CARROLL INDEPENDENT FUEL LLC
(443) 336-8753
chris.holland@carrollfuel.net
18 Loveton Circle, Sparks Glencoe MD 21152
98
power units
94 drivers
5.6M mi/yr · ~57k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 68.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
38 yrs history · 343 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 98
- Drivers · CDL
- 94 · 94
- Annual miles
- 5.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tractors | 27 | 15 | 0 | 42 |
| Trailers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (11-08-1995) · 31 yr old
- Registered
- 12-14-1988 (38 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-11-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- CHRIS HOLLAND
Cargo
62.8
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
Building Materials
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large
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.
This motor carrier 0.83×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.8 vs 4.5 for similar fleets
Likely 1–7 crashes
This motor carrier
3.8
Similar fleets
4.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~10%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 8 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 4.5 a year. The grade counts 11 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.28×, violations 0.37× and out-of-service orders 0.42× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -25%. 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 crashes3 crashes with 7 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: 2 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Apr 2026 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 33 of 136 violations (24%). Brake or light defects led to 13 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations18 hazmat violations, 5 out of service.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 9.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.6% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 11
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
8
0 fatalities · 7 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
343
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.4%
31 of 329
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
2 of 343
National avg 6.7%
Violations
136
38 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Maryland (about 118 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 4,136 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.036 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 2.48 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 0.69 | 0.57 |
| Critical violations | 0.11 | 0.12 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
136 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert100 · 30 OOSBrakes 33 · Lights 22 · Tires 11 · Steering & suspension 7 · Cargo securement 4 · 23 more
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Unsafe driving No alert15 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 13 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat18 · 5 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jun112026MarylandProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb212026MarylandProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan282026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov212025VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep242025DelawareInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep242025MarylandProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar122025MarylandInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct32024PennsylvaniaInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight.
3 of the 8 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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$5,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Mar 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2003
- Cargo filing
- on file · XL Specialty insurance Co since Sep 15, 2022
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 1 liability insurer on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP → ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Nov 4, 2003)
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
39 filings and 21 authority events since 2003 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
39 filings and 21 authority events since 2003 · 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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Mar 1, 2025ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Feb 3, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 5, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2024GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 5, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 7, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 31, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 22, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2023PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORPLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 24, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2023ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2023GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended Apr 13, 2023 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Mar 1, 2024 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 14, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 22, 2022GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Mar 10, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 20, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 8, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2022XL Specialty insurance CoCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 1, 2022ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $3,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2023 · superseded by the same policy17 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2022GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Nov 22, 2022 · insurer name change9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 4, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 24, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2021ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2022 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2021GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Mar 3, 2022 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 5, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 2, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2020ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2021 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2020GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Mar 4, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 3, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 26, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2019GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 19, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 28, 2019cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2018ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2020 · superseded by the same policy18 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2018GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Oct 11, 2018 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Mar 15, 2019 came after the replacement; 1 month 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
- Maryland (HQ) 305
- Pennsylvania 13
- District of Columbia 10
- Virginia 8
- Delaware 7
Mostly inspected in its home state (89%).
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 (104 power units: 98 filed, 104 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
4.5
Actual, per year in window
3.7
Projected, next 12 mo
3.8
0
2.5
5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 104 power units this active to have about 4.5 crashes a year (sized from the 104 units seen roadside; 98 filed). This motor carrier recorded 11 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 3.7 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 3.8 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 10% 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:
341 inspections
and 11 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 326 inspections and 8 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
- 17 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.51
Satisfactory — 0.83x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.043 crashes per power-unit-year for a 104-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.75x (driver behaviour 0.28x, out-of-service 0.42x, all violations 0.37x; 341 inspections). Experience 1.12x: 6.4 decayed crashes against 5.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.51, a 4.95). 80% range 0.52–1.18x. Fleet sized at 104 units from roadside VINs (98 filed). Last change: fleet size or class.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +0.8%, 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
4.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
104 power units (98 filed, 104 seen roadside) · 4.52 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.75×
341 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.12×
6.4 decayed crashes vs 5.2 expected · credibility 0.51
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 0.83× (80% range 0.52–1.18×)
· 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
343
Driver Insp
343
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
329
Vehicle OOS
31
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 15 | 0.54 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.08 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 65 | 1.53 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-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.