CALIFORNIA CARGO LLC
DBA: CALIFORNIA CARGO
(380) 444-6197
dispatch@californiacargo.net
3734 Banstead Way, Canal Winchester OH 43110
1
tractors · all leased
1 drivers
155k mi/yr · ~155k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 59.4 / 100
High confidence
7 yrs history · 432 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 1
- Drivers · CDL
- 1 · 1
- Annual miles
- 155k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Cargo Operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
- Registered
- 08-14-2019 (7 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 11-04-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- ROBBIE HENDERSON
Cargo
74.6
high risk
Motor Vehicles
General Freight
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, 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 about the same as similar fleets.
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 0.94×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
11.2 vs 11.9 for similar fleets
Likely 5–18 crashes
This motor carrier
11.2
Similar fleets
11.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~28%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 25 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 12 a year), including 9 with injuries; similar fleets have about 12 a year. The grade counts 29 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 2.18× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +7%: 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 crashes9 crashes with 16 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service12 out-of-service violations against drivers: 8 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL, 1 English proficiency (Dec 2024 – Mar 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 70 of 405 violations (17%). Light or brake defects led to 22 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs8 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 11 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 9 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate27.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (51 of 189), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.91× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 48
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Excessive speeding: 29
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Substance violations: 1
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Unusual inspection rateInspections per truck fall outside the normal range (1st–99th percentile), which can point to a mis-reported fleet size or data issues.
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jul 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
25
0 fatalities · 16 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
432
48% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.0%
51 of 189
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
13 of 432
National avg 6.7%
Violations
405
73 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 1 truck in Ohio (about 2 in 24 months would be typical; 63% of them had none).
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 4 inspections.
vs 2,469 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 11.500 | 0.067 |
| Inspections | 250.50 | 2.96 |
| Violations | 203.00 | 2.96 |
| Critical violations | 43.50 | 0.67 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Owner-Operator power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
405 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert240 · 61 OOSLights 70 · Brakes 66 · Tires 38 · Cargo securement 12 · Wheels & hubs 9 · 45 more
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Unsafe driving No alert134 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 67 · Speeding 35 · Phone use 9 · Seat belt 3 · Other 20
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Hours of service No alert27 · 8 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 13 · False log 8 · No log 5 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · English proficiency 1 · 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-
Apr62026MissouriProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar272026MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar242026LouisianaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar112026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb202026GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb102026AlabamaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan112026ConnecticutProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec12025North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct282025New MexicoInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct22025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun92025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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May72025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr282025South CarolinaInjury · 6 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Jan242025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct22024NebraskaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
17 more in the FMCSA records below.
9 of the 25 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)on record since Nov 4, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2019
- 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
- 5 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: Great West Casualty Company → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Nov 2026); Clear Blue Insurance Company → Great West Casualty Company (Jun 2026); STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA → Clear Blue Insurance Company (Apr 2026)
- 7 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 7 took effect (the last Jun 3, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice served Oct 5, 2026 (suspension effective Nov 4, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 7
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 11, 2023)
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
18 filings and 14 authority events since 2019 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
18 filings and 14 authority events since 2019 · 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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Nov 4, 2026Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 5, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Nov 4, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Jun 3, 2026Great West Casualty CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 4, 2026 · replaced by another insurer5 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Apr 10, 2026Clear Blue Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 3, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Mar 16, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 10, 2026opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 10, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 19, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 10, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 23, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 14, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 19, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 10, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 19, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 14, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 7, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 10, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 23, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 10, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 23, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 23, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 23, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 13, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 11, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 12, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 10, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 31, 2024 · superseded by the same policy2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2024PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 10, 2024 · replaced by another insurer2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 16, 2024PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 20, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 13, 2023PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 16, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 11, 2023Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2023Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 26, 2023PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 13, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2023PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 26, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 11, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 6, 2023opened after PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 7, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 29, 2022PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 5, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jun 7, 2023 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 13, 2022PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 29, 2022 · 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
- Ohio (HQ) 34
- Georgia 30
- New Mexico 29
- Tennessee 29
- Arizona 28
- Louisiana 26
- Texas 23
- Kentucky 22
Runs well beyond its home state: 34 of 432 inspections were in Ohio.
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 (215 power units: 1 filed, 215 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
11.9
Actual, per year in window
9.7
Projected, next 12 mo
11.2
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7
14
We'd expect a typical fleet of 215 power units this active to have about 11.9 crashes a year (sized from the 215 units seen roadside; 1 filed). This motor carrier recorded 29 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 9.7 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 11.2 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 28% 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:
418 inspections
and 29 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 421 inspections and 25 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
- 11 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.91
Satisfactory — 0.94x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.055 crashes per power-unit-year for a 215-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 1.07x (driver behaviour 2.18x, out-of-service 0.91x, all violations 0.89x; 418 inspections). Experience 0.88x: 17.1 decayed crashes against 19.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.91, a 1.88). 80% range 0.66–1.26x. Fleet sized at 215 units from roadside VINs (1 filed). Last change: fleet size or class.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +31.6%, driven by fleet size or class attributes.
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
5.5 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
215 power units (1 filed, 215 seen roadside) · 11.88 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.07×
418 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.88×
17.1 decayed crashes vs 19.7 expected · credibility 0.91
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 0.94× (80% range 0.66–1.26×)
· 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
432
Driver Insp
432
Driver OOS
13
Vehicle Insp
189
Vehicle OOS
51
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 117 | 2.03 | |
| HOS Compliance | 23 | 0.34 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.06 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 106 | 6.06 |
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 (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.