BLACKWATER TURF LLC

DOT# 3260950 Elberta, AL Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(251) 986-4045 j.wright@blackwaterturf.com 24286 Seibert Rd, Elberta AL 36530
5 tractors 6 drivers 311k mi/yr · ~62k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 35.0 / 100
Low confidence
7 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
5
Drivers · CDL
6 · 6
Annual miles
311k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 3 2 0 5
Trailers 1 0 0 1

Registration

Registered
03-19-2019 (7 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-10-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JOHN WRIGHT

Cargo

53.8
medium risk
General Freight Other: SOD Farm Supplies
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 6–9 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 1.9× as often as the median active fleet of 6–9 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.44×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.67×, violations 0.74× and out-of-service orders 0.77× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -8%.

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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 3 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Apr 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
9
56% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
1 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9
National avg 6.7%
Violations
5
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.300 0.039
Inspections 1.10 1.41
Violations 0.50 1.44
Critical violations 0.30 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

5 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    4 · 1 OOS
    Tires 2 · Brakes 1 · Lights 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
3 crashes
  • Feb
    10
    2026
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Feb
    9
    2026
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    22
    2025
    Mississippi
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Florida 5
  • Louisiana 3
  • Mississippi 1