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PREMIER REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT LLC

DOT# 372795 MC# 237584 DUNS# 81486827 Watsonville, CA Authorized For-Hire
(281) 377-3306 mpolansky@montmush.com 260 Westgate Drive, Watsonville CA 95076
88 tractors · all leased 66 drivers 5.5M mi/yr · ~63k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 74.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
37 yrs history · 117 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
88
Drivers · CDL
66 · 66
Annual miles
5.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 88 0 88
Trailers 12 75 0 87

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (03-16-1999) · 27 yr old
Registered
11-09-1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-09-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
CHRISTOPHER ABBOTT

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
117
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.7%
14 of 75
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
1 of 117
Violations
66
19 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 28 inspections, 3 out of service 28 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 16 inspections, 1 out of service 16 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 12 inspections, 2 out of service 12 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 12 inspections, 1 out of service 12 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 15 inspections, 4 out of service 15 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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What they get cited for

66 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    37 · 19 OOS
    Brakes 14 · Tires 12 · Lights 4 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Other parts 4
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    16 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 10 · Speeding 3 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    13 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 4 · False log 2 · 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
  • Jul
    10
    2025
    New Mexico
    Property damage only
    Daylight, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    9
    2025
    Arizona
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Apr
    1
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Mar
    29
    2025
    Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$750,000 · NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
on record since Oct 27, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 1999
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. since Apr 10, 2022
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA → NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY (Oct 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 42
  • Kentucky 19
  • Tennessee 16
  • New Mexico 8
  • Colorado 7
  • Georgia 6
  • Louisiana 5
  • Illinois 4

36% of inspections were in its home state.

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