POWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC
(219) 972-8789
lisa@powersourcetrans.com
6480 Ameriplex Drive, Portage IN 46368
104
tractors · all leased
104 drivers
10.1M mi/yr · ~97k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 58.3 / 100
High confidence
32 yrs history · 314 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 104
- Drivers · CDL
- 104 · 104
- Annual miles
- 10.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 104 | 0 | 104 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (12-23-2009) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 06-03-1994 (32 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-20-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- LAURA ROCK
- Officer
- BARBARA BAKOS
Cargo
67.4
medium risk
Household Goods
Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow Away
Mobile Homes
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
Oilfield Equipment
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Farm Supplies
Construction
Water Well
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Mobile Homes, 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 about the same as 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 0.96×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.9 vs 8.2 for similar fleets
Likely 3–13 crashes
This motor carrier
7.9
Similar fleets
8.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~19%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 16 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 8 a year), including 9 with injuries; similar fleets have about 8.2 a year. The grade counts 22 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.52× and violations 0.55× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: 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.
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Injury crashes9 crashes with 14 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jul 2025).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 67 of 212 violations (32%). Brake or light defects led to 18 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs11 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 5 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 15.6% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.3% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
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Excessive speeding: 14
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
16
0 fatalities · 14 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
314
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.6%
30 of 192
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.3%
1 of 314
National avg 6.7%
Violations
212
39 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 1,871 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.077 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 2.43 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 1.02 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.19 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
212 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert151 · 38 OOSBrakes 67 · Lights 28 · Tires 15 · Wheels & hubs 6 · Steering & suspension 3 · 32 more
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Unsafe driving No alert30 · 0 OOSSpeeding 16 · Reckless / lane 8 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert30 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 15 · False log 11 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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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-
May242026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr212026VirginiaInjury · 4 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr122026FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb182026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Dec22025MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov172025New YorkProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Oct162025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct162025OklahomaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul122025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May202025KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar292025OklahomaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar252025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Nov252024PennsylvaniaInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight.
8 more in the FMCSA records below.
9 of the 16 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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$1,000,000 · Travelers Indemnity Co of Connecticuton record since Jun 10, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1994
- Cargo filing
- required · on file · MAX AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY since Mar 1, 2010
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 Jun 9, 2026)
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
23 filings and 2 authority events since 1994 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
23 filings and 2 authority events since 1994 · 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 10, 2022Travelers Indemnity Co of ConnecticutLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 1, 2014THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 10, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)99 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2013DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2014 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2012DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2011DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2010MAX AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 1, 2010DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2011 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2009DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2008DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2007DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2008 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2006HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Mar 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 4, 2010 came after the replacement; 42 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2006DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2007 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2004LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended May 13, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2003DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2006 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 31, 2001FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect25 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 1998GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORKCargo · ended May 1, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 1998HANOVER INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 12, 2001 · cancellation notice took effect34 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 1997FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 1998 · replaced by another insurer4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 1997Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 1997CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Sep 26, 1997 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 2, 1996CENTENNIAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended May 1, 1997 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 23, 1995FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 22, 1998 · transferred31 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 2, 1994CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 3, 1995 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 3, 1994Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 12, 1994ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 23, 1995 · replaced by another insurer13 months in forceL&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
- Texas 37
- North Carolina 21
- New Mexico 21
- Missouri 15
- Tennessee 14
- Alabama 12
- Mississippi 11
- New York 11
Runs well beyond its home state: 9 of 314 inspections were in Indiana.
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 (152 power units: 104 filed, 152 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
8.2
Actual, per year in window
7.3
Projected, next 12 mo
7.9
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5
10
We'd expect a typical fleet of 152 power units this active to have about 8.2 crashes a year (sized from the 152 units seen roadside; 104 filed). This motor carrier recorded 22 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 7.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 7.9 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 19% 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:
312 inspections
and 22 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 312 inspections and 16 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 = 0.81
Satisfactory — 0.96x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.054 crashes per power-unit-year for a 152-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.91x (driver behaviour 1.08x, out-of-service 0.52x, all violations 0.55x; 312 inspections). Experience 1.05x: 12.3 decayed crashes against 11.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.81, a 2.69). 80% range 0.64–1.31x. Fleet sized at 152 units from roadside VINs (104 filed). 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
5.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
152 power units (104 filed, 152 seen roadside) · 8.25 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.91×
312 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.05×
12.3 decayed crashes vs 11.6 expected · credibility 0.81
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 0.96× (80% range 0.64–1.31×)
· band 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
314
Driver Insp
314
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
192
Vehicle OOS
30
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 28 | 1.85 | |
| HOS Compliance | 23 | 0.30 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 | 3.34 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-FEB-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.