FREERKSEN TRUCKING INC
(507) 374-6708
dispatch@freerksentrucking.com
9 3rd Avenue Sw, Dodge Center MN 55927
101
power units
98 drivers
10.5M mi/yr · ~104k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
35 yrs history · 182 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 101
- Drivers · CDL
- 98 · 96
- Annual miles
- 10.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tractors | 98 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Trailers | 192 | 0 | 0 | 192 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Cargo Operation
- Intrastate non-HM
- Scope
- Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (02-05-2010) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 10-18-1991 (35 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-05-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- CHRIS MARQUETTE
- Officer
- MARK FREERKSEN
Cargo
66.6
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow Away
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Other: STEEL DRUMS, GLASS, LIGHT POLES, TANK
Grain/Feed/Hay
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, 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.
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: interstate fleets of 100–199 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 1.12×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.12× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.4 vs 3.9 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.4
Similar fleets
3.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~11%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 11 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 5.5 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.9 a year. The grade counts 16 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.53× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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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Injury crashes4 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL (Jul 2025 – Aug 2025).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Unsafe drivingCited 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 7
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High speeding: 6
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
11
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
182
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.7%
20 of 81
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.6%
3 of 182
National avg 6.7%
Violations
98
23 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Minnesota (about 93 in 24 months would be typical).
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 1,732 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.054 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 1.26 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 0.49 | 0.54 |
| Critical violations | 0.16 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
98 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert58 · 20 OOSBrakes 23 · Lights 15 · Tires 12 · Cargo securement 5 · Wheels & hubs 3
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Unsafe driving No alert24 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 8 · Speeding 8 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert13 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 6 · Over hours limit 5 · False log 1 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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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-
May112026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec132025IowaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep182025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug262025NebraskaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul142025ArkansasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul72025LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May272025MinnesotaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Apr212025TennesseeProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec102024IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
3 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 11 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Arch Insurance Companyon record since Aug 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 19941 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- on file · AGCS Marine Insurance Company since Dec 1, 2010
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 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 Mar 26, 1991)
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
27 filings and 4 authority events since 1991 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
27 filings and 4 authority events since 1991 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Aug 1, 2026Arch Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 1, 2025Arch Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 1, 2024ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2023ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2022ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2021ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2020ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2019ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)14 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2018ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2019 · superseded by the same policy6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2010AGCS Marine Insurance CompanyCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Dec 1, 2010NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 1, 2018 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 19, 2019 came after the replacement; 96 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 18, 2010STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2009TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Dec 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2009STAR INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 18, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2008HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Dec 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2007INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Dec 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurer23 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2007INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 30, 2009 came after the replacement; 35 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 10, 2006EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jan 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurer11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 10, 2006EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurer11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 6, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 13, 2006opened after EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 3, 2006)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 3, 2000FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 15, 2000cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2000EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Feb 10, 2006 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Mar 3, 2006 came after the replacement; 73 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2000EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 10, 2006 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Mar 3, 2006 came after the replacement; 73 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 1996NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Feb 7, 2000 · cancellation notice took effect49 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 1996NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurer48 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
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Inspections by state
- Minnesota (HQ) 18
- South Dakota 16
- Iowa 11
- Texas 9
- Montana 8
- Washington 8
- Arkansas 7
- Florida 7
Runs well beyond its home state: 18 of 182 inspections were in Minnesota.
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 (101 power units: 101 filed, 85 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.9
Actual, per year in window
5.3
Projected, next 12 mo
4.4
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3
6
We'd expect a typical fleet of 101 power units this active to have about 3.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 16 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 5.3 a year) — about 1.4× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 4.4 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.
Fatal-crash risk: about 11% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
183 inspections
and 16 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 171 inspections and 11 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 Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 4, 2024 · WY · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 10 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.53
Satisfactory — 1.12x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.039 crashes per power-unit-year for a 101-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.95x (driver behaviour 1.14x, out-of-service 0.82x, all violations 0.53x; 183 inspections). Experience 1.18x: 7.7 decayed crashes against 5.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.53, a 5.06). 80% range 0.72–1.56x. Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -3.0%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
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
3.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
101 power units · 3.93 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.95×
183 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.18×
7.7 decayed crashes vs 5.8 expected · credibility 0.53
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 1.12× (80% range 0.72–1.56×)
· band Marginal → displayed Satisfactory
· 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
182
Driver Insp
182
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
81
Vehicle OOS
20
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 23 | 2.13 | |
| HOS Compliance | 12 | 0.26 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.08 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 38 | 4.24 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-FEB-25 – 31-MAR-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.