BLACK STAR LOGISTICS CORP
(331) 454-9909
office@blackstarlogistics.com
13246 S Route 59, Plainfield IL 60585-9800
12
tractors
12 drivers
1.2M mi/yr · ~98k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
8 yrs history · 45 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 12
- Drivers · CDL
- 12 · 12
- Annual miles
- 1.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Trailers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
Registration
- Registered
- 01-31-2018 (8 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 12-08-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ION LOZOVANU
Cargo
60.1
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, 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.
Not enough record to grade yet.
45 inspections and 1 crash 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 0.44×–1.62×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.1 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.1
Similar fleets
1.1
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-9 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 (12 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.1 a year. The grade counts 2 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 2.88×, violations 1.73× and out-of-service orders 1.62× 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 estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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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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Drivers put out of service8 out-of-service violations against drivers: 7 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Dec 2024 – Mar 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 10 of 52 violations (19%). Brake or light defects led to 6 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate42.9% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (6 of 14). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.62× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Driver out-of-service rate15.6% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (7 of 45). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.62× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs3 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 2
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Substance violations: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Aug 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
45
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
42.9%
6 of 14
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
15.6%
7 of 45
National avg 6.7%
Violations
52
19 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 16,659 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.042 | 0.031 |
| Inspections | 3.00 | 1.11 |
| Violations | 2.29 | 0.89 |
| Critical violations | 0.75 | 0.17 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
52 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert23 · 11 OOSBrakes 10 · Lights 4 · Tires 4 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 2 more
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Hours of service No alert17 · 7 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 9 · False log 3 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert9 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 4 · Seat belt 3 · Speeding 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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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-
Apr272026PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY INC., A RISK RETENTION GROUP (risk retention group)on record since Oct 22, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 20181 other liability filing also on file
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. → COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY INC., A RISK RETENTION GROUP (Mar 2026); NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA → ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. (Dec 2024)
- 7 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Mar 20, 2026, replaced the same day); 3 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA served a notice on Oct 6, 2026 that the operating authority would be suspended on Nov 5, 2026 unless the missing filing was restored; FMCSA's record through Nov 2, 2026 does not show the outcome — see the live check. 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: 7
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 28, 2018)
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
17 filings and 12 authority events since 2018 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
17 filings and 12 authority events since 2018 · 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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Oct 22, 2026COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY INC., A RISK RETENTION GROUP (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 6, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Nov 5, 2026pending on FMCSA's recordFMCSA's new system
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Mar 20, 2026COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY INC., A RISK RETENTION GROUP (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · on file · cancellation notice effective Nov 5, 20267 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Feb 23, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 23, 2026opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 20, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 20, 2025ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 20, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 24, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 22, 2025opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 20, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 7, 2025ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 20, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 8, 2025opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 11, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 10, 2025ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 7, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 11, 2025 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 16, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 11, 2025opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 12, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 12, 2025ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 10, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 12, 2025 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 24, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 13, 2025opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 23, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 20, 2024ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 12, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Mar 23, 2025 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 25, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 19, 2024opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 20, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 28, 2024NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 20, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 23, 2024opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 28, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 28, 2023NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 28, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 3, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 26, 2023opened after HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 28, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2023HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INCLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 28, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 15, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 12, 2023opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 10, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 6, 2022ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 10, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2022BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 6, 2022 · replaced by another insurer5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 6, 2021BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 16, 2022 · superseded by the same policy7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 12, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 4, 2021opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 6, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 6, 2020ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 6, 2021 · 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
- Tennessee 6
- Missouri 5
- California 4
- Kentucky 3
- North Carolina 3
- Ohio 3
- Georgia 2
- Illinois (HQ) 2
Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 45 inspections were in Illinois.
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 (21 power units: 12 filed, 21 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.1
Actual, per year in window
0.7
Projected, next 12 mo
1.1
0
0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 21 power units this active to have about 1.1 crashes a year (sized from the 21 units seen roadside; 12 filed). This motor carrier recorded 2 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.7 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 1.1 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 3% 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:
46 inspections
and 2 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 45 inspections and 1 crash 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 (0.44×–1.62×)
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 = 0.38
Satisfactory — 0.98x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.052 crashes per power-unit-year for a 21-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.22x (driver behaviour 2.88x, out-of-service 1.62x, all violations 1.73x; 46 inspections). Experience 0.80x: 1.0 decayed crashes against 2.1 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.38, a 3.38). 80% range 0.44–1.62x. Fleet sized at 21 units from roadside VINs (12 filed). 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
5.2 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
21 power units (12 filed, 21 seen roadside) · 1.09 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.22×
46 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.80×
1.0 decayed crash vs 2.1 expected · credibility 0.38
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 0.98× (80% range 0.44–1.62×)
· 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
45
Driver Insp
45
Driver OOS
7
Vehicle Insp
14
Vehicle OOS
6
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 9 | 7.96 | |
| HOS Compliance | 12 | 1.70 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.43 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.45 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 8 | 11.76 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 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.