IOWA MOTOR TRUCK TRANSPORT INC
DBA: IMT TRANSPORT
(800) 666-0477
gailg@imttrans.com
365 Cottonwood Drive, Garner IA 50438
243
power units
211 drivers
15.8M mi/yr · ~65k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 43.2 / 100
High confidence
38 yrs history · 284 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 243
- Drivers · CDL
- 211 · 211
- Annual miles
- 15.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tractors | 13 | 220 | 0 | 233 |
| Trailers | 284 | 3 | 0 | 287 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-08-2010) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 04-12-1988 (38 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-01-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- GAIL GOUGE
- Officer
- JEREMY GOUGE
Cargo
66.9
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow Away
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
Oilfield Equipment
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Other: CARS
Utility
Farm Supplies
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 200–499 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 1.23×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
10.9 vs 8.8 for similar fleets
Likely 5–17 crashes
This motor carrier
10.9
Similar fleets
8.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~27%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 20 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 10 a year), including 8 with injuries; similar fleets have about 8.8 a year. The grade counts 29 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.51×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.77× and out-of-service orders 0.79× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -10%: 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 crashes8 crashes with 8 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Sep 2024 – Nov 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 23 of 139 violations (17%). Light or brake defects led to 16 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations16 hazmat violations, 4 out of service.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 6
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Excessive speeding: 14
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
20
0 fatalities · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
284
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.5%
35 of 137
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
3 of 284
National avg 6.7%
Violations
139
47 out-of-service
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 2 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.039 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.85 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.29 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.06 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
139 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert79 · 40 OOSLights 23 · Brakes 21 · Tires 20 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 3 · 8 more
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Unsafe driving No alert35 · 0 OOSSpeeding 16 · Reckless / lane 15 · Seat belt 1 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert7 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 5 · False log 1 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSMedical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat16 · 4 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul312026IowaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul182026MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jul172026OklahomaProperty damage onlyWater(standing moving) road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul112026ArkansasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul72026WashingtonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun102026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May202026OhioInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar262026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec112025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug202025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul152025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May232025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov252024LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
12 more in the FMCSA records below.
8 of the 20 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 · United States Fire Insurance Companyon record since Aug 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 20111 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
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. (Aug 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 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
23 filings and 11 authority events since 1986 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
23 filings and 11 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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Aug 1, 2026United States Fire Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 1, 2025United States Fire Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 1, 2024UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2022PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Aug 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 29, 2024 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 24, 2022RLI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurer4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2021ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Aug 1, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 20, 2019RLI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 24, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect27 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 25, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 26, 2019opened after RLI INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 20, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2018RLI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 20, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect17 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2017MILWAUKEE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2018 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 3, 2017opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2011NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 19, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 20, 2010opened after STAR INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 15, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2010STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 15, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 2, 2010STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 3, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 5, 2010opened after STAR INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 2, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 24, 2009STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 2, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2009STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 24, 2009 · superseded by the same policy3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2008STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 13, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2008HANOVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Aug 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurer156 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2008STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 12, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2008STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 9, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 21, 2007GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Aug 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 4, 2008 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 21, 2007GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 4, 2008 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 9, 1998Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)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 35
- Texas 20
- Iowa (HQ) 17
- New Mexico 17
- South Dakota 16
- Tennessee 11
- Arkansas 10
- Maryland 10
Runs well beyond its home state: 17 of 284 inspections were in Iowa.
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 (243 power units: 243 filed, 152 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
8.8
Actual, per year in window
9.7
Projected, next 12 mo
10.9
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6
12
We'd expect a typical fleet of 243 power units this active to have about 8.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 29 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 9.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 10.9 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 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 27% 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:
286 inspections
and 29 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 282 inspections and 20 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 Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · NM · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 1 violation
- 1 further inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.87
Marginal — 1.23x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.036 crashes per power-unit-year for a 243-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.90x (driver behaviour 0.77x, out-of-service 0.79x, all violations 0.51x; 286 inspections). Experience 1.36x: 17.5 decayed crashes against 12.4 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.87, a 1.88). 80% range 0.86–1.64x. 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
3.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
243 power units · 8.85 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.90×
286 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.36×
17.5 decayed crashes vs 12.4 expected · credibility 0.87
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 1.23× (80% range 0.86–1.64×)
· 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
284
Driver Insp
284
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
137
Vehicle OOS
35
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 34 | 1.14 | |
| HOS Compliance | 7 | 0.08 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 51 | 3.29 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-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.