PHOENIX TRANS SERVICES CORP
(646) 984-0566
phoenixtransservices@gmail.com
474 Wilson Avenue A2, Newark NJ 07105
49
tractors · all leased
49 drivers
1.5M mi/yr · ~31k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
3 yrs history · 130 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 49
- Drivers · CDL
- 49 · 49
- Annual miles
- 1.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 49 | 0 | 49 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (05-30-2025)
- Registered
- 08-31-2023 (3 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-15-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- PEDRO PENA
Cargo
61.2
medium risk
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
- 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.
Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 1.08×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.08× 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
3.4 vs 3.1 for similar fleets
Likely 1–7 crashes
This motor carrier
3.4
Similar fleets
3.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~9%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.1 a year. The grade counts 8 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 4.02×, violations 2.23× and out-of-service orders 2.21× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +33%. 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 crashes3 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 service27 out-of-service violations against drivers: 19 hours of service, 8 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – Feb 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 95 of 399 violations (24%). Light or brake defects led to 29 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate52.9% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (45 of 85). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.21× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Driver out-of-service rate18.5% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (24 of 130). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.21× 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
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 5
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Excessive speeding: 10
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Feb 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
130
16% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
52.9%
45 of 85
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
18.5%
24 of 130
National avg 6.7%
Violations
399
88 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in New Jersey (about 59 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 10,543 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.051 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 1.41 | 1.12 |
| Violations | 4.07 | 0.78 |
| Critical violations | 0.60 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
399 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert300 · 61 OOSLights 95 · Brakes 94 · Tires 32 · Cargo securement 11 · Wheels & hubs 10 · 58 more
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Hours of service No alert69 · 19 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 39 · No log 24 · False log 3 · Over hours limit 3
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Unsafe driving No alert20 · 0 OOSSpeeding 10 · Reckless / lane 8 · Seat belt 2
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Driver fitness No alert10 · 8 OOSNo valid CDL 9 · English proficiency 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-
Feb112026New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May12025New YorkProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Apr22025New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Dec232024New YorkInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Nov182024New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Nov112024ConnecticutProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
3 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.Last filing: STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA, ended Jan 22, 2026 (cancellation notice took effect).
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 16 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 16 took effect (the last Jan 22, 2026, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 13
Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 28, 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
16 filings and 15 authority events since 2023 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
16 filings and 15 authority events since 2023 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jan 28, 2026Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 18, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,500,000 · ended Jan 22, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 21, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 18, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 18, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,500,000 · ended Dec 18, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 16, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 14, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 12, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 22, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,500,000 · ended Nov 12, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 24, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 22, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 11, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,500,000 · ended Sep 22, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 15, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 18, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 11, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 23, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,500,000 · ended Aug 11, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 27, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 16, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 23, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,500,000 · ended Jun 23, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 23, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,500,000 · ended May 14, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 23, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 15, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 23, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 27, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 10, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 23, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 12, 2025STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,500,000 · ended Apr 23, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 16, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 12, 2025opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 12, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 23, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,500,000 · ended Feb 12, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 26, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 24, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 23, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 22, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,500,000 · ended Dec 23, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 26, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 20, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 22, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 23, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 22, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 24, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 23, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 24, 2024STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 23, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 28, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 10, 2024opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 24, 2024)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
- New York 62
- Pennsylvania 24
- Connecticut 18
- New Jersey (HQ) 9
- Vermont 4
- Delaware 3
- Massachusetts 3
- Michigan 3
Runs well beyond its home state: 9 of 130 inspections were in New Jersey.
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 (75 power units: 49 filed, 75 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.1
Actual, per year in window
2.7
Projected, next 12 mo
3.4
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2
4
We'd expect a typical fleet of 75 power units this active to have about 3.1 crashes a year (sized from the 75 units seen roadside; 49 filed). This motor carrier recorded 8 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 2.7 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.4 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 9% 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:
123 inspections
and 8 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 124 inspections and 6 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 30, 2024 · NY · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS, 1 driver OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 22, 2024 · NY · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 16, 2024 · CT · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 7 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 10, 2024 · CT · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 10, 2024 · NY · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 7 violations
- 1 further inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.50
Satisfactory — 1.08x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.042 crashes per power-unit-year for a 75-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.33x (driver behaviour 4.02x, out-of-service 2.21x, all violations 2.23x; 123 inspections). Experience 0.82x: 4.1 decayed crashes against 6.4 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.50, a 6.34). 80% range 0.66–1.55x. Fleet sized at 75 units from roadside VINs (49 filed). Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -1.7%, 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
4.2 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
75 power units (49 filed, 75 seen roadside) · 3.13 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.33×
123 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.82×
4.1 decayed crashes vs 6.4 expected · credibility 0.50
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 1.08× (80% range 0.66–1.55×)
· 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
130
Driver Insp
130
Driver OOS
24
Vehicle Insp
85
Vehicle OOS
45
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 19 | 4.57 | |
| HOS Compliance | 45 | 2.20 | |
| Driver Fitness | 10 | 0.77 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 | 14.90 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-MAR-25) 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.