BUNTING'S GARAGE INC

DOT# 339619 MC# 394739 Dagsboro, DE Authorized For-Hire
(302) 732-9021 buntingsgarage@mchsi.com 28506 Care Bear Lane, Dagsboro DE 19939
13 power units · all owned 12 drivers 472k mi/yr · ~36k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
37 yrs history · 21 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
13
Drivers · CDL
12 · 10
Annual miles
472k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 4 0 0 4
Tractors 9 0 0 9
Trailers 6 0 0 6

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
01-09-1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-01-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
KEITH BUNTING

Cargo

69.6
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Meat Refrigerated Food Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Fresh Produce
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Not enough record to grade yet.

21 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.55×–2.02×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.6

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (13 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.6 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.71× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +8%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 12 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service (Jul 2025 – Aug 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and cargo securement
    Brakes are 6 of 19 violations (32%). Brake or cargo securement defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 12 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
21
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.5%
4 of 17
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
13.3%
2 of 15
National avg 6.7%
Violations
19
8 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Delaware (about 13 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.077 0.034
Inspections 1.27 1.23
Violations 0.73 0.97
Critical violations 0.15 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

19 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    13 · 6 OOS
    Brakes 6 · Cargo securement 3 · Lights 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · Wheels & hubs 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
  • 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
  • May
    24
    2025
    Virginia
    Injury · 12 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Sep 19, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2005
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY → MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2025); THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY → DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers, each replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 28, 2025)

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
  • Maryland 9
  • Delaware (HQ) 6
  • Virginia 3
  • North Carolina 2
  • Colorado 1

29% of inspections were in its home state.