FORCE TRANSPORTATION INC
(312) 858-7439
denis@forcetransportation.net
6165 Nw 86th St Suite 200, Johnston IA 50131
105
tractors · all owned
105 drivers
13.4M mi/yr · ~127k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 73.7 / 100
High confidence
8 yrs history · 238 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 105
- Drivers · CDL
- 105 · 105
- Annual miles
- 13.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 105 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
| Trailers | 105 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
Registration
- Registered
- 08-21-2018 (8 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-30-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- DENIZ LEKOVIKJ
Cargo
71.6
high risk
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, 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 lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 100–199 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 100–199 trucks.
This motor carrier 0.77×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
6.3 vs 8.2 for similar fleets
Likely 2–11 crashes
This motor carrier
6.3
Similar fleets
8.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~16%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Better than peers. 11 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 5.5 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 8.2 a year. The grade counts 16 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 2.46×, out-of-service orders 1.46× and violations 1.33× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +17%. 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 crashes5 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 service18 out-of-service violations against drivers: 13 hours of service, 4 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Sep 2024 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 81 of 363 violations (22%). Light or brake defects led to 34 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate42.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (54 of 127). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.46× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs23 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: 17
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Excessive speeding: 13
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Substance violations: 2
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
11
0 fatalities · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
238
37% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
42.5%
54 of 127
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
8.0%
19 of 238
National avg 6.7%
Violations
363
94 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Iowa (about 88 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 2 inspections.
vs 105 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.043 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 1.48 | 0.81 |
| Violations | 1.74 | 0.38 |
| Critical violations | 0.40 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
363 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert251 · 76 OOSLights 81 · Brakes 77 · Tires 31 · Cargo securement 13 · Wheels & hubs 12 · 37 more
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Hours of service No alert59 · 13 OOSFalse log 23 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 23 · No log 9 · Over hours limit 4
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Unsafe driving No alert47 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 21 · Speeding 14 · Seat belt 3 · Other 9
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Driver fitness No alert6 · 5 OOSNo valid CDL 5 · Medical certificate 1
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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-
Aug142026OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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May152026MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May152026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr222026New JerseyInjury · 3 people hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb132026ConnecticutInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun72025MinnesotaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb252025TennesseeInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan62025West VirginiaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov22024MarylandInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct312024MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
3 more in the FMCSA records below.
5 of the 11 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Companyon record since Jun 17, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2018
- 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
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: Accredited Specialty Insurance Company → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Jun 2026); OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY → ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2025); TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024)
- 9 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 7 took effect (the last Jun 17, 2026, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- 1 liability filing received late (the last received Aug 5, 2026 for an effective date of Jun 17, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 25, 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 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
17 filings and 12 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.
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Jun 17, 2026MS Transverse Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on filereceived Aug 5, 2026 for an effective date of Jun 17, 2026FMCSA's new system
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Sep 2, 2025Accredited Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 17, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Sep 2, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 3, 2025opened after ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 27, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 17, 2025ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 2, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Sep 27, 2025 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 18, 2025opened after OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 17, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 7, 2025OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 17, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2025OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 7, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 13, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 17, 2025opened after OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 12, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 12, 2025OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 9, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 19, 2024opened after OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 12, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 25, 2024OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 12, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 17, 2024OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 25, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 17, 2024opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 17, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 7, 2023TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 17, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 17, 2023TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 7, 2023 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 12, 2023 came after the replacement; 5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 22, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 16, 2023opened after ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 17, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 18, 2022ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 17, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 18, 2021NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 18, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 21, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 14, 2021opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 18, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 3, 2021NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 18, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 6, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 9, 2021opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective May 3, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 18, 2020NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 3, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 21, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 13, 2020opened after AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 18, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 7, 2020AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 18, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 13, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 30, 2020opened after AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 7, 2020)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
- Kentucky 17
- Tennessee 16
- Louisiana 13
- Missouri 13
- Texas 13
- Arkansas 12
- Arizona 12
- New Mexico 11
Runs well beyond its home state: 6 of 238 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 (112 power units: 105 filed, 112 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
8.2
Actual, per year in window
5.3
Projected, next 12 mo
6.3
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5
10
We'd expect a typical fleet of 112 power units this active to have about 8.2 crashes a year (sized from the 112 units seen roadside; 105 filed). This motor carrier recorded 16 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 5.3 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 6.3 over the next 12 — below a 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 16% 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:
236 inspections
and 16 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 229 inspections and 11 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 25, 2024 · TN · level 1 · 4 vehicle OOS · 7 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 11, 2024 · AZ · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 5 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 30, 2024 · WI · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS, 1 driver OOS · 8 violations
- 6 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.87
Satisfactory — 0.77x 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 112-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.17x (driver behaviour 2.46x, out-of-service 1.46x, all violations 1.33x; 236 inspections). Experience 0.66x: 9.0 decayed crashes against 14.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.87, a 2.17). 80% range 0.48–1.09x. Fleet sized at 112 units from roadside VINs (105 filed). Last change: a new crash.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +8.3%, driven by a new crash on the record.
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
112 power units (105 filed, 112 seen roadside) · 8.21 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.17×
236 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.66×
9.0 decayed crashes vs 14.8 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 0.77× (80% range 0.48–1.09×)
· 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
238
Driver Insp
238
Driver OOS
19
Vehicle Insp
127
Vehicle OOS
54
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 43 | 3.71 | |
| HOS Compliance | 44 | 1.14 | |
| Driver Fitness | 6 | 0.15 | |
| Controlled Substances | 3 | 0.16 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 96 | 8.36 |
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.