WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC
DBA: WILLBUR ELLIS WILBUR ELLIS AGRIBUSINESS
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 1,208
- Drivers · CDL
- 833 · 763
- Annual miles
- 17.9M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 673 | 166 | 0 | 839 |
| Tractors | 250 | 55 | 0 | 305 |
| Trailers | 803 | 24 | 0 | 827 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-09-2022) · 4 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-24-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JOHN BUCKLEY
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Its risk relativity (0.46× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; these rules hold it at Satisfactory:
- Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window
- Held one band lower (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — see Exposure Unverified below
The downside is never capped.
The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 1208 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 224 units seen in 24 months, 0.14 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
Expected crash rate is about half that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
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 Oct 9, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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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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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 39 of 139 violations (28%). Brake or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations7 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
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Filed fleet not seen on the roadOnly 224 of the 1208 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (349 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 1208 are running. Its grade is held one band lower until the fleet is confirmed.Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 9.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.4% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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High speeding: 7
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.005 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.22 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.06 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.01 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
139 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert114 · 25 OOSBrakes 39 · Lights 30 · Tires 10 · Cargo securement 7 · Steering & suspension 6 · 22 more
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Unsafe driving No alert13 · 0 OOSSpeeding 8 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 1
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Hours of service No alert4 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 3 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSMedical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat7 · 1 OOS
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Aug182026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun182026CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr182026CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct242025South DakotaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct92025WashingtonFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsDeadly crash on I-90 closes Road O exit near Moses LakeKHQ · Oct 9, 2025
Why this link: FMCSA crash report WA000EG36658 (Washington State Patrol) lists WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Oct32025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun42025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May132025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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May22025ArizonaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
4 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 12 crashes was fatal.
4 of the 12 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$5,000,000 · Ace American Insurance Companyon record since Nov 15, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1994
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Mar 26, 2024
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 4, 2018)
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
15 filings and 6 authority events since 1994 · 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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Mar 26, 2024Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of AmericaBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Feb 22, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 23, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 22, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Feb 28, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2023Ace American Insurance CompanyLiability · $5,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 4, 2018Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 28, 2018TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Mar 26, 2024 · insurer name change66 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 28, 2016cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 4, 2016ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Aug 22, 2016 · insurer name change8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2015ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Nov 15, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)96 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2013ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jan 4, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)26 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2012GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Nov 15, 2013 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 14, 2013 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2011GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Nov 15, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2010LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended Aug 22, 2016 · insurer name change69 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2010GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $3,000,000 · ended Nov 15, 2011 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2009DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Nov 15, 2010 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2008DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Nov 15, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2006DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 15, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 18, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 21, 2011cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 2004DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 15, 2006 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 10, 1994NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPLiability · ended Nov 15, 2004 · replaced by another insurer123 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 6, 1994Operating authority grantedL&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
- California 152
- Washington 55
- Montana 34
- Texas 19
- North Dakota 18
- South Dakota 10
- Wisconsin 10
- Oregon 8
Runs well beyond its home state: 6 of 349 inspections were in Colorado.
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 (1208 power units: 1208 filed, 224 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 1208 power units this active to have about 14.2 crashes a year — but only 224 of the 1208 filed units were seen roadside in 24 months (0.14 inspections per filed unit-year), so this expectation assumes the filed fleet is real. This motor carrier recorded 17 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 5.7 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 6.5 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.
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 26, 2024 · WA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 3 further inspections with no out-of-service result
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.
- Excellent withheld: a fatal crash inside the window
- Capped one band (interim): the filed fleet isn't corroborated roadside — under a quarter of it seen in 24 months and under 0.25 inspections per filed truck a year — so Excellent shows as Strong and Strong as Satisfactory until the fleet is confirmed
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 11 | 0.11 | |
| HOS Compliance | 4 | 0.03 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 78 | 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.