KACTUS LOGISTICS LLC
(385) 261-5004
kactus.logistics@gmail.com
2868 S Davis Dr, South Salt Lake City UT 84115
12
tractors
15 drivers
1.6M mi/yr · ~133k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 61.9 / 100
Moderate confidence
4 yrs history · 77 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 12
- Drivers · CDL
- 15 · 15
- Annual miles
- 1.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Trailers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Registration
- Registered
- 07-06-2022 (4 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-27-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- Mohamad Amin
Cargo
55.1
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Grain/Feed/Hay
US Mail
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Utility
Construction
Coal/Coke
- 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.
Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 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 0.91×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 1.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.76×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.51× and violations 1.43× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +13%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. 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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Lapse in liability filings231 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Nov 2, 2023 – Jun 20, 2024) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
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Drivers put out of service6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service, 2 English proficiency, 1 no valid CDL (Feb 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 51 of 130 violations (39%). Brake or tire defects led to 26 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate53.7% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (22 of 41). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.76× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs3 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 6
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
77
47% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
53.7%
22 of 41
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.8%
6 of 77
National avg 6.7%
Violations
130
36 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 2 inspections.
vs 16,659 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.083 | 0.031 |
| Inspections | 5.08 | 1.11 |
| Violations | 5.42 | 0.89 |
| Critical violations | 1.25 | 0.17 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
130 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert96 · 30 OOSBrakes 51 · Tires 14 · Lights 10 · Cargo securement 5 · Steering & suspension 2 · 14 more
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Hours of service No alert17 · 3 OOSOver hours limit 6 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · False log 3 · No log 3
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Unsafe driving No alert13 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 7 · Speeding 3 · Seat belt 2 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 3 OOSEnglish proficiency 3 · No valid CDL 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
2 crashes
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Aug122025VirginiaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul302025ColoradoProperty damage onlyDark - unknown roadway lighting, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)on record since Feb 23, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2024
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Feb 2026); KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2025); EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY → KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Feb 23, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- 231 days without a liability filing (Nov 2, 2023 – Jun 20, 2024) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 30, 2023)
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
8 filings and 11 authority events since 2022 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
8 filings and 11 authority events since 2022 · 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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Aug 24, 2026Broker authority suspended: no insurance filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on fileMC 1762779 · FMCSA's new system
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Jul 24, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the broker authority, effective Aug 23, 2026took effectMC 1762779 · FMCSA's new system
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Feb 23, 2026Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · on fileMC 1444970 · FMCSA's new system
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Jan 27, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 24, 2026opened after PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 23, 2026)MC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 22, 2025PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 23, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceMC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 26, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 23, 2025opened after PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 23, 2025)MC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 24, 2025Broker authority grantedMC 1762779 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 20, 2025Merchants National Bonding, Inc.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Aug 23, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceMC 1762779 · FMCSA's new system
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Jun 20, 2025PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 23, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceMC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 27, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 23, 2025opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 20, 2025)MC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 20, 2024KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 20, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 24, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 21, 2024opened after EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 20, 2024)MC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 31, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 3, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2023Operating authority reinstatedMC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 20, 2023EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 31, 2023 · insurer name changea cancellation notice effective Jun 20, 2024 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceMC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2023Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 22, 2022UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 23, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceMC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 2, 2022Operating authority grantedMC 1444970 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 7, 2022UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 22, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceMC 1444970 · 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
- Washington 20
- Utah (HQ) 9
- California 6
- Wyoming 6
- Oregon 5
- Colorado 3
- Montana 3
- Idaho 2
12% 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 (27 power units: 12 filed, 27 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.3
Actual, per year in window
0.7
Projected, next 12 mo
1.2
0
0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 27 power units this active to have about 1.3 crashes a year (sized from the 27 units seen roadside; 12 filed). This motor carrier recorded 2 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.7 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 1.2 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 3% 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:
78 inspections
and 2 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 75 inspections and 2 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
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.43
Satisfactory — 0.91x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.050 crashes per power-unit-year for a 27-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.13x (driver behaviour 1.51x, out-of-service 1.76x, all violations 1.43x; 78 inspections). Experience 0.81x: 1.3 decayed crashes against 2.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.43, a 3.13). 80% range 0.41–1.51x. Fleet sized at 27 units from roadside VINs (12 filed). 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
5.0 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
27 power units (12 filed, 27 seen roadside) · 1.35 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.13×
78 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.81×
1.3 decayed crashes vs 2.3 expected · credibility 0.43
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 0.91× (80% range 0.41–1.51×)
· band Satisfactory
· 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
77
Driver Insp
77
Driver OOS
6
Vehicle Insp
41
Vehicle OOS
22
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 11 | 4.96 | |
| HOS Compliance | 11 | 1.19 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.38 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 31 | 10.85 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-JAN-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.