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CRST EXPEDITED INC

DBA: CRST THE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTION INC

DOT# 53773 FF# 2580 DUNS# 7793383 Cedar Rapids, IA Authorized For-Hire
(319) 396-4400 rmorris@crst.com 3930 16th Ave Sw, Cedar Rapids IA 52404
4,362 power units · all leased 4,082 drivers 337.4M mi/yr · ~77k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 47.1 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 4,751 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
4,362
Drivers · CDL
4,082 · 4,082
Annual miles
337.4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 119 0 119
Tractors 0 4243 0 4243
Trailers 0 12764 0 12764

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (05-23-2014) · 12 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-03-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
LISA STEPHENSON
Officer
ROBERT MORRIS

Cargo

62.0
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Other: PHARMACEUTICALS Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Farm Supplies Construction Garbage/Refuse Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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.

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: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 500+ trucks.

This motor carrier 1.13×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
104.1 vs 92.1 for similar fleets
Likely 81–129 crashes
This motor carrier
104.1
Similar fleets
92.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~94%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 194 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 97 a year), including 9 fatal (9 deaths) and 64 with injuries; similar fleets have about 92 a year. The grade counts 353 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.54× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -5%: 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.

  • Fatal crashes
    9 crashes with 9 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jul 3, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • New since the grade was set
    1 crash after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
  • Injury crashes
    64 crashes with 83 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    41 out-of-service violations against drivers: 19 no valid CDL, 12 hours of service, 6 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 532 of 2527 violations (21%). Brake or tire defects led to 452 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    6 hazmat violations, 1 out of service.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.8% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Reckless driving: 2
  • Dangerous driving: 143
  • Excessive speeding: 149
  • Substance violations: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
194
9 fatalities · 95 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
4,751
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.5%
636 of 2,826
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
38 of 4,747
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2,527
767 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 613 inspections, 91 out of service 613 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 697 inspections, 79 out of service 697 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 682 inspections, 93 out of service 682 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 610 inspections, 88 out of service 610 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 563 inspections, 70 out of service 563 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 535 inspections, 81 out of service 535 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 534 inspections, 82 out of service 534 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 459 inspections, 81 out of service 459 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 58 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.022 0.022
Inspections 0.92 0.63
Violations 0.29 0.22
Critical violations 0.08 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

2,527 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1,809 · 726 OOS
    Brakes 532 · Tires 410 · Lights 366 · Cargo securement 206 · Wheels & hubs 100 · 195 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    472 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 232 · Speeding 158 · Seat belt 21 · Phone use 9 · Other 52
  • Hours of service No alert
    208 · 12 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 146 · Over hours limit 27 · False log 20 · No log 15
  • Driver fitness No alert
    32 · 28 OOS
    No valid CDL 23 · Medical certificate 6 · Other qualification 3
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    6 · 1 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Sep
    4
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    26
    2026
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    25
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Aug
    17
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Aug
    14
    2026
    Montana
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    12
    2026
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    11
    2026
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    4
    2026
    Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    25
    2025
    Virginia
    Fatal · 1 death
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
    In the news
    Man dead, multiple injured following multi-vehicle crash on I-81 Northbound in Rockbridge County
    WSLS · Sep 25, 2025

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report VA0252720110 (Virginia State Police) lists CRST EXPEDITED INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name CRST EXPEDITED INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Sep
    17
    2025
    Michigan
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
    In the news
    1 killed, another injured in five-vehicle crash on I-96
    WILX · Sep 17, 2025

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report MI0003654504 (Clinton Co Sheriff's Office) lists CRST EXPEDITED INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name CRST EXPEDITED INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Sep
    9
    2025
    Oregon
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
    In the news
    Beaverton pedestrian hit, killed walking on highway in Tillamook County
    Portland Tribune · Sep 10, 2025

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report OR2025430280 lists CRST EXPEDITED INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name CRST EXPEDITED INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

183 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
primary $5,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 · Cedar Rapids Risk Retention Group, Inc. (risk retention group)
on record since Jun 30, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1992
1 other liability filing also on file
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) · Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company since Dec 9, 2020
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY → Cedar Rapids Risk Retention Group, Inc. (Jun 2026)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 10, 2011)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California 1,257
  • New Mexico 326
  • Texas 225
  • Tennessee 199
  • Washington 156
  • Maryland 145
  • Missouri 134
  • Illinois 132

Runs well beyond its home state: 40 of 4,751 inspections were in Iowa.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/53773