SAM CITY EXPRESS INC
53 power units
64 drivers
mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 68.9 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
6 yrs history · 158 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 53
- Drivers · CDL
- 64 · 64
- Annual miles
- 15.5M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 40 | 13 | 0 | 53 |
| Trailers | 0 | 63 | 0 | 63 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Dec 9, 2020 (6 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Oct 8, 2026
- Officer
- YASHNARBEK OTAKULOV
- Phone
- (646) 975-0255
- dispatch@samcityexpressinc.com
- Address
- 692 Berkshire Ln, South Lebanon OH 45065
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesUS MailPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
4
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
158
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.8%
23 of 80 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
4.4%
7 of 158 driver inspections
Violations
125
35 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
125 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert67 · 27 out-of-serviceBrakes 20 · Tires 18 · Lights 13 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 11 more
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Unsafe driving No alert36 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 14 · Speeding 11 · Seat belt 8 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert21 · 7 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 9 · No log 6 · False log 3 · Over hours limit 3
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceEnglish proficiency 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Apr72026Apr 7, 2026 · New JerseyProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar232026Mar 23, 2026 · TexasInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov162025Nov 16, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - unknown roadway lighting, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun82025Jun 8, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
2 of the 4 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Companyon record since Sep 20, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2024
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Sep 2026); BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY → National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (Sep 2025); ASCOT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Sep 20, 2025, replaced the same day)
- 183 days without a liability filing (Mar 21, 2024 – Sep 20, 2024) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- California 18
- New Mexico 15
- Ohio (HQ) 10
- Indiana 9
- Arkansas 8
- Arizona 7
- Oklahoma 7
- Tennessee 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 10 of 158 inspections were in Ohio.
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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.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 42 | 4.63 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 33 | 5.03 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 16 | 0.66 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.03 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
158 driver inspections · 80 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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