FOODLINER INC
DBA: FOODLINER
(563) 584-2670
andylee@foodliner.com
501 Bell St, Dubuque IA 52001
1,226
tractors
1,153 drivers
88.7M mi/yr · ~72k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 39.3 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 847 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 1,226
- Drivers · CDL
- 1,153 · 1,153
- Annual miles
- 88.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 1124 | 102 | 0 | 1226 |
| Trailers | 2763 | 0 | 0 | 2763 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-18-2005) · 21 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-21-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- GREG MCCOY
- Officer
- MICHAEL BIRKETT
Cargo
64.3
medium risk
Drive/Tow Away
Liquids/Gases
General Freight
Beverages
Other: FOOD GRADE LIQUID BU
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Drive/Tow Away, 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 about 33% higher than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ 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 1.33×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
43.8 vs 32.9 for similar fleets
Likely 31–58 crashes
This motor carrier
43.8
Similar fleets
32.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~69%
About 1.3× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 77 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 38 a year), including 22 with injuries; similar fleets have about 33 a year. The grade counts 142 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.65× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.38× and violations 0.49×. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.
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 crashes22 crashes with 31 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service9 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 no valid CDL, 4 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Nov 2024 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 107 of 494 violations (22%). Light or brake defects led to 23 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 29 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 8 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.6% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.1% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 22
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Excessive speeding: 77
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
77
0 fatalities · 31 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
847
61% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.6%
45 of 426
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
9 of 846
National avg 6.7%
Violations
494
60 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 10 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.031 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.52 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 0.20 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.04 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
494 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert291 · 51 OOSLights 107 · Brakes 100 · Tires 22 · Wheels & hubs 11 · Cargo securement 9 · 42 more
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Unsafe driving No alert162 · 0 OOSSpeeding 86 · Reckless / lane 57 · Phone use 8 · Seat belt 4 · Other 7
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Hours of service No alert31 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 22 · Over hours limit 6 · No log 3
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Driver fitness No alert10 · 8 OOSNo valid CDL 6 · Medical certificate 4
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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-
Aug222026PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Aug52026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul202026OregonProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul82026TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul72026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul52026IndianaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted.
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Jul12026WisconsinProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun232026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Apr62026CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar92026PennsylvaniaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan312026UtahInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan152026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan152026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec222025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec82025LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec12025New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep142025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep112025IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug42025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
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Jul232025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun52025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr292025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar272025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar132025KansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb282025New YorkInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb242025GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb242025LouisianaInjury · 7 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan302025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Dec262024TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain. FMCSA: not preventable.
69 more in the FMCSA records below.
22 of the 77 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 77 crashes released hazardous materials.
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 $4,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · FMCSA self-insurance authorityon record since Jul 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 19941 other liability filing also on file
- 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) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Sep 30, 2024
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → Palisades Insurance Company (Jul 2024)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 23, 1999)
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
32 filings and 6 authority events since 1983 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
32 filings and 6 authority events since 1983 · 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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Dec 1, 2025Ace American Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 30, 2024Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of AmericaBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 29, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 28, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 29, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Aug 28, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2024Self-InsuredLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2024Palisades Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Dec 1, 2022PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jul 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurer19 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2020ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2015THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurer60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 27, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 30, 2015opened after ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 23, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2014ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 23, 2015 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2014THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2014 · replaced by another insurer9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Sep 30, 2024 · superseded by the same policy132 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2013DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2014 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2012DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2011DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2010LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 1, 2024 · insurer name change175 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2010DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2011 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2009LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Mar 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2009DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2008HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Mar 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2008DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2007LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Mar 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2007DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2006DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2007 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 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
- California 85
- Texas 68
- Georgia 60
- Indiana 59
- Illinois 57
- Tennessee 53
- Iowa (HQ) 47
- Kansas 42
Runs well beyond its home state: 47 of 847 inspections were in Iowa.
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 (1226 power units: 1226 filed, 610 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
32.9
Actual, per year in window
47.3
Projected, next 12 mo
43.8
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27.5
55
We'd expect a typical fleet of 1226 power units this active to have about 32.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 142 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 47.3 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 43.8 over the next 12 — about 1.3× the 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.
Fatal-crash risk: about 69% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.3× 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:
831 inspections
and 142 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 837 inspections and 77 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 Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 10 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.96
Marginal — 1.33x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.027 crashes per power-unit-year for a 1226-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.92x (driver behaviour 1.65x, out-of-service 0.38x, all violations 0.49x; 831 inspections). Experience 1.44x: 68.5 decayed crashes against 46.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.96, a 1.88). 80% range 1.07–1.60x. 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
2.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
1226 power units · 32.94 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.92×
831 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.44×
68.5 decayed crashes vs 46.9 expected · credibility 0.96
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 1.33× (80% range 1.07–1.60×)
· band Marginal
· 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
847
Driver Insp
846
Driver OOS
9
Vehicle Insp
426
Vehicle OOS
45
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 155 | 1.29 | |
| HOS Compliance | 22 | 0.07 | |
| Driver Fitness | 9 | 0.08 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 166 | 3.14 |
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.