SHARKEY TRANSPORTATION INC
(217) 228-6555
3803 Dye Road, Quincy IL 62305
298
tractors · all leased
298 drivers
24.1M mi/yr · ~81k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 34.4 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 467 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 298
- Drivers · CDL
- 298 · 0
- Annual miles
- 24.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 298 | 0 | 298 |
| Trailers | 0 | 1660 | 0 | 1660 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-12-1998) · 28 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-15-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JACK SHARKEY
- Officer
- BRENT STACY
Cargo
63.1
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
Oilfield Equipment
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Farm Supplies
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight, 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 about 46% higher than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire 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 1.46×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
12.6 vs 8.6 for similar fleets
Likely 6–20 crashes
This motor carrier
12.6
Similar fleets
8.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~30%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 25 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 12 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 8.6 a year. The grade counts 40 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.76× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate. 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 Apr 28, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes5 crashes with 6 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Jun 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 83 of 322 violations (26%). Light or brake defects led to 45 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs7 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate36.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (67 of 186), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.01× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.4% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 15
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Excessive speeding: 10
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
25
1 fatality · 7 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
467
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.0%
67 of 186
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.4%
2 of 467
National avg 6.7%
Violations
322
84 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 2 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.039 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.13 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.54 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.11 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
322 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert232 · 81 OOSLights 83 · Brakes 72 · Tires 35 · Cargo securement 13 · Steering & suspension 4 · 25 more
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Hours of service No alert47 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 24 · Over hours limit 14 · False log 7 · No log 2
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Unsafe driving No alert40 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 19 · Speeding 10 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 8
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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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-
Jul172026MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted.
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Jul12026KansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Jun162026MassachusettsProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun152026LouisianaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May132026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May62026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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May12026IowaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr242026West VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan272026OhioInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr282025TennesseeFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar52025IowaInjury · 2 people hurtSnow road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb32025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
17 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 25 crashes was fatal.
5 of the 25 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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primary $1,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 + excess $1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since May 1, 2015 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
- 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
- 1 liability filing received late (the last received Jul 22, 2026 for an effective date of May 1, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 6, 1997)
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
32 filings and 20 authority events since 1977 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
32 filings and 20 authority events since 1977 · 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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Jun 9, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jul 9, 2026the authority stayed activeMC 135598 · FMCSA's new system
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May 28, 2026Gemini Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · ended Jun 27, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceMC 135598 · FMCSA's new system
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May 28, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jun 27, 2026the authority stayed activeMC 138314 · FMCSA's new system
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May 28, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jun 27, 2026the authority stayed activeMC 135598 · FMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2026Gemini Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · on filereceived Jul 22, 2026 for an effective date of May 1, 2026MC 135598 · FMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2025Gemini Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · on fileMC 135598 · FMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2024GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2025 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective May 31, 2025 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 1, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2023GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective May 10, 2024 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2022GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 18, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 29, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2021GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective May 13, 2022 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 29, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2020GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective May 2, 2021 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 27, 2016Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileMC 138314 · FMCSA's new system
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Jun 23, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 28, 2016opened after PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 20, 2016)MC 138314 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2015Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileMC 135598 · FMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2015GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jun 26, 2020 came after the replacement; 60 months in forceMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2014GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2013GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2012PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Cargo bond (BMC-83) · ended Jul 20, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect51 months in forceMC 138314 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2012PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jun 27, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 20, 2016 came after the replacement; 50 months in forceMC 138314 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2012PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Cargo bond (BMC-83) · ended Jul 20, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect51 months in forceMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2012PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 25, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect15 months in forceMC 135598 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2012GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 135598 · 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
- Illinois (HQ) 218
- Missouri 75
- Iowa 37
- Kentucky 17
- Indiana 16
- Ohio 13
- Tennessee 12
- Wisconsin 11
47% 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 (298 power units: 298 filed, 241 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
8.6
Actual, per year in window
13.3
Projected, next 12 mo
12.6
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16
We'd expect a typical fleet of 298 power units this active to have about 8.6 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 40 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 13.3 a year) — about 1.5× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 12.6 over the next 12 — about 1.5× 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 30% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.5× that of 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:
463 inspections
and 40 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 465 inspections and 25 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 26, 2024 · NE · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 1 further inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.88
Marginal — 1.46x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.029 crashes per power-unit-year for a 298-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.99x (driver behaviour 1.10x, out-of-service 1.01x, all violations 0.76x; 463 inspections). Experience 1.47x: 20.3 decayed crashes against 13.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.88, a 1.88). 80% range 1.04–1.91x. 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
2.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
298 power units · 8.63 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.99×
463 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.47×
20.3 decayed crashes vs 13.2 expected · credibility 0.88
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 1.46× (80% range 1.04–1.91×)
· 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
467
Driver Insp
467
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
186
Vehicle OOS
67
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 38 | 1.20 | |
| HOS Compliance | 36 | 0.41 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.04 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 121 | 6.95 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-MAY-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.