ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 358
- Drivers · CDL
- 370 · 370
- Annual miles
- 29.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 3 | 355 | 0 | 358 |
| Trailers | 1743 | 0 | 0 | 1743 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-15-1991) · 35 yr old
- Registered
- 03-15-1991 (35 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-25-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- CLAY MOSELEY
- Officer
- RONNIE PRESLEY
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight, 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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% 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.
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 crashes2 crashes with 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Mar 9, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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New since the grade was set1 crash after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
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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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Lapse in liability filings358 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Jun 8, 2025 – Jun 1, 2026) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
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Drivers put out of service9 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 hours of service, 2 medical certificate, 1 other qualification (Oct 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Tires and brakesTires are 89 of 412 violations (22%). Tire or brake defects led to 90 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 21
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Excessive speeding: 23
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Substance violations: 3
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.034 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.42 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.58 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.20 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
412 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert263 · 118 OOSTires 89 · Brakes 73 · Lights 52 · Wheels & hubs 10 · Cargo securement 5 · 34 more
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Unsafe driving No alert76 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 32 · Speeding 26 · Phone use 3 · Seat belt 2 · Other 13
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Hours of service No alert69 · 5 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 34 · Over hours limit 23 · No log 7 · False log 5
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 4 OOSMedical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Sep12026IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Jun102026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr272026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar92026IndianaFatal · 1 deathDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb62026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec192025West VirginiaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov132025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct292025VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep222025TennesseeFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.In the newsDeadly crash on I-40 Eastbound at mile marker 98, large beam across the roadwayWTVF (NewsChannel 5, Nashville) · Sep 22, 2025
Why this link: FMCSA crash report TN0400365524 (Tennessee Highway Patrol) lists ASCEND TRANSPORTATION 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 ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Mar232025MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb42025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan162025ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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.
14 more in the FMCSA records below.
2 of the 23 crashes were fatal.
6 of the 23 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Protective Insurance Companyon record since Jun 1, 2026 · 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
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Protective Insurance Company since Jun 1, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jun 8, 2025, replaced 358 days later)
- 358 days without a liability filing (Jun 8, 2025 – Jun 1, 2026) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 21, 1987)
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
21 filings and 12 authority events since 1986 · 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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Jun 1, 2026Protective Insurance CompanyBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2026Protective Insurance CompanyLiability bond (BMC-82) · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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May 28, 2026Protective Insurance CompanyBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jun 27, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceFMCSA's new system
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May 28, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the broker authority, effective Jun 27, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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May 12, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 20, 2025opened after Protective Insurance Company filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 8, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 12, 2023Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2022Protective Insurance CompanyLiability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jun 8, 2025 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Jun 1, 2026 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jan 4, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 30, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 4, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jan 10, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 29, 2021TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Feb 3, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 29, 2021GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurer5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2020GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 29, 2021 · superseded by the same policy19 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 14, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2019TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Dec 29, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)27 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 6, 2019cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2018HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 26, 2020 came after the replacement; 18 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2006TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)91 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Mar 15, 2006cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 10, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 23, 2005cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 10, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Nov 23, 2005cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2003GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2018 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 24, 2018 came after the replacement; 191 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2002ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2001EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 23, 2000FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMCargo · ended Feb 23, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect24 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
- Tennessee (HQ) 236
- Kentucky 54
- Mississippi 53
- Georgia 31
- Missouri 29
- Arkansas 25
- Ohio 24
- Indiana 23
35% 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.
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 (358 power units: 358 filed, 289 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 358 power units this active to have about 10.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 41 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 13.7 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 11.4 over the next 12. 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 27, 2024 · TN · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 5 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Inspections count through the end of the latest full month of FMCSA data. Crash reports reach FMCSA weeks late, so crashes wait 1 month more. Both enter the grade as the window moves forward each month.
- Crash Sep 1, 2026 · IN · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
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.
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 | 72 | 1.73 | |
| HOS Compliance | 47 | 0.37 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.03 | |
| Controlled Substances | 2 | 0.03 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 157 | 4.93 |
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 (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.