HIGHWAY TRANSPORT CHEMICAL LLC
DBA: HIGHWAY TRANSPORT
(865) 584-8631
rlusby@hytt.com
10024 Investment Drive, Knoxville TN 37932
417
tractors · all leased
362 drivers
33.6M mi/yr · ~81k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 71.4 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 636 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 417
- Drivers · CDL
- 362 · 362
- Annual miles
- 33.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 417 | 0 | 417 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-25-2010) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-14-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- Richard Lusby
Cargo
56.5
medium risk
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight
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 an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire 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.
This motor carrier 0.80×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
11.9 vs 14.9 for similar fleets
Likely 6–19 crashes
This motor carrier
11.9
Similar fleets
14.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~29%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 19 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 9.5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 6 with injuries; similar fleets have about 15 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 3% below typical. The grade counts 35 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.32×, out-of-service orders 0.41× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.73× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -18%. 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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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Jun 18, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes6 crashes with 6 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Sep 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 95 of 329 violations (29%). Brake or light defects led to 40 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations37 hazmat violations, 7 out of service.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.5% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.3% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 16
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Excessive speeding: 21
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
19
1 fatality · 6 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
636
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.5%
67 of 535
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.3%
2 of 636
National avg 6.7%
Violations
329
72 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 4 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.026 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.13 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.39 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.06 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
329 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert210 · 64 OOSBrakes 95 · Lights 59 · Tires 20 · Cargo securement 6 · Steering & suspension 4 · 26 more
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Unsafe driving No alert64 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 31 · Speeding 21 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 2 · Other 6
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Hours of service No alert16 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · Over hours limit 4 · No log 3 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat37 · 7 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul122026West VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun182026TexasFatal · 1 deathDaylight.
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Jun62026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted. Citation issued.
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May162026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar122026KentuckyProperty damage onlyDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb102026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb42026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan272026MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct232025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr12025KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb222025LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov262024New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
11 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 19 crashes was fatal.
6 of the 19 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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primary $3,000,000 + excess $2,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · United States Fire Insurance Companyon record since Apr 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2002
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT → United States Fire Insurance Company (Apr 2026)
- 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 Feb 24, 1984)
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
30 filings and 10 authority events since 1976 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
30 filings and 10 authority events since 1976 · 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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Apr 1, 2026United States Fire Insurance CompanyLiability · $3,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 1, 2026AXIS Surplus Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 1, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 3, 2026cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2025THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $3,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2026 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2025GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2026 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 7, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 5, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2021THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2025 · superseded by the same policy48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2011THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)114 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2010DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended May 1, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect103 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2010DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Oct 14, 2010 · cancellation notice took effectL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2010DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2011 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2009DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2009DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 23, 2009cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2008UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Oct 1, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2008DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 22, 2008cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 16, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 14, 2008cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 14, 2008DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2007UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Aug 18, 2008 · insurer name changea cancellation notice effective Oct 1, 2008 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2007DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Jul 14, 2008 · superseded by the same policy9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 25, 2007cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 31, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 7, 2006cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2006UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Oct 1, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2006DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 1, 2007 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 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
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Inspections by state
- Texas 100
- Georgia 64
- Tennessee (HQ) 56
- Ohio 54
- Louisiana 41
- South Carolina 33
- Kentucky 32
- Illinois 30
Runs well beyond its home state: 56 of 636 inspections were in Tennessee.
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 (417 power units: 417 filed, 384 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
14.9
Actual, per year in window
11.7
Projected, next 12 mo
11.9
0
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18
We'd expect a typical fleet of 417 power units this active to have about 14.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 35 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 11.7 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 11.9 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.
Fatal-crash risk: about 29% 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:
636 inspections
and 35 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 632 inspections and 19 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
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 30, 2024 · KY · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 3 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.91
Satisfactory — 0.80x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.036 crashes per power-unit-year for a 417-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.82x (driver behaviour 0.73x, out-of-service 0.41x, all violations 0.32x; 636 inspections). Experience 0.97x: 18.3 decayed crashes against 18.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.91, a 1.88). 80% range 0.56–1.06x. 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
3.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
417 power units · 14.87 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.82×
636 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.97×
18.3 decayed crashes vs 18.8 expected · credibility 0.91
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 0.80× (80% range 0.56–1.06×)
· 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
636
Driver Insp
636
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
535
Vehicle OOS
67
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 60 | 0.30 | |
| HOS Compliance | 14 | 0.06 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.03 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 142 | 1.83 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-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.