SPARTAN CARRIER GROUP LLC
150 power units
136 drivers
25.2M mi/yr
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FRED Score 85.1 / 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
4 yrs history · 215 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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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 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
- 150
- Drivers · CDL
- 136 · 136
- Annual miles
- 25.2M ~168k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 63 | 87 | 0 | 150 |
| Trailers | 0 | 525 | 0 | 525 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 9, 2024)
- Registered
- Jan 5, 2022 (4 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jan 29, 2026
- DUNS
- 66404409
- Officers
- CARLOS M. LLANES · DANIS BROWN, CSP
- Phone
- (817) 859-4835
- safety@spartancarriergroup.com
- Address
- 9800 Hillwood Pkwy Ste 100, Fort Worth TX 76177
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsIntermodal ContainersMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesDry BulkPaper ProductsUtilityConstruction
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
215
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.9%
23 of 122 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
1 of 215 driver inspections
Violations
89
27 out-of-service violations
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 1 inspection.
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
89 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert59 · 26 out-of-serviceBrakes 22 · Tires 19 · Lights 5 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Cargo securement 2 · 7 more
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Unsafe driving No alert20 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 12 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert9 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1
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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, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
May212026May 21, 2026 · TennesseeProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb242026Feb 24, 2026 · MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb22026Feb 2, 2026 · KentuckyProperty damage onlyTwo-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep52025Sep 5, 2025 · MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted.
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Jul112025Jul 11, 2025 · TennesseeProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr252025Apr 25, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted. Citation issued.
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Feb252025Feb 25, 2025 · KentuckyProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb202025Feb 20, 2025 · KentuckyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
2 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 · THE PHOENIX INSURANCE COon record since Jul 26, 2022 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2022
- 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) · Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company since Aug 23, 2022
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 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
- Tennessee 92
- Arkansas 30
- Texas (HQ) 26
- Mississippi 21
- Kentucky 19
- Indiana 11
- Alabama 6
- Illinois 2
12% of inspections were in its home state.
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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 | 39 | 2.69 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 17 | 0.76 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 7 | 0.06 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.02 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
215 driver inspections · 122 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 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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