ROCKET TURTLE TRUCKING LLC
164 power units
164 drivers
16.9M mi/yr
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FRED Score 78.5 / 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.
High confidence
5 yrs history · 251 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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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 164 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 164 · 164
- Annual miles
- 16.9M ~103k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 164 | 0 | 164 |
| Trailers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Aug 19, 2021 (5 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Oct 28, 2026
- Officer
- DARYN HEMERSON
- Phone
- (660) 473-4856
- darynhemerson@yahoo.com
- Address
- 217 E 8Th St, Cameron MO 64429
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Motor VehiclesGeneral Freight
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 5 people hurt in all
Inspections
251
61% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.5%
31 of 117 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
7.6%
19 of 251 driver inspections
Violations
168
55 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
168 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert98 · 34 out-of-serviceBrakes 37 · Lights 19 · Tires 15 · Cargo securement 6 · Steering & suspension 4 · 17 more
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Unsafe driving No alert33 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 17 · Speeding 9 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 5
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Hours of service No alert33 · 17 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 14 · False log 8 · No log 6 · Over hours limit 5
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 4
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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-
Jun72026Jun 7, 2026 · VirginiaProperty damage onlyDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr152026Apr 15, 2026 · OregonProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar262026Mar 26, 2026 · WashingtonProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb202026Feb 20, 2026 · NevadaInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, dark - not lighted, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan242026Jan 24, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec192025Dec 19, 2025 · MontanaInjury · 3 people hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov292025Nov 29, 2025 · WyomingProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct92025Oct 9, 2025 · ConnecticutInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued. FMCSA: not preventable.
3 of the 8 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 May 2, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2021
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC → MS Transverse Insurance Company (May 2026); GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC (May 2025)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last May 2, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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 30
- Washington 25
- Utah 16
- South Dakota 15
- Colorado 13
- New Mexico 13
- Texas 13
- Montana 11
Runs well beyond its home state: 8 of 251 inspections were in Missouri.
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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 | 51 | 4.11 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 29 | 2.43 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 25 | 0.89 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 4 | 0.16 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 3 | 0.06 | No alert |
251 driver inspections · 117 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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