PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC
DBA: PUBLIX
(863) 688-1188
russ.wainer@publix.com
501 N Galloway Rd, Lakeland FL 33815-7241
945
power units · all owned
1,720 drivers
100.2M mi/yr · ~106k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
High confidence
35 yrs history · 944 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 945
- Drivers · CDL
- 1,720 · 1,720
- Annual miles
- 100.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Tractors | 929 | 0 | 0 | 929 |
| Trailers | 4293 | 92 | 0 | 4385 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-20-2007) · 19 yr old
- Registered
- 03-14-1991 (35 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-04-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- MIKE LESTER
- Officer
- JAMES SADLER
Cargo
60.9
medium risk
Household Goods
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: DAIRY
Paper Products
Garbage/Refuse
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods, 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 about 1.6× 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.
This motor carrier 1.60×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.60× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
49.8 vs 31.1 for similar fleets
Likely 36–65 crashes
This motor carrier
49.8
Similar fleets
31.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~73%
About 1.6× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 103 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 52 a year), including 4 fatal (9 deaths) and 27 with injuries; similar fleets have about 31 a year. The grade counts 166 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.17×, out-of-service orders 0.18× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.37× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -33%.
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 crashes4 crashes with 9 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jun 21, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes27 crashes with 31 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 2 medical certificate (May 2025 – Feb 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 11 of 93 violations (12%). Brake or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 5.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.3% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 92% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 18
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High speeding: 5
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
103
9 fatalities · 33 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
944
92% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
5.4%
14 of 259
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.3%
3 of 944
National avg 6.7%
Violations
93
20 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 5 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.054 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.71 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.05 | 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
93 violations · 24 months-
Unsafe driving No alert40 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 28 · Speeding 6 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 2 · Other 2
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Vehicle maintenance No alert39 · 16 OOSBrakes 11 · Lights 11 · Tires 8 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · 7 more
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Hours of service No alert9 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 6 · Over hours limit 3
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 4 OOSMedical certificate 3 · No valid CDL 2
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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-
Aug162026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul312026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted.
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Jul52026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun292026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun272026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jun102026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted.
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May242026FloridaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May192026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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May142026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May32026GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr282026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr182026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar212026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar162026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan12026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec162025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec32025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug232025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dusk, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug42025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul272025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul32025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun212025FloridaFatal · 6 deathsDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May222025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr152025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb282025FloridaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb252025North CarolinaInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb182025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan312025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan252025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec222024FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec172024South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov212024FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov212024GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Nov142024FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov112024FloridaFatal · 1 deathWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct282024FloridaFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
95 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 103 crashes were fatal.
27 of the 103 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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$1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Aug 24, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
- 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
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 14, 2023)
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
1 filing and 1 authority event since 2023 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
1 filing and 1 authority event 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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Sep 14, 2023Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 24, 2023HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&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
- North Carolina 392
- Florida (HQ) 217
- Georgia 137
- Alabama 99
- South Carolina 57
- Tennessee 25
- Federal inspectors 15
- Virginia 2
23% 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 (945 power units: 945 filed, 512 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
31.1
Actual, per year in window
55.3
Projected, next 12 mo
49.8
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32.5
65
We'd expect a typical fleet of 945 power units this active to have about 31.1 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 166 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 55.3 a year) — about 1.8× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 49.8 over the next 12 — about 1.6× the 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 73% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.6× that of 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:
942 inspections
and 166 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 939 inspections and 103 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
- 5 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.95
Marginal — 1.60x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.033 crashes per power-unit-year for a 945-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.67x (driver behaviour 0.37x, out-of-service 0.18x, all violations 0.17x; 942 inspections). Experience 2.37x: 79.5 decayed crashes against 32.4 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.95, a 1.88). 80% range 1.30–1.91x. 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
3.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
945 power units · 31.14 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.67×
942 inspections in window
Crash experience
2.37×
79.5 decayed crashes vs 32.4 expected · credibility 0.95
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 1.60× (80% range 1.30–1.91×)
· band Poor → displayed Marginal
· 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
944
Driver Insp
944
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
259
Vehicle OOS
14
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 38 | 0.31 | |
| HOS Compliance | 7 | 0.05 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 32 | 0.89 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-25) 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.