THOMPSON CARRIERS INC
(334) 745-0484
ballison@thompsoncarriers.com
1700 Old Columbus Road, Opelika AL 36804
203
power units
178 drivers
15.7M mi/yr · ~77k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 40.6 / 100
High confidence
33 yrs history · 346 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 203
- Drivers · CDL
- 178 · 178
- Annual miles
- 15.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 21 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| Tractors | 164 | 13 | 0 | 177 |
| Trailers | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-09-2013) · 13 yr old
- Registered
- 05-19-1993 (33 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-30-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JACE THOMPSON
Cargo
61.1
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Livestock
Building Materials
Other: SAND&BULK AGGREGATES
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Construction
Garbage/Refuse
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, Livestock
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 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 1.30×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
10.4 vs 8.0 for similar fleets
Likely 5–17 crashes
This motor carrier
10.4
Similar fleets
8.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~26%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 19 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 9.5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 8 with injuries; similar fleets have about 8 a year. The grade counts 34 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.23× and violations 0.24× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -18%. 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 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Oct 29, 2024).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes8 crashes with 11 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 other qualification (Jan 2025 – Feb 2025).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Lights and tiresLights are 22 of 152 violations (14%). Light or tire defects led to 16 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations5 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 6.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.6% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 9
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Excessive speeding: 27
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
19
1 fatality · 11 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
346
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
6.4%
17 of 267
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
2 of 346
National avg 6.7%
Violations
152
22 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Alabama (about 268 in 24 months would be typical).
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 2 inspections.
vs 948 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.047 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.34 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.37 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.09 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
152 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert74 · 19 OOSLights 22 · Tires 14 · Brakes 11 · Cargo securement 5 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 20 more
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Unsafe driving No alert55 · 0 OOSSpeeding 29 · Reckless / lane 22 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert16 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 12 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat5 · 1 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jun242026MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May102026LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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May12026GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
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Apr272026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb32026MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan142026AlabamaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan32026AlabamaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec112025FloridaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug122025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar252025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Oct292024FloridaFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
11 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 19 crashes was fatal.
8 of the 19 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 19 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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$2,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Apr 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1994
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 17, 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
30 filings and 16 authority events since 1993 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
30 filings and 16 authority events since 1993 · 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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Apr 1, 2023National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $2,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2021NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurer23 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2020NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 23, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 7, 2020opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2019THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 24, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 15, 2019opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2018THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 20, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 25, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 18, 2018opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2017THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 20, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 20, 2017opened after ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2016ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 20, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 23, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 20, 2016opened after PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 29, 2016PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 20, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2015PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 29, 2016 · superseded by the same policy8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 23, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 13, 2015opened after PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2014PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 20, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2014PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 31, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2013THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 20, 2014 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 24, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 19, 2013opened after NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2012NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 20, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 25, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 20, 2012opened after DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2010DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 20, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2009HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Aug 2, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 17, 2009Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 28, 2008Operating 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 (HQ) 130
- Georgia 81
- Mississippi 36
- Florida 34
- Kentucky 17
- Tennessee 12
- Louisiana 10
- South Carolina 5
38% 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 (203 power units: 203 filed, 157 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
8.0
Actual, per year in window
11.3
Projected, next 12 mo
10.4
0
7
14
We'd expect a typical fleet of 203 power units this active to have about 8.0 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 34 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 11.3 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 10.4 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 26% 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:
345 inspections
and 34 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 344 inspections and 19 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
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.84
Marginal — 1.30x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.039 crashes per power-unit-year for a 203-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.82x (driver behaviour 1.25x, out-of-service 0.23x, all violations 0.24x; 345 inspections). Experience 1.59x: 17.1 decayed crashes against 10.1 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.84, a 1.88). 80% range 0.90–1.73x. 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
3.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
203 power units · 7.98 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.82×
345 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.59×
17.1 decayed crashes vs 10.1 expected · credibility 0.84
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 1.30× (80% range 0.90–1.73×)
· 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
346
Driver Insp
346
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
267
Vehicle OOS
17
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 54 | 2.26 | |
| HOS Compliance | 14 | 0.05 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.03 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 49 | 1.18 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-MAY-26) 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.