ADAMS EXPRESS LINES LLC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 200
- Drivers · CDL
- 200 · 200
- Annual miles
- 18.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 28 | 172 | 0 | 200 |
| Trailers | 75 | 225 | 0 | 300 |
Registration
- Registered
- 10-27-2021 (5 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-21-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- EMIRHAN OZTURK
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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.
Its risk relativity (0.33× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is about one-third that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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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Injury crashes2 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service18 out-of-service violations against drivers: 8 hours of service, 5 no valid CDL, 4 English proficiency (Jan 2025 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 39 of 228 violations (17%). Brake or light defects led to 9 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate28.3% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (28 of 99). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.20× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs10 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 5 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 8
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Excessive speeding: 14
Track record
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Ohio (about 165 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.010 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 0.52 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.57 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.16 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
228 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert150 · 31 OOSBrakes 39 · Lights 36 · Tires 29 · Wheels & hubs 10 · Cargo securement 9 · 27 more
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Unsafe driving No alert34 · 0 OOSSpeeding 14 · Reckless / lane 10 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 5
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Hours of service No alert31 · 8 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 18 · False log 10 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert13 · 10 OOSNo valid CDL 8 · English proficiency 4 · Medical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Jul232026TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight.
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Dec22025PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain.
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Mar62025NevadaInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway not divided.
2 of the 3 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · MS Transverse Insurance Companyon record since Jun 10, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2021
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Jun 2026); STAR MUTUAL RRG → TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2025); LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY → STAR MUTUAL RRG (Nov 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jun 11, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 17, 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
5 filings and 2 authority events since 2021 · 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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Jun 10, 2026MS Transverse Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 11, 2025TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 11, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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May 15, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 11, 2025opened after STAR MUTUAL RRG filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 11, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2024STAR MUTUAL RRG (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 11, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2023LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 4, 2024 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 18, 2021Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 2021LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 4, 2023 · superseded by the same policy24 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
- California 39
- Washington 13
- Arizona 12
- Utah 10
- New Mexico 9
- Nebraska 8
- Indiana 7
- Ohio (HQ) 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 7 of 190 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.
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 (200 power units: 200 filed, 58 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 200 power units this active to have about 7.0 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.0 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 2.3 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.
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.
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 33 | 2.12 | |
| HOS Compliance | 24 | 0.68 | |
| Driver Fitness | 11 | 0.50 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 63 | 6.88 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-26 – 31-MAR-26) 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.