ACE TRANSPORTATION INC
(563) 214-1212
safety@driveaceusa.com
4825 Scott St Ste 301, Schiller Park IL 60176-1203
317
tractors · all leased
292 drivers
Strong
FRED Score 82.9 / 100
High confidence
6 yrs history · 341 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 317
- Drivers · CDL
- 292 · 292
- Annual miles
- 5.8M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 292 | 25 | 317 |
| Trailers | 0 | 292 | 25 | 317 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (04-30-2025)
- Registered
- 02-17-2020 (6 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-14-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ROSI GANCHEVA
- Officer
- ALINA MOLLOVA
Cargo
59.6
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Other: GENERAL FREIGHT
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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.
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 about 33% lower than 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 0.67×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.8 vs 11.6 for similar fleets
Likely 3–13 crashes
This motor carrier
7.8
Similar fleets
11.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~20%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Better than peers. 12 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 6 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 12 a year. The grade counts 31 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 2.49× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +9%: 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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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Oct 31, 2024).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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New since the grade was set2 crashes after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
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Injury crashes3 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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FMCSA suspension notice pendingFMCSA served a notice on Oct 14, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Nov 13, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing. Not in the grade.Ask: which filing lapsed and whether it has been refiled.
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Drivers put out of service14 out-of-service violations against drivers: 11 hours of service, 1 hazmat, 1 English proficiency (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 50 of 288 violations (17%). Brake or tire defects led to 39 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.8% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 11
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Excessive speeding: 14
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Substance violations: 3
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
12
1 fatality · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
341
57% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.8%
50 of 210
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.8%
13 of 340
National avg 6.7%
Violations
288
66 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Illinois (about 412 in 24 months would be typical).
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 11 inspections.
vs 948 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.021 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.51 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.46 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.13 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
288 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert158 · 48 OOSBrakes 50 · Tires 40 · Lights 35 · Cargo securement 7 · Wheels & hubs 7 · 19 more
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Hours of service No alert66 · 11 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 40 · False log 15 · Over hours limit 6 · No log 5
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Unsafe driving No alert51 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 18 · Speeding 16 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 3 · Other 8
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 2 OOSEnglish proficiency 2 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat10 · 5 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Sep102026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Sep12026MissouriProperty damage onlyDark - lighted. Hazmat released.
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Aug42026VirginiaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul312026West VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan42025KansasProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec282024TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec202024TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted.
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Nov82024MarylandInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct312024New YorkFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep252024GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
4 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 12 crashes was fatal.
3 of the 12 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 12 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 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 Oct 16, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 20252 other liability filings also on file
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: National Specialty Insurance Company → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Jul 2026); HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA (Feb 2025); STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA → HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024)
- 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Feb 12, 2026, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice served Oct 14, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Nov 13, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored (the notice does not say which filing). 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: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 18, 2025)
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 15 authority events since 2020 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
18 filings and 15 authority events since 2020 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Oct 16, 2026Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 14, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Nov 13, 2026pending on FMCSA's recordFMCSA's new system
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Jul 30, 2026Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · on file · cancellation notice effective Nov 13, 20263 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Feb 12, 2026National Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jan 16, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 17, 2026opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 12, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 18, 2025Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 12, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 12, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 28, 2025Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2024HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 22, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 17, 2024HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 15, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 20, 2024 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 15, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 18, 2024opened after HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 8, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2024HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 17, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Nov 8, 2024 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 8, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 24, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 4, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 4, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 22, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 7, 2024opened after TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 20, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2023TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 20, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 7, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 15, 2023opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 3, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 3, 2022NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 20, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 3, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 7, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 22, 2022opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 3, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2021NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 3, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2021NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 24, 2021NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 26, 2021 · superseded by the same policy2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 28, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 23, 2021opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 24, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 3, 2021NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 24, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 6, 2021opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 3, 2021)L&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
- New Mexico 30
- Tennessee 28
- Illinois (HQ) 19
- Ohio 18
- California 17
- Missouri 16
- Texas 15
- North Carolina 14
Runs well beyond its home state: 19 of 341 inspections were in Illinois.
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 (317 power units: 317 filed, 216 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
11.6
Actual, per year in window
10.3
Projected, next 12 mo
7.8
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7
14
We'd expect a typical fleet of 317 power units this active to have about 11.6 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 31 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 10.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 7.8 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 20% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
335 inspections
and 31 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 330 inspections and 10 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 Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 11 inspections with no out-of-service result
Not yet scored — crashes after Aug 31, 2026, inspections after Sep 30, 2026
Inspections count through the end of the latest full month of FMCSA data. Crash reports reach FMCSA weeks late, so crashes wait 1 month more. Both enter the grade as the window moves forward each month.
- Crash Sep 1, 2026 · MO · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities, hazmat release · engine severity weight 4
- Crash Sep 10, 2026 · NJ · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
Confidence: High · Z = 0.91
Strong — 0.67x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.037 crashes per power-unit-year for a 317-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 1.09x (driver behaviour 2.49x, out-of-service 0.95x, all violations 0.83x; 335 inspections). Experience 0.62x: 11.3 decayed crashes against 19.4 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.91, a 1.88). 80% range 0.44–0.94x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
Scoring flags
MCS-150 mileage unreliable (mileage is not in the grade)
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
3.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
317 power units · 11.58 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.09×
335 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.62×
11.3 decayed crashes vs 19.4 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 0.67× (80% range 0.44–0.94×)
· band Strong
· 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
341
Driver Insp
340
Driver OOS
13
Vehicle Insp
210
Vehicle OOS
50
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 49 | 5.94 | |
| HOS Compliance | 43 | 0.84 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.05 | |
| Controlled Substances | 2 | 0.09 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 87 | 3.90 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-26 – 31-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.