CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC
DBA: CMT INC
(865) 767-3610
anthonyddavidson@yahoo.com
218 Old Mountain Road, Thorn Hill TN 37881
63
power units · all leased
73 drivers
6M mi/yr · ~96k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 58.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
34 yrs history · 186 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 63
- Drivers · CDL
- 73 · 73
- Annual miles
- 6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tractors | 0 | 61 | 0 | 61 |
| Trailers | 0 | 90 | 0 | 90 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (05-13-2016) · 10 yr old
- Registered
- 06-12-1992 (34 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-07-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JILL COFFMAN
- Officer
- ANTHONY DAVIDSON
Cargo
51.2
medium risk
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Other: ROCK,SAND,GRAVEL
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Farm Supplies
Construction
Coal/Coke
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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 the same as 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 0.96×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.1 vs 3.2 for similar fleets
Likely 1–6 crashes
This motor carrier
3.1
Similar fleets
3.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~8%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.2 a year. The grade counts 12 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.80× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.64×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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 crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service7 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL, 1 other qualification (Dec 2024 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 34 of 129 violations (26%). Brake or light defects led to 9 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs5 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 5 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Hazmat violations7 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.7% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 5
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Excessive speeding: 14
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
186
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.3%
17 of 93
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.7%
5 of 186
National avg 6.7%
Violations
129
26 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 4,520 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.063 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 2.33 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 1.02 | 0.53 |
| Critical violations | 0.25 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
129 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert67 · 18 OOSBrakes 34 · Lights 10 · Tires 7 · Cargo securement 4 · Other parts 12
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Unsafe driving No alert32 · 0 OOSSpeeding 17 · Reckless / lane 6 · Seat belt 5 · Other 4
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Hours of service No alert20 · 4 OOSOver hours limit 8 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · False log 5 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSMedical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat7 · 1 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Feb202026AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan222026KentuckyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May212025KentuckyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan22025KentuckyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec112024KentuckyProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec32024South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
1 of the 6 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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$1,000,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO.on record since Jul 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 1994
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 29, 2015)
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
34 filings and 16 authority events since 1992 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
34 filings and 16 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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Jul 1, 2024CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2018CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2017CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2016CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2015CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 8, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2015opened after ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 3, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2014ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 3, 2015 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 1, 2014opened after ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 10, 2012ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2012GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 10, 2012 · replaced by another insurer1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2012opened after GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 10, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2011GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 10, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 16, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 14, 2011opened after GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 10, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2010GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended May 23, 2013 · cancellation processed by FMCSA35 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2010GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 10, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 10, 2010opened after GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 10, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2009GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jun 10, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2009GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 10, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 9, 2009opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 10, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2008UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Jun 10, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2008CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 10, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 12, 2008opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 10, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 10, 2008opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 10, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2007UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Jun 10, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2007CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 10, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect12 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
- Kentucky 63
- South Carolina 47
- Tennessee (HQ) 33
- North Carolina 16
- Virginia 10
- West Virginia 10
- Indiana 2
- Ohio 2
18% 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 (63 power units: 63 filed, 62 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.2
Actual, per year in window
4.0
Projected, next 12 mo
3.1
0
2.25
4.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 63 power units this active to have about 3.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 12 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 4.0 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.1 over the next 12. 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 8% 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 Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
181 inspections
and 12 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 186 inspections and 6 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.43
Satisfactory — 0.96x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.051 crashes per power-unit-year for a 63-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.02x (driver behaviour 1.80x, out-of-service 0.64x, all violations 0.89x; 181 inspections). Experience 0.94x: 4.3 decayed crashes against 5.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.43, a 6.65). 80% range 0.60–1.36x. 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
5.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
63 power units · 3.19 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.02×
181 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.94×
4.3 decayed crashes vs 5.0 expected · credibility 0.43
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 0.96× (80% range 0.60–1.36×)
· band 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
186
Driver Insp
186
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
93
Vehicle OOS
17
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 29 | 4.13 | |
| HOS Compliance | 15 | 0.51 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.15 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 40 | 3.01 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 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.