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FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 10
- Drivers · CDL
- 9 · 9
- Annual miles
- 450k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Trailers | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Registration
- Registered
- 06-02-2020 (6 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 11-03-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- SANDRA MEADOWS
- Officer
- CINDY HILL
Cargo
- 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 probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
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.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.7× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.
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 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Oct 27, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service (Feb 2025 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 16 of 45 violations (36%). Light or brake defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Driver out-of-service rate14.3% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (4 of 28). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.46× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 1
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High speeding: 5
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Tennessee (about 12 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.200 | 0.034 |
| Inspections | 2.55 | 1.23 |
| Violations | 2.30 | 0.97 |
| Critical violations | 0.25 | 0.18 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
45 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert33 · 8 OOSLights 16 · Brakes 12 · Tires 3 · Other parts 2
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Unsafe driving No alert6 · 0 OOSSpeeding 5 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert6 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 3 · No log 3
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
May42026New MexicoProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Mar112026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec222025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct272025New MexicoFatal · 2 deathsDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 4 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 4 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Feb 26, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2020
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2024)
- 9 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 6 took effect (the last Feb 26, 2026, replaced the same day); 3 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 7
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 27, 2026)
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
19 filings and 18 authority events since 2020 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Feb 26, 2026TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 30, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 27, 2026opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 23, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2025TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 26, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 29, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 2, 2026opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 23, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 22, 2025TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 31, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jan 23, 2026 came after the replacementL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2025TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 22, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Feb 26, 2026 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 30, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 24, 2025opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 26, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2024TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 26, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2024TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 12, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 13, 2024 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2024Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 29, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 27, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 23, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 18, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 23, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 22, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 12, 2023opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 18, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 26, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 18, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 29, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 26, 2023opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 26, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 16, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 26, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 22, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 31, 2023opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 16, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 3, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 16, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 2, 2023Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 23, 2023PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Feb 16, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 23, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended May 3, 2023 · superseded by the same policy2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 27, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 28, 2023opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 23, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 12, 2022NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 8, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 6, 2022opened after NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 12, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 3, 2022Operating authority reinstatedL&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
- New Mexico 9
- Texas 7
- Arizona 5
- Indiana 2
- Colorado 1
- North Dakota 1
- Oklahoma 1
- West Virginia 1
Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 28 inspections were in Tennessee.
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 (14 power units: 10 filed, 14 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 14 power units this active to have about 0.8 crashes a year (sized from the 14 units seen roadside; 10 filed). This motor carrier recorded 5 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 1.7 a year) — about 2.0× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.2 over the next 12 — about 1.5× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 22, 2024 · NM · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 1 further inspection with no out-of-service result
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.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 6 | 7.44 | |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 1.03 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.35 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 14 | 7.64 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-MAR-26 – 31-AUG-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.