H E FOX INC

DOT# 33852 MC# 294901 DUNS# 97131437 Distant, PA Authorized For-Hire
(814) 275-1455 hefox@windstream.net 3126 State Route 28 66, Distant PA 16223
8 power units · all owned 4 drivers
Strong
FRED Score 87.0 / 100
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 8 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
8
Drivers · CDL
4 · 4
Annual miles
140k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 3 0 0 3
Tractors 5 0 0 5
Trailers 8 0 0 8

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (07-07-2003) · 23 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-05-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TERRY R REDDINGER

Cargo

73.0
high risk
Machinery/Large Objects
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

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.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

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: 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.

This motor carrier 0.63×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.14×, out-of-service orders 0.33× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.56× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -27%.

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
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
8
100% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 7
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 8
National avg 6.7%
Violations
0
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
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, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 6,610 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.032
Inspections 0.50 1.10
Violations 0.00 1.04
Critical violations 0.00 0.21

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

What they get cited for

0 violations · 24 months

No violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$750,000 · BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION
on record since Jul 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1998
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jul 5, 2005)

Who insures fleets like this →

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
  • Pennsylvania (HQ) 8