NUKA EXPRESS INC
(844) 444-6852
nick@nuka-express.com
2710g Linden Ave, Dayton OH 45410
102
tractors · all owned
105 drivers
11.6M mi/yr · ~114k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 80.6 / 100
High confidence
5 yrs history · 333 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 102
- Drivers · CDL
- 105 · 105
- Annual miles
- 11.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 102 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| Trailers | 0 | 77 | 95 | 172 |
Registration
- Registered
- 02-05-2021 (5 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-09-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- NURKHON ISHMUKHAMEDOV
Cargo
74.6
high risk
Motor Vehicles
General Freight
- 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 about 30% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 102 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 0.70×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.6 vs 10.9 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
7.6
Similar fleets
10.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~19%
Below similar fleets.
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 Jul 12, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes5 crashes with 7 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service15 out-of-service violations against drivers: 10 hours of service, 3 no valid CDL, 2 English proficiency (Oct 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 53 of 288 violations (18%). Brake or light defects led to 26 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate35.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (56 of 160).
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Falsified logs3 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 24
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Excessive speeding: 15
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
13
1 fatality · 12 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
333
48% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
35.0%
56 of 160
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
5.1%
17 of 333
National avg 6.7%
Violations
288
81 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Ohio (about 98 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 2 inspections.
vs 105 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.064 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 1.92 | 0.81 |
| Violations | 1.42 | 0.38 |
| Critical violations | 0.37 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
288 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert178 · 66 OOSBrakes 53 · Lights 45 · Tires 38 · Wheels & hubs 8 · Cargo securement 5 · 29 more
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Unsafe driving No alert78 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 37 · Speeding 15 · Seat belt 10 · Phone use 5 · Other 11
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Hours of service No alert27 · 10 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 14 · No log 8 · False log 3 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 5 OOSNo valid CDL 3 · English proficiency 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Jul122026OklahomaFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsI-44: Two tractor trailers crash near Miami, one driver dead | Joplin News FirstKOAM News Now · Jul 12, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report OK2608002014 (Oklahoma Highway Patrol) lists NUKA EXPRESS INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name NUKA EXPRESS INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Mar312026ConnecticutInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar272026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar242026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb242026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Feb182026UtahInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan312026VirginiaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov52025IllinoisProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct62025OklahomaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb242025MarylandInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
5 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 13 crashes was fatal.
5 of the 13 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Mar 19, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2021
- 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
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. → HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2026); SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY → PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. (Feb 2026); STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA → SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2024)
- 7 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 6 took effect (the last Mar 19, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 20, 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
13 filings and 11 authority events since 2021 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
13 filings and 11 authority events since 2021 · 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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Mar 19, 2026HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 20, 2026opened after PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 19, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2026PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 19, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 10, 2026opened after SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 9, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2024SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 9, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 26, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 9, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Feb 10, 2024 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 30, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 27, 2023opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 26, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 27, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 26, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 25, 2023opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 27, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 31, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 23, 2023opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 27, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 18, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 27, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 21, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 16, 2023opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective May 18, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 15, 2023opened after HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 11, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 10, 2023STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 18, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 13, 2023HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 10, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 11, 2023 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 19, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 23, 2022opened after HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 13, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 16, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2022HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 13, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 10, 2022UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 9, 2022 · replaced by another insurer1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2022UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 10, 2022 · superseded by the same policyL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 13, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 27, 2021opened after UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 9, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2021Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 9, 2021UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 9, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&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
- California 33
- Tennessee 27
- Georgia 20
- Arkansas 18
- New Mexico 14
- Kentucky 13
- Ohio (HQ) 13
- South Carolina 13
Runs well beyond its home state: 13 of 333 inspections were in Ohio.
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 (xlarge).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
10.9
Actual, last 12 mo
21.0
Projected, next 12 mo
7.6
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12
24
We'd expect a typical fleet of this size this active to have about 10.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 21 in its scoring window (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026) — about 1.9× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window, the model projects about 7.6 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 19% 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
Scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026 · data as of Sep 24, 2026
Inside that window:
326 inspections
and 21 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 224 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
Before Aug 1, 2025 — aged out of the window
- Crash May 14, 2025 · MN · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1 · FMCSA: not preventable
- Crash Feb 24, 2025 · MD · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Crash Nov 13, 2024 · TN · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 24, 2025 · OH · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 8, 2025 · WV · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 2, 2025 · GA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Jun 17, 2025 · KY · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Jun 8, 2025 · OH · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection May 26, 2025 · CA · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection May 3, 2025 · NE · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Mar 21, 2025 · OH · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Mar 3, 2025 · KY · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Feb 5, 2025 · KY · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Dec 12, 2024 · OH · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 31, 2024 · PA · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 25, 2024 · AR · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 2 violations
- 65 further inspections with no out-of-service result
After Jul 31, 2026 — after the scoring window, not yet scored
- Out-of-service inspection Aug 3, 2026 · KY · level 3 · 1 driver OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Aug 12, 2026 · CO · level 1 · 3 vehicle OOS · 5 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Aug 12, 2026 · KY · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Aug 15, 2026 · AR · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Aug 31, 2026 · TN · level 1 · 3 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 9, 2026 · TN · level 1 · 3 vehicle OOS · 6 violations
- 25 further inspections with no out-of-service result — not yet scored
Confidence: High · Z = 0.91
Strong — 0.70x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.068 crashes per power-unit-year for a 160-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.08x (driver behaviour 1.77x, out-of-service 1.29x, all violations 0.87x; 326 inspections). Experience 0.65x: 11.1 decayed crashes against 18.1 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.91, a 1.88). 80% range 0.45–0.97x. Fleet sized at 160 units from roadside VINs (102 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
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
333
Driver Insp
333
Driver OOS
17
Vehicle Insp
160
Vehicle OOS
56
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 69 | 5.04 | |
| HOS Compliance | 24 | 0.33 | |
| Driver Fitness | 5 | 0.10 | |
| Controlled Substances | 2 | 0.02 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 95 | 5.86 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.