OHIO TRANSPORT CORPORATION
DBA: OHIO TRANSPORT
(513) 539-0576
safety@ohiotransport.com
3750 Valley Rd, Cleveland OH 44107
168
tractors
160 drivers
9.7M mi/yr · ~58k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 43.6 / 100
High confidence
36 yrs history · 314 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 168
- Drivers · CDL
- 160 · 160
- Annual miles
- 9.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 21 | 147 | 0 | 168 |
| Trailers | 45 | 81 | 0 | 126 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-18-2022) · 4 yr old
- Registered
- 03-02-1990 (36 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-09-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- MEL MCKAY
- Officer
- WILLIAM C. HILL
Cargo
66.3
medium risk
Household Goods
Motor Vehicles
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Beverages
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods
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.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 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 1.22×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.6 vs 6.2 for similar fleets
Likely 3–13 crashes
This motor carrier
7.6
Similar fleets
6.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~19%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 14 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 7 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 6.2 a year. The grade counts 21 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.31× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +5%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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 crashes5 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service8 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Apr 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 116 of 376 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 45 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate39.3% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (75 of 191). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.31× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs11 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.9% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 9
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Excessive speeding: 11
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
14
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
314
51% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
39.3%
75 of 191
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.9%
9 of 314
National avg 6.7%
Violations
376
113 out-of-service
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.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.042 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 1.22 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 1.12 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.23 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
376 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert312 · 105 OOSBrakes 116 · Lights 65 · Tires 39 · Cargo securement 27 · Wheels & hubs 15 · 50 more
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Unsafe driving No alert32 · 0 OOSSpeeding 14 · Reckless / lane 12 · Seat belt 4 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert29 · 5 OOSFalse log 11 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · No log 5 · Over hours limit 3
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Aug272026OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jul52026UtahProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul12026KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May62026MarylandProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan202026KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec192025TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct212025MichiganProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep182025PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun232025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Feb182025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct302024TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
6 more in the FMCSA records below.
5 of the 14 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Nov 5, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 1989
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2025); INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY → CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. (Apr 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Apr 1, 2024, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- 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
43 filings and 23 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
43 filings and 23 authority events since 1981 · 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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Nov 5, 2025THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 1, 2025THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 5, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Dec 4, 2025 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2024CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 29, 2024opened after INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 1, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2021INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect30 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2020AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXASLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurer9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2020AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXASLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 21, 2020 · superseded by the same policy10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2016OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurer46 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 26, 2016opened after NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 1, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 3, 2015NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 13, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 4, 2015opened after NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 10, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 27, 2015Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2015NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 3, 2015 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 10, 2015 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 6, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 24, 2015opened after KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 1, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2014KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 1, 2014opened after KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 1, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended May 21, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect20 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2013KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 30, 2013opened after MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 11, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2010MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective May 11, 2013 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 23, 2010opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective May 1, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 23, 2009Broker authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 16, 2009PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.Broker trust fund (BMC-85) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · replaced48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 14, 2009Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&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
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Inspections by state
- Tennessee 60
- Ohio (HQ) 49
- New Mexico 30
- Kentucky 23
- Texas 22
- Indiana 20
- California 15
- Arizona 11
16% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
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 (168 power units: 168 filed, 145 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
6.2
Actual, per year in window
7.0
Projected, next 12 mo
7.6
0
4.5
9
We'd expect a typical fleet of 168 power units this active to have about 6.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 21 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 7.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 7.6 over the next 12 — about 1.2× the 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.
Fatal-crash risk: about 19% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
312 inspections
and 21 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 313 inspections and 14 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.77
Marginal — 1.22x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.037 crashes per power-unit-year for a 168-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.05x (driver behaviour 1.18x, out-of-service 1.31x, all violations 1.08x; 312 inspections). Experience 1.17x: 12.2 decayed crashes against 10.1 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.77, a 3.07). 80% range 0.82–1.67x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
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.
Class rate
3.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
168 power units · 6.22 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.05×
312 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.17×
12.2 decayed crashes vs 10.1 expected · credibility 0.77
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 1.22× (80% range 0.82–1.67×)
· band Marginal
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
314
Driver Insp
314
Driver OOS
9
Vehicle Insp
191
Vehicle OOS
75
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 31 | 2.13 | |
| HOS Compliance | 20 | 0.42 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.05 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 118 | 7.22 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-JUL-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.