RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC
(800) 655-5071
safety@rudolphfreight.com
1200 Industrial Road, South Fulton TN 38257
125
tractors · all leased
125 drivers
17.1M mi/yr · ~137k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 78.4 / 100
High confidence
34 yrs history · 436 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 125
- Drivers · CDL
- 125 · 125
- Annual miles
- 17.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 125 | 0 | 125 |
| Trailers | 0 | 550 | 0 | 550 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-29-2009) · 17 yr old
- Registered
- 01-23-1992 (34 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-20-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ROBBIE RUDOLPH
- Officer
- GRANT RUDOLPH
Cargo
60.3
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, 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 probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire 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 0.72×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.7 vs 10.7 for similar fleets
Likely 3–13 crashes
This motor carrier
7.7
Similar fleets
10.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~19%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 12 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 6 a year), including 1 fatal (2 deaths) and 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 11 a year. The grade counts 21 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.57× and out-of-service orders 0.77× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -4%: 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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Fatal crash1 crash with 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent May 12, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes5 crashes with 6 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL, 2 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and tiresBrakes are 51 of 282 violations (18%). Brake or tire defects led to 50 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs6 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Hazmat violations2 hazmat violations, 2 out of service.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 20
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Excessive speeding: 18
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
12
2 fatalities · 8 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
436
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.1%
54 of 234
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
5 of 436
National avg 6.7%
Violations
282
66 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 1,871 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.052 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 2.53 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 1.13 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.32 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
282 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert176 · 58 OOSBrakes 51 · Tires 46 · Lights 25 · Wheels & hubs 23 · Steering & suspension 6 · 25 more
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Unsafe driving No alert69 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 38 · Speeding 21 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 5
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Hours of service No alert30 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 19 · False log 6 · Over hours limit 4 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 5 OOSNo valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat2 · 2 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-
Aug192026GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug142026PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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May142026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr92026MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar32026OhioInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Nov132025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Jun42025MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May192025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May122025ArizonaFatal · 2 deathsDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan62025MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
4 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 12 crashes was fatal.
5 of the 12 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.on record since Feb 21, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2018
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. (Feb 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 20, 2018)
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 6 authority events since 1992 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
22 filings and 6 authority events since 1992 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Feb 21, 2025CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 21, 2024PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 21, 2025 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 21, 2023PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 21, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 21, 2019THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 21, 2023 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2018Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 21, 2018THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Feb 21, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2015Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 9, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 12, 2015opened after SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 5, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2015NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 24, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 12, 2010SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 5, 2015 came after the replacement; 52 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 21, 2010TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Jul 15, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 16, 2007SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 21, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 12, 2010 came after the replacement; 41 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 16, 2007SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 12, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect42 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 13, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 12, 2007cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 8, 2002SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended May 16, 2007 · insurer name change55 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 8, 2002SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 16, 2007 · insurer name change55 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 8, 2001INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 12, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 8, 2000FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 6, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 8, 2000INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 8, 2001 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 8, 1999ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 8, 2000 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 26, 2000 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 4, 1998FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 9, 1998cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 8, 1998GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 8, 2000 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 14, 2000 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 8, 1996CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 8, 1998 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 12, 1996CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 8, 1996 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 8, 1995GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Oct 8, 1999 · cancellation notice took effect48 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
- Tennessee (HQ) 47
- Maryland 32
- California 31
- Texas 31
- New Mexico 30
- Arizona 27
- Georgia 25
- Louisiana 19
11% 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 (180 power units: 125 filed, 180 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
10.7
Actual, per year in window
7.0
Projected, next 12 mo
7.7
0
6
12
We'd expect a typical fleet of 180 power units this active to have about 10.7 crashes a year (sized from the 180 units seen roadside; 125 filed). This motor carrier recorded 21 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 7.0 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 7.7 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.
Fatal-crash risk: about 19% 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:
438 inspections
and 21 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 435 inspections and 12 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
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.89
Strong — 0.72x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.059 crashes per power-unit-year for a 180-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.96x (driver behaviour 1.23x, out-of-service 0.77x, all violations 0.57x; 438 inspections). Experience 0.75x: 11.4 decayed crashes against 15.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.89, a 2.04). 80% range 0.47–1.00x. Fleet sized at 180 units from roadside VINs (125 filed). 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
5.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
180 power units (125 filed, 180 seen roadside) · 10.69 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.96×
438 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.75×
11.4 decayed crashes vs 15.8 expected · credibility 0.89
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 0.72× (80% range 0.47–1.00×)
· band Strong
· 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
436
Driver Insp
436
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
234
Vehicle OOS
54
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 65 | 3.86 | |
| HOS Compliance | 27 | 0.26 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.10 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 104 | 3.51 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-26 – 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.