B W MITCHUM TRUCKING CO INC
(843) 376-0178
dspradlin@bwmitchumtrucking.com
237 Farmington Road, Summerville SC 29486
228
tractors
200 drivers
12.1M mi/yr · ~53k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
High confidence
36 yrs history · 194 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 228
- Drivers · CDL
- 200 · 200
- Annual miles
- 12.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 196 | 32 | 0 | 228 |
| Trailers | 112 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-01-2015) · 11 yr old
- Registered
- 05-02-1990 (36 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-08-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- DEBORAH SPRADLIN
- Officer
- BROOKE WOOD
Cargo
64.8
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Other: CLASS 9 HAZMAT
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, 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 higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
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.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.7× as often as the median active fleet of 200–499 trucks.
This motor carrier 1.15×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.15× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
6.8 vs 5.9 for similar fleets
Likely 2–12 crashes
This motor carrier
6.8
Similar fleets
5.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~18%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 13 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 6.5 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5.9 a year. The grade counts 23 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.79× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate.
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 crashes4 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service7 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service, 1 medical certificate (Mar 2025 – Apr 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 36 of 139 violations (26%). Brake or light defects led to 18 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate45.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (36 of 80), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.11× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 6
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
13
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
194
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
45.0%
36 of 80
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.6%
5 of 194
National avg 6.7%
Violations
139
49 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in South Carolina (about 229 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 940 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.029 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 0.68 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.30 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.06 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
139 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert100 · 42 OOSBrakes 36 · Lights 25 · Tires 17 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Cargo securement 5 · 10 more
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Unsafe driving No alert22 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 16 · Speeding 3 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert11 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · No log 3 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert6 · 6 OOSNo valid CDL 5 · 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-
Aug282026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul112026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May222026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb232026South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec82025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun112025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May152025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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May52025South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr282025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar112025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
5 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 13 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Jan 15, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1996
- Cargo filing
- on file · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA since Jun 30, 2009
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 7, 1992)
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
19 filings and 11 authority events since 1991 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
19 filings and 11 authority events since 1991 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jan 15, 2020National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 15, 2019NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurer8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2012NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 15, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)89 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2010NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 30, 2012 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2010opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 30, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2009TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 30, 2009CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 30, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2009opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 30, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2009CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 30, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2008CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 1, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Apr 14, 2009 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 30, 2008opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 30, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2007CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 30, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 21, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 25, 2007opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 18, 2007)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2006CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 30, 2007 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jul 18, 2007 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 3, 2006opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 30, 2006)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2005CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 5, 2005opened after SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 30, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 6, 2002SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 30, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect35 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2001SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Aug 6, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 1999GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Sep 26, 1999 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 1999SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2001 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 30, 1997FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 19, 1997cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 1997TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 1999 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 1996AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 3, 1997 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 20, 1996FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 11, 1996opened after AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 20, 1996)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
- South Carolina (HQ) 130
- North Carolina 31
- Tennessee 8
- Georgia 6
- Kentucky 5
- Virginia 4
- Louisiana 2
- New Mexico 2
67% 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 (228 power units: 228 filed, 122 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
5.9
Actual, per year in window
7.7
Projected, next 12 mo
6.8
0
4.5
9
We'd expect a typical fleet of 228 power units this active to have about 5.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 23 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 7.7 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 6.8 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 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 18% 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
203 inspections
and 23 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 188 inspections and 13 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 Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 22, 2024 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 9, 2024 · SC · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- 4 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.83
Satisfactory — 1.15x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.026 crashes per power-unit-year for a 228-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 1.01x (driver behaviour 1.16x, out-of-service 1.11x, all violations 0.79x; 203 inspections). Experience 1.14x: 10.8 decayed crashes against 9.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.83, a 1.88). 80% range 0.74–1.61x. Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -4.7%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
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
2.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
228 power units · 5.90 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.01×
203 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.14×
10.8 decayed crashes vs 9.2 expected · credibility 0.83
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 1.15× (80% range 0.74–1.61×)
· band Marginal → displayed 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
194
Driver Insp
194
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
80
Vehicle OOS
36
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 21 | 0.80 | |
| HOS Compliance | 8 | 0.11 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.17 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 53 | 6.20 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-JUL-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.