandInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
6 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 14 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Highlander Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Aug 20, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2018
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC → Highlander Specialty Insurance Company (Aug 2025)
- 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 5 took effect (the last Aug 20, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 6, 2018)
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
15 filings and 10 authority events since 2018 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
15 filings and 10 authority events since 2018 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Aug 20, 2026Highlander Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 20, 2025Highlander Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 20, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jul 24, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 20, 2025opened after PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 12, 2025PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 13, 2025opened after PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC filed a cancellation notice (effective May 30, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2024PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $750,000 · ended May 12, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 30, 2025 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 29, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 19, 2024opened after PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 28, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 28, 2024PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 18, 2024PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 28, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 12, 2024PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 18, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 27, 2024opened after PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 12, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2023PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 12, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 18, 2023opened after PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2022PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 25, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 19, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 17, 2022PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2021PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 17, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 26, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 23, 2021opened after KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2020KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 20, 2020opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 13, 2019KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2019KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 13, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 24, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 21, 2019opened after ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 20, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 6, 2018Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 28, 2018ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 20, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect18 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
- California 46
- Washington 40
- Montana 29
- South Dakota 28
- Illinois (HQ) 23
- New Mexico 22
- Utah 22
- Tennessee 17
Runs well beyond its home state: 23 of 470 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 (151 power units: 67 filed, 151 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
7.6
Actual, per year in window
7.0
Projected, next 12 mo
7.3
0
4.5
9
We'd expect a typical fleet of 151 power units this active to have about 7.6 crashes a year (sized from the 151 units seen roadside; 67 filed). This motor carrier recorded 21 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 7.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 7.3 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 18% 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:
486 inspections
and 21 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 448 inspections and 14 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 · MO · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 17, 2024 · WA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 17, 2024 · MT · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 19 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.82
Satisfactory — 0.96x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.050 crashes per power-unit-year for a 151-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.02x (driver behaviour 1.64x, out-of-service 0.97x, all violations 0.65x; 486 inspections). Experience 0.94x: 11.1 decayed crashes against 11.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.82, a 2.63). 80% range 0.63–1.33x. Fleet sized at 151 units from roadside VINs (67 filed). Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -2.5%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
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
5.0 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
151 power units (67 filed, 151 seen roadside) · 7.59 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.02×
486 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.94×
11.1 decayed crashes vs 11.9 expected · credibility 0.82
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 0.96× (80% range 0.63–1.33×)
· band Satisfactory
· 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
470
Driver Insp
470
Driver OOS
31
Vehicle Insp
208
Vehicle OOS
45
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 75 | 8.55 | |
| HOS Compliance | 34 | 0.40 | |
| Driver Fitness | 17 | 0.31 | |
| Controlled Substances | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 90 | 4.14 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-25 – 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.