PIONEER TRANSPORT INC
(717) 735-0560
pioneerops@pfqcompanies.com
1851 Charter Lane Suite 101, Lancaster PA 17601
115
tractors · all leased
100 drivers
5.3M mi/yr · ~46k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
33 yrs history · 103 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 115
- Drivers · CDL
- 100 · 100
- Annual miles
- 5.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 115 | 0 | 115 |
| Trailers | 0 | 124 | 0 | 124 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (05-16-2011) · 15 yr old
- Registered
- 03-03-1993 (33 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-11-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- LARRY SCHWEERS
- Officer
- NIKKI KEYS
Cargo
63.4
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: CONTAINERS CHASSIS
US Mail
Paper Products
Farm Supplies
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods, 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.
Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.
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 1.08×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.08× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.2 vs 3.8 for similar fleets
Likely 1–8 crashes
This motor carrier
4.2
Similar fleets
3.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~11%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 8 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.8 a year. The grade counts 12 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.80× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate.
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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Lights and brakesLights are 43 of 137 violations (31%). Light or brake defects led to 22 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate35.8% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (24 of 67), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.03× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 6
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
8
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
103
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
35.8%
24 of 67
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 103
National avg 6.7%
Violations
137
34 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 | 0.035 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 0.62 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.60 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
137 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert116 · 34 OOSLights 43 · Brakes 41 · Tires 7 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Cargo securement 2 · 19 more
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Unsafe driving No alert15 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 8 · Seat belt 5 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert6 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 2 · No log 1
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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-
Aug262026MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Aug32026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun52026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep122025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug212025VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May292025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain.
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Apr22025AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan52025LouisianaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
1 of the 8 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 · OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Oct 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY → OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Oct 20, 2023, replaced 347 days later)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 10, 2012)
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
27 filings and 6 authority events since 1990 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
27 filings and 6 authority events since 1990 · 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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Oct 1, 2024OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2023CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2023CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 20, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2022CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2021CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2020CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2019CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2016CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2012CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 10, 2012opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2010STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect25 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2009CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 1, 2010 came after the replacement; 13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 17, 2009opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 11, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2009CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Sep 5, 2009 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2008CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Apr 11, 2009 came after the replacement; 6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2007CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Sep 5, 2008 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2007CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2007 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Nov 2, 2007 came after the replacement; 8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2005CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2007 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2004CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2005 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Mar 15, 2005 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2003GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Jun 12, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect242 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2000TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Apr 1, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect29 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2000CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2004 · replaced by another insurer46 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 15, 1999BANKERS STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Nov 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurer13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 15, 1999BANKERS STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2000 · replaced by another insurer6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 13, 1997Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)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
- Alabama 22
- Georgia 16
- Texas 12
- Mississippi 10
- Louisiana 9
- South Carolina 5
- Kansas 4
- Missouri 4
Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 103 inspections were in Pennsylvania.
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 (115 power units: 115 filed, 75 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.8
Actual, per year in window
4.0
Projected, next 12 mo
4.2
0
2.5
5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 115 power units this active to have about 3.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 12 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 4.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 4.2 over the next 12. 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 11% 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:
103 inspections
and 12 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 102 inspections and 8 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
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · MA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.55
Satisfactory — 1.08x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.033 crashes per power-unit-year for a 115-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.00x (driver behaviour 1.13x, out-of-service 1.03x, all violations 0.80x; 103 inspections). Experience 1.08x: 6.8 decayed crashes against 5.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.55, a 4.93). 80% range 0.68–1.53x. 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
3.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
115 power units · 3.84 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.00×
103 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.08×
6.8 decayed crashes vs 5.9 expected · credibility 0.55
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 1.08× (80% range 0.68–1.53×)
· band Marginal → displayed 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
103
Driver Insp
103
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
67
Vehicle OOS
24
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 13 | 1.15 | |
| HOS Compliance | 5 | 0.09 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 50 | 7.77 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-25 – 31-DEC-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.