COASTAL TRANSPORT COMPANY INC
(210) 661-4287
barry.detlefsen@coastaltransport.com
1603 Ackerman Road, San Antonio TX 78219
715
tractors · all owned
330 drivers
22.2M mi/yr · ~31k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 607 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 715
- Drivers · CDL
- 330 · 330
- Annual miles
- 22.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 290 | 0 | 0 | 290 |
| Trailers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-19-2013) · 13 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-20-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- BARRY DETLEFSEN
- Officer
- JOE MORGAN
Cargo
64.6
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Liquids/Gases
Other: GASOLINE FUEL OIL
Dry Bulk
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.57× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:
- Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is about 43% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ 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 0.57×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
10.3 vs 18.3 for similar fleets
Likely 5–17 crashes
This motor carrier
10.3
Similar fleets
18.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~24%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 19 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 9.5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 8 with injuries; similar fleets have about 18 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 14% below typical. The grade counts 32 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.16×, violations 0.26× and out-of-service orders 0.29× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -34%.
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 Apr 11, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes8 crashes with 8 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (May 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 121 of 319 violations (38%). Brake or light defects led to 29 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations31 hazmat violations, 9 out of service.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 7.1% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.2% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
19
1 fatality · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
607
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.1%
42 of 590
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.2%
1 of 607
National avg 6.7%
Violations
319
54 out-of-service
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 3 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.015 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.61 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.02 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
319 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert273 · 43 OOSBrakes 121 · Lights 63 · Steering & suspension 9 · Cargo securement 7 · Tires 7 · 66 more
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Unsafe driving No alert8 · 0 OOSSpeeding 4 · Reckless / lane 2 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert5 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 5
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat31 · 9 OOS
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-
Apr32026TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted.
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Mar162026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted.
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Jan242026New MexicoInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Hazmat released.
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Jan242026TexasProperty damage onlyWater(standing moving) road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov162025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov22025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, rain. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep242025ArizonaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Aug42025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul112025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun142025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr112025TexasFatal · 1 deathDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan172025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct92024CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
11 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 19 crashes was fatal.
8 of the 19 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
2 of the 19 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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primary $1,000,000 + excess $1,000,000 + excess $2,000,000 + excess $1,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since May 1, 2009 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1994
- 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
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 14, 2005)
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
47 filings and 21 authority events since 1969 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
47 filings and 21 authority events since 1969 · 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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May 1, 2026Upland Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · on fileMC 120430 · FMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2026Endurance American Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · on fileMC 120430 · FMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2026AXIS Surplus Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $2,000,000 · on fileMC 120430 · FMCSA's new system
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Apr 6, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 22, 2026cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2025UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · ended May 1, 2026 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 3, 2026 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2025ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2026 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2024GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · ended May 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2024ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2024BRIDGEWAY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended May 1, 2026 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2023GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended May 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 30, 2024 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2023ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 10, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 21, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 4, 2022ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 5, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2022GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended May 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 21, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 7, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 2, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 13, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 134957 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2021GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended May 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 29, 2022 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2021ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 4, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 21, 2020GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective May 23, 2021 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 3, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 22, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2015GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Sep 21, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Sep 30, 2020 came after the replacement; 65 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2014GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 15, 2010THE TRAVELERS LLOYDS INS. CO.Cargo · ended Nov 23, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect102 months in forceMC 120430 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2009National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileMC 134957 · FMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2009National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileMC 120430 · FMCSA's new system
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
- Texas (HQ) 381
- New Mexico 131
- Arizona 70
- California 15
- Federal inspectors 9
- Nevada 1
63% of inspections were in its home state.
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 (715 power units: 715 filed, 321 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
18.3
Actual, per year in window
10.7
Projected, next 12 mo
10.3
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11
22
We'd expect a typical fleet of 715 power units this active to have about 18.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 32 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 10.7 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 10.3 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 24% 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:
606 inspections
and 32 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 604 inspections and 19 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
- 3 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.82 (posterior 0.91 × exposure corroboration)
Strong — 0.57x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.026 crashes per power-unit-year for a 715-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.66x (driver behaviour 0.16x, out-of-service 0.29x, all violations 0.26x; 606 inspections). Experience 0.86x: 15.7 decayed crashes against 18.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.91, a 1.88). 80% range 0.39–0.76x. Excellent withheld: fatal crash inside the window. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
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
2.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
715 power units · 18.29 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.66×
606 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.86×
15.7 decayed crashes vs 18.7 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 0.57× (80% range 0.39–0.76×)
· band Excellent → displayed Strong
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window
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
607
Driver Insp
607
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
590
Vehicle OOS
42
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 8 | 0.07 | |
| HOS Compliance | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.04 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 162 | 1.60 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-25) 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.