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USDOT 546354 · CAL-ARK INTERNATIONAL INC
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CAL-ARK INTERNATIONAL INC

USDOT 546354 MC 270827 Mablevale, AR Authorized For-Hire
339 power units 363 drivers 35.5M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
33 yrs history · 504 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
339 all owned
Drivers · CDL
363 · 257
Annual miles
35.5M ~105k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks17500175
Tractors16400164
Trailers1,296001,296

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Jul 15, 2003)23 yrs old
Registered
Dec 23, 1993 (33 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 1, 2026 (Address Change)
DUNS
946891983
Officers
TOM BARTHOLOMEW · BECKY JILES
Phone
(501) 455-3399
Email
bjiles@calark.com
Address
12103 Interstate 30, Mablevale AR 72103-0990

Cargo

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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesPaper ProductsConstructionChemicals

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
38
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 13 injury · 18 people hurt in all · 37 tow-away
Inspections
504
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.2%
82 of 313 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
15 of 504 driver inspections
Violations
397
116 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 77 inspections, 8 out of service 77 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 61 inspections, 11 out of service 61 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 60 inspections, 11 out of service 60 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 61 inspections, 12 out of service 61 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 58 inspections, 11 out of service 58 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 54 inspections, 13 out of service 54 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 70 inspections, 14 out of service 70 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 57 inspections, 12 out of service 57 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 6 inspections.
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Violations

397 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    260 · 98 out-of-service
    Brakes 99 · Lights 60 · Tires 50 · Cargo securement 11 · Steering & suspension 8 · 32 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    62 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 30 · Speeding 9 · Phone use 5 · Seat belt 3 · Other 15
  • Hours of service No alert
    57 · 4 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 35 · No log 13 · Over hours limit 7 · False log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    13 · 11 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 11 · Medical certificate 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
  • Hazmat
    3 · 1 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
37 tow-away
  • Jul
    2
    2026
    Jul 2, 2026 · Pennsylvania
    Tow-away
    Daylight.
  • Jun
    29
    2026
    Jun 29, 2026 · Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, dark - lighted.
  • Jun
    23
    2026
    Jun 23, 2026 · Alabama
    Tow-away
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jun
    20
    2026
    Jun 20, 2026 · Louisiana
    Tow-away
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Apr
    29
    2026
    Apr 29, 2026 · Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    15
    2026
    Apr 15, 2026 · Florida
    Tow-away
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    14
    2026
    Apr 14, 2026 · Georgia
    Tow-away
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    14
    2026
    Mar 14, 2026 · Missouri
    Tow-away
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

30 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
on record since Jun 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1994
Cargo filing
on file · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. since Jun 4, 2010
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: EVEREST PREMIER INSURANCE COMPANY → UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. (Jun 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Texas 106
  • Tennessee 59
  • Arkansas (HQ) 37
  • North Carolina 33
  • Georgia 29
  • Kentucky 27
  • Louisiana 23
  • Kansas 21

Runs well beyond its home state: 37 of 504 inspections were in Arkansas.

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