MFA INCORPORATED

DOT# 3686 MC# 335675 DUNS# 6965149 Columbia, MO Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(573) 876-5402 lhuskey@mfa-inc.com 201 Ray Young Dr, Columbia MO 65201
846 power units 845 drivers
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 53.2 / 100
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 85 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
846
Drivers · CDL
845 · 691
Annual miles
800k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 622 0 0 622
Tractors 215 9 0 224
Trailers 334 21 0 355

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (06-25-2019) · 7 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-27-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BOB HUFFMAN
Officer
STEFAN KNUDSEN

Cargo

62.9
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Livestock General Freight Building Materials Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Livestock, 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.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 846 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 76 units seen in 24 months, 0.05 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

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 the same as 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 1.02×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.9 vs 4.8 for similar fleets
Likely 1–9 crashes
This motor carrier
4.9
Similar fleets
4.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~12%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 10 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 5 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 4.8 a year. The grade counts 18 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.66× and out-of-service orders 0.76× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    3 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 16 of 61 violations (26%). Brake or light defects led to 12 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 76 of the 846 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (85 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 846 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • High speeding: 5
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
10
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
85
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.5%
12 of 51
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 73
National avg 6.7%
Violations
61
17 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 20 inspections, 2 out of service 20 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 8 inspections, 3 out of service 8 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 10 inspections, 3 out of service 10 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 17 inspections, 1 out of service 17 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.006 0.022
Inspections 0.08 0.63
Violations 0.04 0.22
Critical violations 0.00 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

61 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    51 · 17 OOS
    Brakes 16 · Lights 16 · Cargo securement 7 · Tires 4 · Steering & suspension 1 · 7 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 5 · Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Apr
    28
    2026
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    23
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    11
    2025
    Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    11
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    14
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Apr
    24
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Apr
    21
    2025
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Mar
    13
    2025
    Missouri
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

2 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$5,000,000 · BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jun 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2006
Cargo filing
on file · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY since Sep 1, 2004
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jul 1, 2022)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Missouri (HQ) 63
  • Iowa 8
  • Arkansas 6
  • Kansas 4
  • Federal inspectors 3
  • Minnesota 1

74% of inspections were in its home state.