ALTMAN SPECIALTY PLANTS LLC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 311
- Drivers · CDL
- 309 · 265
- Annual miles
- 19.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 40 | 34 | 6 | 80 |
| Tractors | 53 | 145 | 33 | 231 |
| Trailers | 22 | 276 | 61 | 359 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-03-2007) · 19 yr old
- Registered
- 03-26-1991 (35 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-17-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- MATT ALTMAN
- Officer
- KEN ALTMAN
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, 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 one-third that of similar fleets.
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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Drivers put out of service14 out-of-service violations against drivers: 8 English proficiency, 4 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Feb 2025 – May 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 128 of 259 violations (49%). Brake or light defects led to 38 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
- 7 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.9% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 4
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.010 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.92 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.42 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.04 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
259 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert205 · 59 OOSBrakes 128 · Lights 27 · Tires 14 · Cargo securement 10 · Wheels & hubs 10 · 16 more
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Hours of service No alert29 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 25 · False log 3 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert17 · 12 OOSEnglish proficiency 11 · No valid CDL 6
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Unsafe driving No alert8 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 3 · Speeding 2 · Other 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
May132026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May22025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Apr302025ArizonaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Mar312025ArizonaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan202025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Nov182024CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct302024ArizonaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Pacific Employers Insurance Companyon record since Mar 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1994
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY → Pacific Employers Insurance Company (Mar 2026); FLORISTS' MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. → SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Mar 1, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 2, 1994)
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
11 filings and 5 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 1, 2026Pacific Employers Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Feb 2, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 3, 2026opened after SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 1, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2025SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 1, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2022FLORISTS' MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · ended Mar 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 17, 2017FLORISTS' MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 10, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect57 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2017FLORISTS' MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 17, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 2, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 20, 2015opened after TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 27, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2015FLORISTS' MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 9, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 20, 2012opened after WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 5, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2012TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICALiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 27, 2015 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2010WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 1, 2012 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 5, 2012 came after the replacement; 26 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2007EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 21, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 27, 2005cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 1997NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurer115 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 2, 1994Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 1994THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 15, 1997 · replaced by another insurer36 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
- California (HQ) 542
- New Mexico 66
- Texas 43
- Colorado 17
- Federal inspectors 17
- Arizona 15
- Arkansas 14
- Illinois 8
69% 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 (329 power units: 311 filed, 329 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 329 power units this active to have about 12.3 crashes a year (sized from the 329 units seen roadside; 311 filed). This motor carrier recorded 13 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 4.3 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 4.0 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.
- 8 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.
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 | 7 | 0.22 | |
| HOS Compliance | 20 | 0.09 | |
| Driver Fitness | 17 | 0.13 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 150 | 1.63 |
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.