LAVALLE TRANSPORTATION INC
(315) 265-5800
randyl@lti.cc
20 Madrid Ave, Potsdam NY 13676-0550
404
tractors
421 drivers
38.9M mi/yr · ~96k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 56.2 / 100
High confidence
32 yrs history · 363 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 404
- Drivers · CDL
- 421 · 421
- Annual miles
- 38.9M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 206 | 198 | 0 | 404 |
| Trailers | 1293 | 0 | 0 | 1293 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (08-13-2015) · 11 yr old
- Registered
- 09-20-1994 (32 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-18-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- RANDY LAVALLEY
Cargo
55.4
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: CAR PARTS
Grain/Feed/Hay
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Utility
Farm Supplies
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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 the same as 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 0.98×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
13.7 vs 13.9 for similar fleets
Likely 7–21 crashes
This motor carrier
13.7
Similar fleets
13.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~32%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 24 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 12 a year), including 11 with injuries; similar fleets have about 14 a year. The grade counts 50 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.63× and out-of-service orders 0.75× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.
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 crashes11 crashes with 14 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Aug 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 77 of 255 violations (30%). Brake or light defects led to 30 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 8
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Excessive speeding: 28
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
24
0 fatalities · 14 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
363
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.3%
46 of 175
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
2 of 363
National avg 6.7%
Violations
255
57 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 4 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.026 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.81 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.32 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.05 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
255 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert191 · 55 OOSBrakes 77 · Lights 66 · Tires 24 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Cargo securement 4 · 13 more
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Unsafe driving No alert43 · 0 OOSSpeeding 30 · Reckless / lane 9 · Other 4
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Hours of service No alert19 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 13 · Over hours limit 4 · False log 1 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 1 OOSMedical certificate 1 · No 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-
Jun302026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr242026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jan242026IllinoisProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec162025OhioInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec52025West VirginiaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec12025MissouriProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov132025MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct302025PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain.
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Sep222025MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep192025MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun132025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun52025KentuckyInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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May302025KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan32025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct282024IndianaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight.
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Oct172024OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
16 more in the FMCSA records below.
11 of the 24 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Mar 8, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2017
- 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
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Feb 12, 1996)
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
28 filings and 9 authority events since 1994 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
28 filings and 9 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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Mar 16, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 8, 2026opened after NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 10, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2026National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2021NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 8, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Apr 10, 2026 came after the replacement; 57 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 17, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 1, 2021opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 20, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 27, 2021HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jun 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 13, 2021 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 23, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 29, 2021opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 20, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2017HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability bond (BMC-82) · ended Apr 27, 2021 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 20, 2021 came after the replacement; 46 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 3, 2017cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 23, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 20, 2017opened after NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 18, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2016NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 18, 2017 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Jul 1, 2017 came after the replacement; 7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2015ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 12, 2016 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2014ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 12, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2013ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 12, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 16, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 13, 2013opened after ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 12, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2012ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 12, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2012ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 1, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2011ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 12, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2010AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 12, 2011 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2009CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 12, 2010 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2007EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 12, 2009 · replaced by another insurer23 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2006HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 24, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect164 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 22, 2003EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 4, 2007 · superseded by the same policy45 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 30, 2003EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 22, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 21, 2002GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORKCargo · ended Aug 12, 2006 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2002EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 30, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect14 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
- New York (HQ) 82
- Illinois 55
- Ohio 48
- Indiana 43
- Michigan 42
- Missouri 28
- North Carolina 16
- Kentucky 14
23% 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 (404 power units: 404 filed, 214 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
13.9
Actual, per year in window
16.7
Projected, next 12 mo
13.7
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20
We'd expect a typical fleet of 404 power units this active to have about 13.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 50 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 16.7 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 13.7 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 32% 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:
355 inspections
and 50 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 359 inspections and 24 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
- 4 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.91
Satisfactory — 0.98x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.034 crashes per power-unit-year for a 404-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.94x (driver behaviour 1.00x, out-of-service 0.75x, all violations 0.63x; 355 inspections). Experience 1.04x: 21.2 decayed crashes against 20.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.91, a 1.88). 80% range 0.70–1.28x. 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
3.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
404 power units · 13.91 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.94×
355 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.04×
21.2 decayed crashes vs 20.2 expected · credibility 0.91
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 0.98× (80% range 0.70–1.28×)
· 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
363
Driver Insp
363
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
175
Vehicle OOS
46
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 41 | 0.69 | |
| HOS Compliance | 17 | 0.15 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.03 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 88 | 5.19 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-OCT-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.