PRICE AIR FREIGHT INC
(310) 261-6824
billlorenzen@pricetransfer.com
2790 E Del Amo Blvd, Rancho Dominguez CA 90221
61
power units
80 drivers
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 88.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 1,385 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 61
- Drivers · CDL
- 80 · 80
- Annual miles
- 822k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tractors | 25 | 35 | 0 | 60 |
| Trailers | 150 | 102 | 0 | 252 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (12-17-2004) · 21 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-30-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- TAMI LORENZEN-FANSELOW
Cargo
69.3
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Other: UNSPECIFIED
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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.
Mileage Unreliable
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
Expected crash rate is about 38% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate 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 0.62×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.2 vs 3.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–5 crashes
This motor carrier
2.2
Similar fleets
3.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~6%
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); similar fleets have about 3.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 2.52× and violations 1.99× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.15×. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: 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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Tires and steering & suspensionTires are 415 of 1048 violations (40%). Tire or steering & suspension defects led to 126 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 11.9% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Unusual inspection rateInspections per truck fall outside the normal range (1st–99th percentile), which can point to a mis-reported fleet size or data issues.
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,385
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.9%
165 of 1,384
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 57
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,048
195 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in California (about 114 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 4,136 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.016 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 16.70 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 8.59 | 0.57 |
| Critical violations | 4.16 | 0.12 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
1,048 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert1,048 · 195 OOSTires 415 · Steering & suspension 229 · Brakes 186 · Lights 167 · Wheels & hubs 17 · 34 more
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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
2 crashes
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Feb182026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov202024CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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Not required for a broker or freight-forwarder authority.
- 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) · United States Fire Insurance Company since Oct 1, 2025
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
Freight-forwarder authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jan 7, 2009)
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
20 filings and 17 authority events since 1991 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
20 filings and 17 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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Oct 27, 2026Operating authority suspended by FMCSA (cause not stated)MC 5178 · FMCSA's new system
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Oct 1, 2025United States Fire Insurance CompanyBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFF 8443 · FMCSA's new system
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Oct 1, 2022HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceFF 8443 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 19, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsFF 8443 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2014ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileMC 5178 · FMCSA's new system
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Oct 1, 2013AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 12, 2022 came after the replacement; 108 months in forceFF 8443 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2010Illinois Union Insurance CompanyCargo · on file · on fileMC 5178 · FMCSA's new system
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Jan 7, 2009Freight-forwarder authority grantedFF 8443 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 18, 2008FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Apr 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer18 months in forceMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2008FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Sep 18, 2008 · superseded by the same policy6 months in forceMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2008FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Feb 28, 2012 · insurer name change47 months in forceFF 8443 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2007ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2014 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 4, 2014 came after the replacement; 84 months in forceMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 19, 2005Operating authority reinstatedMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 7, 2005Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2005ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Oct 16, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2004DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2003LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurer63 months in forceMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 24, 2002FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 30, 2003cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 24, 2002FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 3, 2003cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2002DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2004 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 3, 2001FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 13, 2001cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2001AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Nov 27, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect22 months in forceMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2001AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 27, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect22 months in forceMC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 16, 1996FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 1, 1996opened after GOLDEN EAGLE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 15, 1996)MC 5178 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 1996LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Mar 8, 2001 · cancellation notice took effect59 months in forceMC 5178 · L&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 (HQ) 1,385
Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).
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 (61 power units: 61 filed, 36 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.5
Actual, per year in window
0.7
Projected, next 12 mo
2.2
0
2
4
We'd expect a typical fleet of 61 power units this active to have about 3.5 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 2 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 0.7 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 2.2 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 6% 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
1385 inspections
and 2 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 1271 inspections and 2 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 26, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 26, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 26, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 26, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 26, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 26, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 26, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 26, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 26, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 26, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 2 vehicle OOS · 6 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 2 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 19, 2024 · CA · level 5 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 90 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.43
Strong — 0.62x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.058 crashes per power-unit-year for a 61-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 0.92x (driver behaviour 0.15x, out-of-service 2.52x, all violations 1.99x; 1385 inspections). Experience 0.67x: 1.2 decayed crashes against 5.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.43, a 6.62). 80% range 0.35–0.93x. Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -1.8%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
Scoring flags
MCS-150 mileage unreliable (mileage is not in the grade)
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
5.8 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
61 power units · 3.52 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.92×
1385 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.67×
1.2 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 0.62× (80% range 0.35–0.93×)
· 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
1,385
Driver Insp
57
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
1,384
Vehicle OOS
165
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 634 | 4.78 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-APR-26 – 31-JAN-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.