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DOT #3018872 · LAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC

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LAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC

DOT# 3018872 MC# 88699 Lakeside, CA Authorized For-Hire

(619) 383-5453 laftatransportation@gmail.com 12630 Shayann Ln, Lakeside CA 92040

4 tractors · all owned 4 drivers 245k mi/yr · ~61k per unit

Not enough record

Graded once the record supports it

9 yrs history · 18 roadside inspections

Checking FMCSA…

Fleet & equipment

Power units: 4
Drivers · CDL: 4 · 4
Annual miles: 245k

Type	Own	Total
Trucks	0	0
Tractors	4	4
Trailers	4	4

Registration

Registered: 06-16-2017 (9 yrs)
MCS-150 Update: 09-14-2026
FRED Score Date: Nov 08, 2026
Officer: YOUSUF LAFTA

Cargo

74.6

high risk

Motor Vehicles General Freight

High-Risk Cargo: Motor Vehicles, 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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Operating authority suspended Sep 1, 2026; reinstated Sep 14, 2026

FMCSA suspended it for insurance: no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file. 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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

18 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 2.4× as often as the median active fleet of 2–5 trucks.

80% likely range 0.33×–1.84×

ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical

▲ Similar fleets 1.0×

Expected crashes, next 12 months

0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets

Likely 0–1 crashes

This motor carrier

0.3

Similar fleets

0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-6 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 (4 power units).

What the record shows

Crash history

betterworse

Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.

Roadside inspections

betterworse

Much worse than peers. Violations 2.50×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.04× and out-of-service orders 1.60× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +21%. 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.

Authority was suspended for insurance

FMCSA suspended the operating authority on Sep 1, 2026 (no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file) and reinstated it on Sep 14, 2026. Not in the grade.

Ask: what covered the fleet between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026, and who ended the policy and why.
Vehicle out-of-service rate

45.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (5 of 11). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.60× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.

Strengths

No reportable crashes in 24 months.
Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Data flags

Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026

Crashes

0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways

Inspections

17% clean (no violations)

Vehicle out-of-service

45.5%

5 of 11

National avg 22.3%

Driver out-of-service

0.0%

0 of 16

National avg 6.7%

Violations

8 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in California (about 12 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order

vs 4,754 peer fleets

	This motor carrier	Peers
Crashes	0.000	0.039
Inspections	2.88	1.38
Violations	5.00	1.31
Critical violations	0.88	0.27

	This motor carrier	Peers
Crashes	0.000	0.072
Inspections	4.70	2.37
Violations	8.17	2.20
Critical violations	1.43	0.44

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, high-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

40 violations · 24 months

Vehicle maintenance No alert

31 · 8 OOS

Lights 10 · Brakes 5 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 4 · Other parts 7
Unsafe driving No alert

6 · 0 OOS

Speeding 3 · Other 3
Hours of service No alert

2 · 0 OOS

False log 1 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
Driver fitness No alert

1 · 0 OOS

No valid CDL 1
Drugs & alcohol No alert

0

Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026

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Liability (BIPD): $1,000,000 · TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. RRG (risk retention group)
on record since Sep 4, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2023
Cargo filing: not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record

36 months to Nov 7, 2026

3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: A-One Commercial Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc. → TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. RRG (Sep 2026); UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY → A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC (Aug 2024)

Authority

FMCSA suspended the operating authority Sep 1, 2026: no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file; reinstated Sep 14, 2026.

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 14, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

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

10 filings and 9 authority events since 2018 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026

Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.

Sep 14, 2026

Operating authority reinstated

FMCSA's new system
Sep 4, 2026

TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. RRG (risk retention group)

Liability · $1,000,000 · on file

FMCSA's new system
Sep 1, 2026

Operating authority suspended: no insurance filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file

FMCSA's new system
Aug 31, 2025

A-One Commercial Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc. (risk retention group)

Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 31, 2026 · replaced by another insurer

12 months in force

FMCSA's new system
Aug 31, 2024

A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC (risk retention group)

Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 31, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)

12 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Sep 6, 2023

Operating authority reinstated

L&I to May 14, 2026
Sep 5, 2023

UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 31, 2024 · replaced by another insurer

12 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Aug 31, 2023

UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 5, 2023 · superseded by the same policy

L&I to May 14, 2026
Aug 22, 2023

Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)

L&I to May 14, 2026
Sep 29, 2022

BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY

Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 16, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect

11 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Sep 29, 2021

BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY

Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 29, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)

12 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Aug 30, 2021

FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 1, 2021

opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 25, 2021)

L&I to May 14, 2026
Sep 25, 2020

UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 25, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect

12 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Aug 31, 2020

FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 22, 2020

opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 25, 2020)

L&I to May 14, 2026
Oct 1, 2019

Operating authority reinstated

L&I to May 14, 2026
Sep 25, 2019

UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 25, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect

12 months in force

L&I to May 14, 2026
Jun 3, 2019

Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)

L&I to May 14, 2026
May 8, 2018

Operating authority granted

L&I to May 14, 2026
Apr 26, 2018

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC (risk retention group)

Liability · $750,000 · ended May 25, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect

13 months in force

L&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

California (HQ) 8
New Mexico 3
Missouri 2
Texas 2
Arkansas 1
Arizona 1
Michigan 1

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 (4 power units: 4 filed, 4 seen roadside in 24 months).

Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet

crashes per year · same scale

Average peer fleet

0.3

Actual, per year in window

0.0

Projected, next 12 mo

0.3

0 0.25 0.5

We'd expect a typical fleet of 4 power units this active to have about 0.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 0 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 0.0 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.3 over the next 12.

Fatal-crash risk: less than a 1% 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026

Inside that window: 20 inspections and 0 crashes. The FMCSA record tables now hold 18 inspections and 0 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 (0.33×–1.84×) 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: Low · Z = 0.17

Satisfactory — 1.00x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.073 crashes per power-unit-year for a 4-unit for-hire fleet (pu2_5). Violations 1.21x (driver behaviour 2.04x, out-of-service 1.60x, all violations 2.50x; 20 inspections). Experience 0.83x: 0.0 decayed crashes against 0.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.17, a 2.64). 80% range 0.33–1.84x. Last change: fleet size or class.

Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -0.7%, driven by fleet size or class attributes.

Scoring flags Thin record (low credibility: little exposure behind the grade)

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

7.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years

4 power units · 0.29 expected crashes a year

Violation relativity

1.21×

20 inspections in window

Crash experience

0.83×

0.0 decayed crashes vs 0.5 expected · credibility 0.17

Driver behaviour

2.04×

Out-of-service rate

1.60×

All violations

2.50×

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 1.00× (80% range 0.33–1.84×) · band Satisfactory · cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above

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FMCSA records

BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.

FMCSA BASIC Scores

AB Property

Total Inspections

Driver Insp

Driver OOS

Vehicle Insp

Vehicle OOS

BASIC	Insp w/ Viol	Measure
Unsafe Driving	6	14.79
HOS Compliance	1	0.32
Driver Fitness	1	0.40
Controlled Substances	0	0.00
Vehicle Maintenance	10	11.85

SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (03-DEC-24 – 28-JUN-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.

LAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC

Fleet & equipment

Registration

Cargo

Worth a closer look

Track record

What they get cited for

Violations by quarter

Crashes

Insurance filed with FMCSA

Where it happens

Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook

FMCSA BASIC Scores

FMCSA Inspection Records

FMCSA Violation Records

LAFTA BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION LLC

FMCSA Live Status

Fleet & equipment

Registration

Cargo

Worth a closer look

Track record

What they get cited for

Violations by quarter

Crashes

Insurance filed with FMCSA

Where it happens

Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook

FMCSA BASIC Scores

FMCSA Inspection Records

FMCSA Violation Records