ALABAMA MOTOR EXPRESS INC
DBA: AMX
(800) 633-7590
dbanner@amxtrucking.com
10720 Hwy 84 East, Ashford AL 36312
234
tractors · all owned
234 drivers
22.6M mi/yr · ~97k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 40.2 / 100
High confidence
38 yrs history · 449 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 234
- Drivers · CDL
- 234 · 234
- Annual miles
- 22.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 234 | 0 | 0 | 234 |
| Trailers | 592 | 0 | 0 | 592 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-04-2008) · 18 yr old
- Registered
- 08-25-1988 (38 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-11-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- RODNEY HOLLAND
- Officer
- DANIEL BANNER
Cargo
62.5
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: WATER HEATERS
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, 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 probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate 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 1.31×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
11.6 vs 8.8 for similar fleets
Likely 6–18 crashes
This motor carrier
11.6
Similar fleets
8.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~28%
About 1.3× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 21 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 10 a year), including 7 with injuries; similar fleets have about 8.8 a year. The grade counts 33 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.51× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.55× and out-of-service orders 0.76×. 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 grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Injury crashes7 crashes with 9 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Nov 2024 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Tires and brakesTires are 36 of 239 violations (15%). Tire or brake defects led to 37 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs4 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 8 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 4 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate27.4% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (52 of 190), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.76× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.8% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 20
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Excessive speeding: 25
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Substance violations: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
21
0 fatalities · 9 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
449
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.4%
52 of 190
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.8%
8 of 449
National avg 6.7%
Violations
239
65 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Alabama (about 309 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 6 inspections.
vs 948 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.047 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.36 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.52 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.18 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
239 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert121 · 59 OOSTires 36 · Brakes 34 · Lights 24 · Cargo securement 13 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 10 more
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Unsafe driving No alert69 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 28 · Speeding 25 · Seat belt 5 · Phone use 4 · Other 7
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Hours of service No alert46 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 28 · Over hours limit 9 · No log 5 · False log 4
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · 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-
Jul72026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun12026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
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May222026FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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May222026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar312026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar232026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar72026VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar32026New YorkProperty damage onlyTwo-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct152025VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct62025FloridaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb242025FloridaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov142024ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
13 more in the FMCSA records below.
7 of the 21 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 Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 20231 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY → United States Fire Insurance Company (Jul 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 11, 1988)
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
29 filings and 11 authority events since 1988 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
29 filings and 11 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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Jul 1, 2026United States Fire Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2025United States Fire Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2024ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2023ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 8, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2023ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 12, 2023 · insurer name change2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2018PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jul 6, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 5, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 24, 2018opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2012GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 5, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 27, 2012opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 4, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 11, 2011opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 3, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2011LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 12, 2023 · insurer name change146 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2011NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2010GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Feb 1, 2011 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 3, 2011 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2010GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2011 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 3, 2011 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2009CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 5, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 20, 2009opened after CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2007LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Feb 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Feb 28, 2010 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2007CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 5, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 1, 2007opened after LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2007)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2006NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Feb 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 23, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 5, 2006cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2005LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Feb 1, 2006 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 3, 2006 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2005LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Tennessee 69
- Alabama (HQ) 56
- Georgia 50
- Florida 49
- Kentucky 30
- North Carolina 28
- Louisiana 18
- Mississippi 18
12% of inspections were in its home state.
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 (234 power units: 234 filed, 201 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
11.0
Projected, next 12 mo
11.6
0
7
14
We'd expect a typical fleet of 234 power units this active to have about 8.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 33 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 11.0 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 11.6 over the next 12 — about 1.3× 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 28% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.3× that of 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:
445 inspections
and 33 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 443 inspections and 21 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
- 6 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.88
Marginal — 1.31x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.038 crashes per power-unit-year for a 234-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.98x (driver behaviour 1.51x, out-of-service 0.76x, all violations 0.55x; 445 inspections). Experience 1.34x: 18.5 decayed crashes against 13.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.88, a 1.88). 80% range 0.92–1.73x. 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
3.8 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
234 power units · 8.84 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.98×
445 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.34×
18.5 decayed crashes vs 13.3 expected · credibility 0.88
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 1.31× (80% range 0.92–1.73×)
· 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
449
Driver Insp
449
Driver OOS
8
Vehicle Insp
190
Vehicle OOS
52
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 68 | 2.73 | |
| HOS Compliance | 37 | 0.28 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.06 | |
| Controlled Substances | 3 | 0.03 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 75 | 4.09 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 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.