BBI TRANSPORTATION INC
DBA: HEMPHILL & SON
(888) 982-9782
info@bbitransportation.com, akarcher@ralaw.com
600 W Nationwide Blvd, Columbus OH 43215
68
tractors
60 drivers
4.5M mi/yr · ~65k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 43.8 / 100
Moderate confidence
39 yrs history · 98 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 68
- Drivers · CDL
- 60 · 60
- Annual miles
- 4.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 58 | 10 | 0 | 68 |
| Trailers | 146 | 88 | 0 | 234 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Cargo Operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Within 100 miles)
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (09-28-2001) · 25 yr old
- Registered
- 05-26-1987 (39 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-10-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- BRENT BOSSE
Cargo
59.4
medium risk
Household Goods
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
Chemicals
- 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 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 1.22×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.7 vs 3.0 for similar fleets
Likely 1–7 crashes
This motor carrier
3.7
Similar fleets
3.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~9%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 9 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4.5 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3 a year. The grade counts 10 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.01× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +7%: 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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Injury crashes4 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lapse in liability filings243 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 1, 2026) 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 service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 hours of service (May 2026 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and tiresLights are 13 of 74 violations (18%). Light or tire defects led to 12 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs3 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate36.4% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (12 of 33), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.99× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 7
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High speeding: 5
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
9
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
98
55% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.4%
12 of 33
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.0%
2 of 98
National avg 6.7%
Violations
74
21 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Ohio (about 68 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 4,155 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.059 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 0.87 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 0.54 | 0.56 |
| Critical violations | 0.20 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
74 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert43 · 17 OOSLights 13 · Tires 13 · Brakes 9 · Steering & suspension 3 · Cargo securement 1 · 4 more
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Unsafe driving No alert21 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 11 · Speeding 5 · Phone use 1 · Other 4
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Hours of service No alert10 · 4 OOSFalse log 3 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Apr92026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar122026OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Feb42026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan142026South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov232025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Jul142025TennesseeProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun72025MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb282025OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov42024North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
1 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 9 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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$1,000,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Companyon record since Sep 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
- 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: CANAL INSURANCE CO. → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Sep 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jan 1, 2026, replaced 243 days later)
- 243 days without a liability filing (Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 1, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 24, 1991)
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
26 filings and 10 authority events since 1991 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
26 filings and 10 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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Sep 1, 2026MS Transverse Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Dec 5, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 12, 2025opened after MS Transverse Insurance Company filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 1, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2025MS Transverse Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Nov 15, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 13, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 9, 2023CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer22 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2023OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 5, 2023 · corrected filing (made in error and replaced)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2023CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 9, 2023 · superseded by the same policy2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 7, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 5, 2023opened after INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2021INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 5, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 1, 2021opened after AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2015AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXASLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2012AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXASLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Oct 8, 2015 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2007OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Sep 1, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2007OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2012 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 2, 2012 came after the replacement; 60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2006REDLAND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Sep 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 1, 2007 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2006REDLAND INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 1, 2007 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2002FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 30, 2002cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2002REDLAND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2006 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Oct 21, 2006 came after the replacement; 48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2002REDLAND INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2006 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Oct 21, 2006 came after the replacement; 48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 1999STAR INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 1, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect42 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 1999STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect42 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 1998CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Apr 1, 1999 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 1998CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 1999 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 1997CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Apr 1, 1998 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 1997CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 1998 · cancellation notice took effect12 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
- Georgia 20
- South Carolina 14
- Kentucky 12
- Tennessee 10
- Florida 8
- Ohio (HQ) 8
- North Carolina 7
- Arkansas 2
Runs well beyond its home state: 8 of 98 inspections were in Ohio.
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 (68 power units: 68 filed, 53 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.0
Actual, per year in window
3.3
Projected, next 12 mo
3.7
0
2.25
4.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 68 power units this active to have about 3.0 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 10 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.7 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 Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
95 inspections
and 10 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 98 inspections and 9 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.43
Marginal — 1.22x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.044 crashes per power-unit-year for a 68-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.07x (driver behaviour 2.01x, out-of-service 0.99x, all violations 0.93x; 95 inspections). Experience 1.13x: 6.5 decayed crashes against 5.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.43, a 6.58). 80% range 0.79–1.69x. 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
4.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
68 power units · 3.01 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.07×
95 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.13×
6.5 decayed crashes vs 5.0 expected · credibility 0.43
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 1.22× (80% range 0.79–1.69×)
· 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
98
Driver Insp
98
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
33
Vehicle OOS
12
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 19 | 3.51 | |
| HOS Compliance | 7 | 0.80 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 21 | 7.15 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-25 – 30-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.