WATER TECH TRANSPORTATION LLC
(479) 649-7447
gscrivner@watertechin.net
7215 Highway 271 South, Fort Smith AR 72908
65
power units
67 drivers
2.2M mi/yr · ~34k per unit
HazMat
Excellent
FRED Score 91.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
35 yrs history · 129 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 65
- Drivers · CDL
- 67 · 60
- Annual miles
- 2.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tractors | 47 | 12 | 0 | 59 |
| Trailers | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (04-18-2006) · 20 yr old
- Registered
- 10-23-1991 (35 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-07-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- GABE SCRIVNER
Cargo
63.0
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is about half that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 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 0.51×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.3 vs 2.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.3
Similar fleets
2.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.5 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.12×, violations 0.22× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.50× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -31%. 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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New since the grade was set1 crash after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lapse in liability filings118 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Jun 5, 2025 – Oct 1, 2025) 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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Hazmat violations8 hazmat violations.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 2.9% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 77% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 5
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
129
77% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
2.9%
3 of 105
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 129
National avg 6.7%
Violations
39
4 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 1 inspection.
vs 4,520 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.015 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 1.48 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.30 | 0.53 |
| Critical violations | 0.04 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
39 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert18 · 4 OOSBrakes 9 · Lights 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · 2 more
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Unsafe driving No alert12 · 0 OOSSpeeding 4 · Seat belt 3 · Reckless / lane 2 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert1 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat8 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Sep32026OklahomaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr122026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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primary $1,000,000 + excess $3,000,000 · Arch Insurance Companyon record since Oct 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2025
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE → ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jun 5, 2025, replaced 118 days later)
- 118 days without a liability filing (Jun 5, 2025 – Oct 1, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
- FMCSA notice served Sep 1, 2026 (suspension effective Oct 1, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 3, 2010)
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
22 filings and 8 authority events since 2008 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
22 filings and 8 authority events since 2008 · 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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Oct 1, 2026Arch Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Oct 1, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Mar 31, 2026Upland Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Mar 4, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 30, 2026cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2025Arch Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Oct 1, 2024ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 5, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2024UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Mar 31, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect25 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2024ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2024AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY LINES INS.Liability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 8, 2012COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 8, 2024 · replaced by another insurer144 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2010COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 8, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)21 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 28, 2010opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 1, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2010TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Jun 29, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect112 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 3, 2010Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2010COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCELiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Mar 8, 2024 · replaced by another insurer169 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 8, 2010THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Mar 8, 2010 · replaced by another insurer1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2010Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 29, 2009CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2009CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 29, 2009 · superseded by the same policy7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 1, 2009opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 1, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 9, 2009CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 10, 2009cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2009Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2009THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Feb 1, 2010 · insurer name change11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2009THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 9, 2009 · replaced by another insurer1 month 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
- Oklahoma 36
- Arkansas (HQ) 31
- Texas 19
- North Carolina 11
- South Carolina 9
- Tennessee 7
- New Mexico 3
- Kentucky 2
24% 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 (65 power units: 65 filed, 42 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
2.5
Actual, per year in window
1.0
Projected, next 12 mo
1.3
0
1.5
3
We'd expect a typical fleet of 65 power units this active to have about 2.5 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.0 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 1.3 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 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 3% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below 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:
129 inspections
and 3 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 128 inspections and 1 crash 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
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Not yet scored — crashes after Aug 31, 2026, inspections after Sep 30, 2026
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 3, 2026 · OK · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.49
Excellent — 0.51x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.038 crashes per power-unit-year for a 65-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 0.69x (driver behaviour 0.50x, out-of-service 0.12x, all violations 0.22x; 129 inspections). Experience 0.74x: 1.2 decayed crashes against 2.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.49, a 2.83). 80% range 0.22–0.86x. 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
3.8 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
65 power units · 2.50 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.69×
129 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.74×
1.2 decayed crashes vs 2.7 expected · credibility 0.49
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 0.51× (80% range 0.22–0.86×)
· band Excellent
· 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
129
Driver Insp
129
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
105
Vehicle OOS
3
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 11 | 1.40 | |
| HOS Compliance | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 13 | 0.87 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.