K & B TRANSPORTATION INC
(402) 494-3459
mratkiewicz@kbtransportation.com
4700 Dakota Avenue, South Sioux City NE 68776
1,458
tractors · all owned
729 drivers
77.4M mi/yr · ~53k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 51.3 / 100
High confidence
38 yrs history · 921 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 1,458
- Drivers · CDL
- 729 · 729
- Annual miles
- 77.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 729 | 0 | 0 | 729 |
| Trailers | 1450 | 0 | 0 | 1450 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-17-2015) · 11 yr old
- Registered
- 07-12-1988 (38 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-04-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- Brock Ackerman
- Officer
- KORY ACKERMAN
Cargo
62.7
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
- 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.
Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ 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 0.7× as often as the median active fleet of 500+ trucks.
This motor carrier 1.04×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
35.7 vs 34.3 for similar fleets
Likely 24–48 crashes
This motor carrier
35.7
Similar fleets
34.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~61%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 69 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 34 a year), including 3 fatal (3 deaths) and 19 with injuries; similar fleets have about 34 a year. The grade counts 107 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.45× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: 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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Fatal crashes3 crashes with 3 fatalities in 24 months (most recent May 17, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes19 crashes with 23 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 other qualification, 1 medical certificate (Jun 2025 – Mar 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Tires and lightsTires are 122 of 380 violations (32%). Tire or light defects led to 113 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate30.8% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (126 of 409), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.87× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 21
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Excessive speeding: 20
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Substance violations: 4
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
69
3 fatalities · 26 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
921
69% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.8%
126 of 409
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
5 of 920
National avg 6.7%
Violations
380
140 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 10 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.025 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.50 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.13 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.06 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
380 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert261 · 137 OOSTires 122 · Lights 62 · Brakes 41 · Cargo securement 11 · Wheels & hubs 9 · 16 more
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Unsafe driving No alert65 · 0 OOSSpeeding 22 · Reckless / lane 16 · Seat belt 11 · Phone use 4 · Other 12
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Hours of service No alert51 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 40 · Over hours limit 7 · No log 3 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSMedical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 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-
Aug72026KansasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul232026WisconsinProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul132026TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun222026MissouriProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun182026MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun112026MissouriProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, sleet hail.
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Jun102026WisconsinProperty damage onlyDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May302026IowaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May172026IllinoisFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May22026MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar292026KentuckyInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar252026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar162026OhioInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, dark - not lighted, snow, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb242026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb202026IowaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb62026IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted.
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Jan312026KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct222025IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct132025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul152025GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May192025MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain.
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Apr32025MissouriInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar72025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan172025IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDawn. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan102025IowaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec202024IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec142024KansasFatal · 1 deathWet road, dark - not lighted, fog, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov222024IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Nov142024IllinoisFatal · 1 deathWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep302024IllinoisInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
61 more in the FMCSA records below.
3 of the 69 crashes were fatal.
19 of the 69 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Sep 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 1994
- Cargo filing
- on file · CNA Insurance Companies since Oct 1, 2010
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Old Republic Surety Company since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Sep 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 5, 2008)
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
34 filings and 19 authority events since 1988 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
34 filings and 19 authority events since 1988 · 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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Sep 1, 2025Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 1, 2024CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 22, 2024Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2023CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2022CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2021CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2020CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2019CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013Old Republic Surety CompanyBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 1, 2012CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)84 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2010CNA Insurance CompaniesCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 1, 2009HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 1, 2012 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2008OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)64 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped May 9, 2008cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2007HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2009 · superseded by the same policy24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2007HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2006HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 1, 2007 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2006FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2004FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2006 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2003LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2002HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2006 · superseded by the same policy48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2002FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2003 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2002FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Nov 27, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2001LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2001UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Oct 1, 2001 · cancellation notice took effect3 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
- Illinois 143
- Iowa 116
- Missouri 112
- Kansas 85
- Nebraska (HQ) 83
- Ohio 46
- Indiana 41
- Tennessee 39
Runs well beyond its home state: 83 of 921 inspections were in Nebraska.
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 (1458 power units: 1458 filed, 572 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
34.3
Actual, per year in window
35.7
Projected, next 12 mo
35.7
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We'd expect a typical fleet of 1458 power units this active to have about 34.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 107 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 35.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 35.7 over the next 12. 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 61% 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:
902 inspections
and 107 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 911 inspections and 69 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
- 10 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.76 (posterior 0.96 × exposure corroboration)
Satisfactory — 1.04x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.024 crashes per power-unit-year for a 1458-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.94x (driver behaviour 1.11x, out-of-service 0.87x, all violations 0.45x; 902 inspections). Experience 1.11x: 55.3 decayed crashes against 49.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.96, a 1.88). 80% range 0.83–1.27x. 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
2.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
1458 power units · 34.28 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.94×
902 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.11×
55.3 decayed crashes vs 49.7 expected · credibility 0.96
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 1.04× (80% range 0.83–1.27×)
· 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
921
Driver Insp
920
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
409
Vehicle OOS
126
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 62 | 0.68 | |
| HOS Compliance | 43 | 0.08 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 3 | 0.02 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 192 | 4.30 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-OCT-25) 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.