MODERN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC
DBA: MODERN TRANSPORTATION MODERN LOGISTICS
(412) 489-4800
bill.campbell@moderntrans.com
1050 Station Street, Coraopolis PA 15108
227
tractors
305 drivers
23.6M mi/yr · ~104k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 63.4 / 100
High confidence
39 yrs history · 286 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 227
- Drivers · CDL
- 305 · 305
- Annual miles
- 23.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 5 | 222 | 0 | 227 |
| Trailers | 446 | 4 | 0 | 450 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-27-1995) · 31 yr old
- Registered
- 04-30-1987 (39 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-15-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- PATRICK COZZENS
Cargo
62.8
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
Oilfield Equipment
General Freight
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Dry Bulk
Construction
Coal/Coke
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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 probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% 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 0.90×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
6.9 vs 7.7 for similar fleets
Likely 3–12 crashes
This motor carrier
6.9
Similar fleets
7.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~18%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 15 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 7.5 a year), including 6 with injuries; similar fleets have about 7.7 a year. The grade counts 26 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.58×, out-of-service orders 0.59× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.61× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -13%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.
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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New since the grade was set1 crash after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
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Injury crashes6 crashes with 7 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Jan 2025 – Dec 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 71 of 193 violations (37%). Brake or light defects led to 19 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations3 hazmat violations.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
15
0 fatalities · 7 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
286
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
17.3%
31 of 179
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
3 of 286
National avg 6.7%
Violations
193
43 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Pennsylvania (about 198 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 948 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.035 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 0.91 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.43 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.06 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
193 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert162 · 40 OOSBrakes 71 · Lights 41 · Tires 19 · Wheels & hubs 5 · Cargo securement 3 · 23 more
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Hours of service No alert12 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert11 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 5 · Speeding 3 · Other 3
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 4 · Medical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat3 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Sep32026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul312026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb12026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec152025North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov212025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct142025South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep132025South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun52025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May272025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb112025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec42024TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted.
7 more in the FMCSA records below.
6 of the 15 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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primary $1,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 + excess $5,000,000 (total $9,000,000) · Great West Casualty Coon record since Jun 28, 2018 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1994
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice served Jul 13, 2026 (suspension effective Aug 12, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 10, 2011)
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
34 filings and 14 authority events since 1991 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
34 filings and 14 authority events since 1991 · 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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Jul 13, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the broker authority, effective Aug 12, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Jun 26, 2026Upland Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $5,000,000 over $4,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 25, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jul 25, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Jun 25, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the broker authority, effective Jul 25, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the broker authority, effective Jul 1, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2025Upland Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · ended Jul 25, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2024UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · ended Jul 4, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2024Harleysville Insurance Company of New YorkLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2023UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 3, 2024 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2023NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2024 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2023COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Aug 5, 2023 · corrected filing (made in error and replaced)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2022GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 12, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2021GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jul 2, 2022 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2020GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 4, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2019GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Oct 18, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect16 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2018GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2018GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Aug 14, 2018 · superseded by the same policy1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 28, 2018Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 26, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2018cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jul 26, 2018cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 28, 2016NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $5,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Aug 24, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect16 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2016Pacific Financial Association, IncBroker trust fund (BMC-85) · ended Jul 30, 2018 · insurer name change28 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Mar 7, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Apr 4, 2016cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 1, 2016 · replaceda cancellation notice effective Apr 3, 2016 came after the replacement; 30 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 10, 2011Broker authority grantedL&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
- Texas 65
- Pennsylvania (HQ) 41
- Ohio 36
- Colorado 18
- South Carolina 18
- North Carolina 17
- Maryland 15
- Georgia 12
14% 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 (227 power units: 227 filed, 201 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
7.7
Actual, per year in window
8.7
Projected, next 12 mo
6.9
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10
We'd expect a typical fleet of 227 power units this active to have about 7.7 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 26 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 8.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 6.9 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 Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
284 inspections
and 26 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 283 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 Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 3 inspections with no out-of-service result
Not yet scored — crashes after Aug 31, 2026, inspections after Sep 30, 2026
Inspections count through the end of the latest full month of FMCSA data. Crash reports reach FMCSA weeks late, so crashes wait 1 month more. Both enter the grade as the window moves forward each month.
- Crash Sep 3, 2026 · NC · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
Confidence: High · Z = 0.85
Satisfactory — 0.90x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.034 crashes per power-unit-year for a 227-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.87x (driver behaviour 0.61x, out-of-service 0.59x, all violations 0.58x; 284 inspections). Experience 1.03x: 10.7 decayed crashes against 10.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.85, a 1.88). 80% range 0.57–1.25x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
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
3.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
227 power units · 7.71 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.87×
284 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.03×
10.7 decayed crashes vs 10.3 expected · credibility 0.85
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 0.90× (80% range 0.57–1.25×)
· 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
286
Driver Insp
286
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
179
Vehicle OOS
31
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 11 | 0.29 | |
| HOS Compliance | 9 | 0.14 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.10 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 | 3.39 |
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 (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.