THE MITTEN TRANSPORT LLC
(616) 389-0425
accounting@themittentransport.com
3435 Reiser Ave Sw, Wyoming MI 49548
14
tractors · all owned
16 drivers
1.4M mi/yr · ~103k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
8 yrs history · 30 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 14
- Drivers · CDL
- 16 · 16
- Annual miles
- 1.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Trailers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Registration
- Registered
- 06-13-2018 (8 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-26-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- ADMIRA SKENDEROVIC
Cargo
66.6
medium risk
Household Goods
Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow Away
Mobile Homes
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
Oilfield Equipment
Livestock
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Grain/Feed/Hay
US Mail
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Utility
Farm Supplies
Construction
Water Well
Coal/Coke
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Mobile Homes, Machinery Large, Livestock, Oilfield Equipment, 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.
Not enough record to grade yet.
30 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 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 1.8× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.
80% likely range 0.52×–1.73×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
0.9
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 (14 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.9 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.40× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.63×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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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Lapse in liability filings118 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Dec 17, 2025 – Apr 14, 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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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Nov 2024).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate50.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (5 of 10). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.40× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 2
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
30
57% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
5 of 10
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.7%
2 of 30
National avg 6.7%
Violations
16
6 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Michigan (about 13 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 14,144 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.071 | 0.034 |
| Inspections | 1.64 | 1.23 |
| Violations | 0.61 | 0.97 |
| Critical violations | 0.25 | 0.18 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
16 violations · 24 months-
Unsafe driving No alert7 · 0 OOSSpeeding 4 · Reckless / lane 3
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Vehicle maintenance No alert7 · 5 OOSTires 4 · Brakes 1 · Cargo securement 1 · Lights 1
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Hours of service No alert1 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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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-
Mar132026MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec132025IllinoisProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Apr 14, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY → NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2026); FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2025)
- 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 5 took effect (the last Dec 17, 2025, replaced 118 days later)
- 118 days without a liability filing (Dec 17, 2025 – Apr 14, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 8
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 14, 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
12 filings and 14 authority events since 2018 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
12 filings and 14 authority events since 2018 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Apr 14, 2026NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 14, 2026cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 20, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 28, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 17, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 29, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 23, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 18, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 20, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 21, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 1, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 22, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 27, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 18, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 18, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 18, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 21, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 29, 2025opened after FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 17, 2025 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Apr 14, 2026 came after the replacement; 8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 18, 2025 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Oct 26, 2025 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 11, 2025opened after FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2024FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 14, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2023FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 31, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 7, 2023opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 5, 2022NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 14, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 5, 2021GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 5, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 5, 2022 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 9, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 2, 2021opened after COMPASS SPECIALTY INSURANCE RRG, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 5, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 5, 2020COMPASS SPECIALTY INSURANCE RRG, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 5, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 10, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 28, 2020opened after COMPASS SPECIALTY INSURANCE RRG, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 5, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 5, 2019COMPASS SPECIALTY INSURANCE RRG, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 5, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 6, 2019opened after AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 7, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 7, 2018AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 5, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 7, 2019 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 15, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 6, 2018opened after NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 11, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2018Operating authority grantedL&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
- Ohio 4
- Tennessee 3
- Arkansas 2
- Iowa 2
- Illinois 2
- Indiana 2
- Maryland 2
- Missouri 2
Runs well beyond its home state: 1 of 30 inspections were in Michigan.
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 (14 power units: 14 filed, 14 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
0.9
Actual, per year in window
1.0
Projected, next 12 mo
1.0
0
0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 14 power units this active to have about 0.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 1.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.0 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
29 inspections
and 3 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 29 inspections and 2 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 16, 2024 · WI · level 2 · 3 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
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 (0.52×–1.73×)
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 = 0.29
Satisfactory — 1.07x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.064 crashes per power-unit-year for a 14-unit for-hire fleet (pu10_19). Violations 0.99x (driver behaviour 1.03x, out-of-service 1.40x, all violations 0.63x; 29 inspections). Experience 1.08x: 1.8 decayed crashes against 1.4 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.29, a 3.38). 80% range 0.52–1.73x. Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -2.6%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
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
6.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
14 power units · 0.89 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.99×
29 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.08×
1.8 decayed crashes vs 1.4 expected · credibility 0.29
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 0.52–1.73×)
· 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
30
Driver Insp
30
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
10
Vehicle OOS
5
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 7 | 5.19 | |
| HOS Compliance | 1 | 0.05 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.18 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.27 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 6 | 4.60 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-MAR-25 – 31-AUG-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.