HOLMES ERECTION INC

DOT# 453564 MC# 883896 DUNS# 51961795 Fort Smith, AR Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(479) 646-4331 freddie@holmeserection.com 5107 Wheeler Ave, Fort Smith AR 72901-8335
28 power units · all owned 21 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
35 yrs history · 12 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
28
Drivers · CDL
21 · 21
Annual miles
347k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 10 0 0 10
Tractors 18 0 0 18
Trailers 30 0 0 30

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Conditional (11-04-1991)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 35 yr ago)
Registered
07-29-1991 (35 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-16-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
WILLARD HOLMES
Officer
WENDELL HOLMES

Cargo

65.6
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Utility Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Mileage Unreliable

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).

Not enough record to grade yet.

12 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 20–49 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×–1.90×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
0.8

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 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 (28 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.70× and violations 1.27× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.64×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 5 of 15 violations (33%). Light or brake defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
12
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
75.0%
3 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
8.3%
1 of 12
National avg 6.7%
Violations
15
9 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Arkansas (about 38 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.036 0.029
Inspections 0.29 1.11
Violations 0.27 0.77
Critical violations 0.07 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

15 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    13 · 8 OOS
    Lights 5 · Brakes 4 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Medical certificate 1
  • Unsafe driving 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
    23
    2026
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    24
    2025
    Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Travelers Indemnity Co of Connecticut
on record since Jan 25, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2014
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 2, 2014)

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
  • Arkansas (HQ) 7
  • Oklahoma 5