DAVIDSON TRANSPORTATION MARKETING INC
DBA: DTM
(404) 761-6333
katie.davidson@dtmtrans.com
4390 Stacks Rd, Atlanta GA 30349-2756
40
tractors
40 drivers
2.7M mi/yr · ~67k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
39 yrs history · 44 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 40
- Drivers · CDL
- 40 · 40
- Annual miles
- 2.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 15 | 25 | 0 | 40 |
| Trailers | 45 | 51 | 0 | 96 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-08-2012) · 14 yr old
- Registered
- 06-12-1987 (39 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-25-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ALAN DAVIDSON
- Officer
- KATHERINE PALUSKA
Cargo
64.9
medium risk
Household Goods
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods
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.
44 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 0.54×–1.67×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.6 vs 1.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.6
Similar fleets
1.5
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 (40 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 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.72× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate.
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 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 filings163 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Dec 22, 2025 – Jun 3, 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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Lights and brakesLights are 14 of 46 violations (30%). Light or brake defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate40.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (8 of 20), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.98× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
44
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
40.0%
8 of 20
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 44
National avg 6.7%
Violations
46
9 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.050 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 0.74 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 0.57 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.05 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
46 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert35 · 9 OOSLights 14 · Brakes 11 · Tires 3 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 6
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Unsafe driving No alert7 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 7
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Hours of service No alert4 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 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-
Mar192026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar162026South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb112025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan132025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
2 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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$1,000,000 · Ascot Insurance Companyon record since Jun 6, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2026
- Cargo filing
- on file · Hartford Fire Insurance Company since Oct 6, 2007
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY → Ascot Insurance Company (Jun 2026)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jul 5, 2026, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
- 163 days without a liability filing (Dec 22, 2025 – Jun 3, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 9, 2026)
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
38 filings and 27 authority events since 1986 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
38 filings and 27 authority events since 1986 · 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 9, 2026Operating authority reinstatedFMCSA's new system
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Jun 6, 2026Ascot Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 5, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jul 5, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Jun 3, 2026Ascot Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 5, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceFMCSA's new system
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Aug 25, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 26, 2025opened after WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 20, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2025WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 22, 2025 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Jun 6, 2026 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Apr 24, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 5, 2025opened after WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 21, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2024WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 6, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Sep 20, 2025 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2018WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 6, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 21, 2025 came after the replacement; 72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 10, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 31, 2018opened after WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 6, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2016WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 6, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 10, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 3, 2016opened after GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 6, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2012GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 6, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2009GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 6, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2008GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 6, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 12, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 6, 2008opened after PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 6, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 6, 2007Hartford Fire Insurance CompanyCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 6, 2007PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 6, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2006CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 6, 2007 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 6, 2005ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Mar 23, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 8, 2005CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 6, 2006 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 7, 2005Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 28, 2005Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 21, 2005PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 8, 2005 · replaced by another insurer3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 13, 2004PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 21, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect3 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 (HQ) 18
- South Carolina 8
- Alabama 5
- Florida 5
- North Carolina 4
- Tennessee 4
41% 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 (40 power units: 40 filed, 33 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.5
Actual, per year in window
1.3
Projected, next 12 mo
1.6
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1
2
We'd expect a typical fleet of 40 power units this active to have about 1.5 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:
43 inspections
and 4 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 44 inspections and 4 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
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 (0.54×–1.67×)
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 = 0.42
Satisfactory — 1.07x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.037 crashes per power-unit-year for a 40-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 0.99x (driver behaviour 1.19x, out-of-service 0.98x, all violations 0.72x; 43 inspections). Experience 1.08x: 2.7 decayed crashes against 2.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.42, a 3.18). 80% range 0.54–1.67x. 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
3.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
40 power units · 1.49 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.99×
43 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.08×
2.7 decayed crashes vs 2.3 expected · credibility 0.42
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 1.07× (80% range 0.54–1.67×)
· band Marginal → displayed 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
44
Driver Insp
44
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
20
Vehicle OOS
8
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 7 | 1.22 | |
| HOS Compliance | 3 | 0.17 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 13 | 9.65 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-NOV-24 – 31-MAR-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.