SHERMAN TRUCKING LLC
(520) 375-5587
MAX@SHERMANTRUCKINGLLC.COM
293 Old Tucson Rd, Nogales AZ 85621
38
tractors · all owned
30 drivers
3.5M mi/yr · ~92k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
10 yrs history · 84 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 38
- Drivers · CDL
- 30 · 30
- Annual miles
- 3.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Trailers | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Registration
- Registered
- 08-03-2016 (10 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-04-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ATANASIO PANOUSOPOULOS
- Officer
- ATANASIO PANOUSOPOULOS
Cargo
60.3
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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.
Not enough record to grade yet.
84 inspections and 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: for-hire 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.
80% likely range 0.49×–1.69×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.6 vs 1.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.6
Similar fleets
1.6
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (38 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.96×, out-of-service orders 1.44× and violations 1.30× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +19%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service13 out-of-service violations against drivers: 8 hours of service, 4 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 35 of 148 violations (24%). Brake or light defects led to 9 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Driver out-of-service rate11.9% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (10 of 84). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.44× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs14 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 5 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
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High speeding: 5
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
84
27% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
12 of 48
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
11.9%
10 of 84
National avg 6.7%
Violations
148
28 out-of-service
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 2 inspections.
vs 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.053 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 1.82 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 1.95 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.57 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
148 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert85 · 15 OOSBrakes 35 · Lights 12 · Tires 8 · Steering & suspension 5 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 21 more
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Hours of service No alert40 · 8 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 15 · False log 14 · Over hours limit 9 · No log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert13 · 0 OOSSpeeding 6 · Reckless / lane 5 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert10 · 5 OOSNo valid CDL 5 · English proficiency 4 · 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-
Aug62025New MexicoProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar282025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb122025ArizonaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan52025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
1 of the 4 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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$750,000 · Sutton Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Apr 14, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2016
- 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: ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO (Apr 2025)
- 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Apr 14, 2026, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 4, 2016)
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
14 filings and 11 authority events since 2016 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
14 filings and 11 authority events since 2016 · 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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Apr 14, 2026Sutton Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 18, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 14, 2026opened after SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 18, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 27, 2026SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 14, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 19, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 2, 2026opened after SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 18, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 16, 2026SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 27, 2026 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Mar 18, 2026 came after the replacementL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 14, 2025SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 16, 2026 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Apr 14, 2026 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 17, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 20, 2025opened after SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 14, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2025SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 14, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 15, 2025opened after ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2024ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 14, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 12, 2024opened after ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2023ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 14, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 8, 2023ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 14, 2023 · replaced by another insurer2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 12, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 3, 2023opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 8, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 14, 2022ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 8, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 17, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 2, 2022opened after ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 14, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2022ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 14, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 7, 2022opened after QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2021QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 14, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 13, 2021opened after UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 20, 2019UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 14, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect19 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 23, 2019opened after INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 12, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 23, 2018INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 20, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 12, 2019 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2016Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 28, 2016UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 23, 2018 · replaced by another insurer24 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
- Arizona (HQ) 24
- California 17
- Federal inspectors 17
- New Mexico 5
- Texas 4
- Missouri 3
- Oregon 3
- Washington 3
29% of inspections were in its home state.
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How the estimate 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 (38 power units: 38 filed, 33 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.6
Actual, per year in window
1.3
Projected, next 12 mo
1.6
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2
We'd expect a typical fleet of 38 power units this active to have about 1.6 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 4 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.6 over the next 12. 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 4% 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:
83 inspections
and 4 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 82 inspections and 4 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
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
Why there is no grade.
Every grade but Satisfactory needs at least a 60% posterior past its cut; Satisfactory is what is left when none
passes. Here the 80% likely range (0.49×–1.69×)
still runs from below the Excellent cut (0.60×) to above the Poor cut (1.57×), so the record can't
separate a best-in-class fleet from a poor one and the page shows no grade and no FRED Score. The forecasts are
unchanged: in backtests, records this thin crash at their forecast on average but scatter about 2.6× as
widely around it as records that support a Satisfactory grade.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.51
Satisfactory — 1.04x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.041 crashes per power-unit-year for a 38-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.19x (driver behaviour 2.96x, out-of-service 1.44x, all violations 1.30x; 83 inspections). Experience 0.88x: 2.2 decayed crashes against 2.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.51, a 2.78). 80% range 0.49–1.69x. 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
4.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
38 power units · 1.56 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.19×
83 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.88×
2.2 decayed crashes vs 2.9 expected · credibility 0.51
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 1.04× (80% range 0.49–1.69×)
· 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
84
Driver Insp
84
Driver OOS
10
Vehicle Insp
48
Vehicle OOS
12
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 12 | 3.51 | |
| HOS Compliance | 27 | 2.97 | |
| Driver Fitness | 10 | 0.68 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 34 | 8.40 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-JUL-26) 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.