RALPH GRIZZLE TRUCKING INC

DOT# 437782 MC# 278809 Cleveland, GA Authorized For-Hire
(706) 865-5298 ralphgrizzle@windstream.net 1552 Hwy 75 South, Cleveland GA 30528
11 power units · all owned 11 drivers 400k mi/yr · ~36k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
35 yrs history · 5 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
11
Drivers · CDL
11 · 11
Annual miles
400k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 10 0 0 10
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 1 0 0 1

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles), Interstate (Within 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (11-15-2004) · 21 yr old
Registered
03-04-1991 (35 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-21-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
CHAD GRIZZLE

Cargo

53.8
medium risk
General Freight Building Materials Other: SAND, DIRT, STONE Construction
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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

5 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.50×–2.15×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.4

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (11 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.68×, violations 0.68× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.77× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jun 2025 – Apr 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
5
80% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 5
National avg 6.7%
Violations
3
0 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Georgia (about 12 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26
vs 14,122 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.091 0.034
Inspections 0.23 1.23
Violations 0.14 0.97
Critical violations 0.00 0.19

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

3 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Brakes 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Feb
    25
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jun
    23
    2025
    Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY
on record since Jun 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2007
Cargo filing
on file · COLUMBIA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY since Jun 1, 2010
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY → BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY (Jun 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Nov 16, 2018)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Georgia (HQ) 4
  • Alabama 1