SAW TRANSIT LLC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 135
- Drivers · CDL
- 115 · 115
- Annual miles
- 15.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 135 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| Trailers | 115 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
Registration
- Registered
- 09-09-2016 (10 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-29-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- CALI Y SAMATAR
- Officer
- NOOH ABDI HUSEIN
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods, 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 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.
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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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Nov 21, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lapse in liability filings102 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Jun 4, 2025 – Sep 14, 2025) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
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Drivers put out of service11 out-of-service violations against drivers: 9 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Mar 2025 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 64 of 291 violations (22%). Brake or light defects led to 27 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs9 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 15
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Excessive speeding: 11
Track record
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Texas (about 190 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.048 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 0.98 | 0.96 |
| Violations | 1.08 | 0.54 |
| Critical violations | 0.24 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
291 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert196 · 54 OOSBrakes 64 · Lights 53 · Tires 29 · Cargo securement 8 · Steering & suspension 5 · 37 more
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Hours of service No alert51 · 9 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 28 · False log 9 · Over hours limit 8 · No log 6
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Unsafe driving No alert41 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 12 · Speeding 11 · Phone use 8 · Seat belt 3 · Other 7
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Aug182026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr242026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight. Citation issued.
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Feb142026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov212025TexasFatal · 1 deathWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.In the newsAt least one person killed in crash involving semi trucks on I-30 near New Boston in Bowie County, TexasKSLA · Nov 21, 2025
Why this link: FMCSA crash report TX7B6AHQE1DU (Department of Public Safety, State) lists SAW TRANSIT LLC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name SAW TRANSIT LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Oct292025LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct72025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Sep92025IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar172025MassachusettsProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
3 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 11 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 11 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Companyon record since Sep 14, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2025
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Sep 2025); DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) → AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE (Oct 2024); HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) (Jun 2024)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jun 4, 2025, replaced 102 days later); 1 replaced before it took effect
- 102 days without a liability filing (Jun 4, 2025 – Sep 14, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 8, 2020)
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
9 filings and 7 authority events since 2020 · 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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Sep 14, 2026MS Transverse Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 14, 2025MS Transverse Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 14, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Aug 18, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 15, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 8, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 19, 2025opened after AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 4, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 25, 2024AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 4, 2025 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Sep 14, 2025 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 15, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 23, 2024opened after DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 11, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 22, 2024DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 25, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 11, 2024 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 28, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 20, 2024opened after HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 22, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 22, 2023HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 22, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 22, 2022HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 22, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 26, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 21, 2022opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 22, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 22, 2021KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 22, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 26, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 22, 2021opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 22, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 22, 2020KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 22, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 8, 2020Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 4, 2020PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 22, 2020 · replaced by another insurer2 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
- Texas (HQ) 23
- Missouri 18
- Kentucky 17
- Illinois 15
- Ohio 14
- Iowa 13
- Arkansas 10
- Georgia 10
10% 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.
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 (135 power units: 135 filed, 101 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 135 power units this active to have about 5.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 14 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 4.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 5.5 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.
- 3 inspections with no out-of-service result
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.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 35 | 2.99 | |
| HOS Compliance | 33 | 0.95 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.08 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 79 | 7.98 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-FEB-26 – 31-OCT-25) 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.