SDL CARRIERS INC
(956) 324-9530
sdlcarriers.safety@gmail.com
22801 Mines Rd, Laredo TX 78045-8991
36
tractors · all owned
40 drivers
1.8M mi/yr · ~49k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 54.2 / 100
Moderate confidence
9 yrs history · 352 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 36
- Drivers · CDL
- 40 · 1
- Annual miles
- 1.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Trailers | 110 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-06-2022) · 4 yr old
- Registered
- 06-19-2017 (9 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-10-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- SANTOS GUADALUPE DE LEON
Cargo
60.2
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: AUTO PARTS
Paper Products
Garbage/Refuse
- 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.
Operating authority suspended Jul 7, 2026; reinstated Jul 16, 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.
Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.
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 1.01×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.2 vs 3.2 for similar fleets
Likely 1–6 crashes
This motor carrier
3.2
Similar fleets
3.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~8%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.2 a year. The grade counts 11 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 3.55× and violations 1.69× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +22%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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 crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Authority was suspended for insuranceFMCSA suspended the operating authority on Jul 7, 2026 (no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file) and reinstated it on Jul 16, 2026. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet between Jul 7, 2026 and Jul 16, 2026, and who ended the policy and why.
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Drivers put out of service49 out-of-service violations against drivers: 31 hours of service, 9 no valid CDL, 9 English proficiency (Oct 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 111 of 543 violations (20%). Brake or light defects led to 16 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs35 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Driver out-of-service rate11.6% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (41 of 352), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.17× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 6
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High speeding: 7
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
352
37% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.5%
33 of 178
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
11.6%
41 of 352
National avg 6.7%
Violations
543
85 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Texas (about 65 in 24 months would be typical).
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 3 inspections.
vs 10,543 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.056 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 8.17 | 1.12 |
| Violations | 7.57 | 0.78 |
| Critical violations | 1.51 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
543 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert302 · 36 OOSBrakes 111 · Lights 60 · Tires 23 · Cargo securement 12 · Steering & suspension 11 · 85 more
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Hours of service No alert177 · 31 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 87 · False log 35 · Over hours limit 29 · No log 26
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Driver fitness No alert37 · 18 OOSEnglish proficiency 24 · No valid CDL 12 · Medical certificate 1
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Unsafe driving No alert27 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 9 · Speeding 9 · Seat belt 1 · Other 8
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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-
Feb112026New MexicoInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct112025LouisianaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr162025New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan42025UtahProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, snow.
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Nov12024TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Sutton Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Jul 7, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2017
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO (Jul 2025)
- 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 5 took effect (the last Jul 7, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
Authority
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority Jul 7, 2026: no liability filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on file; reinstated Jul 16, 2026. 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.
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 16, 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
31 filings and 26 authority events since 2017 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
31 filings and 26 authority events since 2017 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jul 7, 2026Sutton Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 7, 2026Operating authority suspended: no insurance filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on fileFMCSA's new system
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Feb 1, 2026Sutton Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 7, 2026 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Jul 8, 2026 came after the replacement; 5 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jan 5, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 2, 2026opened after SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2025SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 13, 2025opened after SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 13, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 7, 2025SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 13, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 20, 2025ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 7, 2025 · replaced by another insurer1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 23, 2025opened after ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 7, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 23, 2025ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 20, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 7, 2025 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 28, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 16, 2025opened after ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 23, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 22, 2024Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2024Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 7, 2024ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 23, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 2, 2024opened after ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 7, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 7, 2023ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 7, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 7, 2023ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 10, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 7, 2022ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 7, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 13, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 1, 2022opened after ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 8, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 7, 2021ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 7, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jul 8, 2022 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 7, 2021opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 16, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 18, 2021TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 7, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 7, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 18, 2021 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 16, 2021 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 7, 2020opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 7, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 7, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect4 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
- Colorado 90
- Texas (HQ) 70
- Utah 23
- New Mexico 15
- Wyoming 15
- Montana 14
- Tennessee 14
- Federal inspectors 11
20% 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.
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 (95 power units: 36 filed, 95 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.2
Actual, per year in window
3.7
Projected, next 12 mo
3.2
0
2.25
4.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 95 power units this active to have about 3.2 crashes a year (sized from the 95 units seen roadside; 36 filed). This motor carrier recorded 11 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 3.7 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.2 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 8% 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:
324 inspections
and 11 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 320 inspections and 5 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 Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 29, 2024 · TN · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 18, 2024 · SD · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 7, 2024 · CA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- 29 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.47
Satisfactory — 1.01x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.034 crashes per power-unit-year for a 95-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.22x (driver behaviour 3.55x, out-of-service 1.17x, all violations 1.69x; 324 inspections). Experience 0.83x: 3.8 decayed crashes against 6.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.47, a 6.83). 80% range 0.62–1.44x. Fleet sized at 95 units from roadside VINs (36 filed). Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +0.3%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
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
3.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
95 power units (36 filed, 95 seen roadside) · 3.19 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.22×
324 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.83×
3.8 decayed crashes vs 6.0 expected · credibility 0.47
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 1.01× (80% range 0.62–1.44×)
· 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
352
Driver Insp
352
Driver OOS
41
Vehicle Insp
178
Vehicle OOS
33
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 24 | 1.51 | |
| HOS Compliance | 108 | 2.27 | |
| Driver Fitness | 32 | 0.57 | |
| Controlled Substances | 2 | 0.04 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 126 | 6.96 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.