PARRISH TOWING & RECOVERY LLC
(706) 226-5588
mhall@parrishwrecker.com
315 Cross Plains Industrial Blvd, Dalton GA 30721
42
power units · all owned
17 drivers
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
32 yrs history · 51 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 42
- Drivers · CDL
- 17 · 13
- Annual miles
- 672k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Tractors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Trailers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Conditional (05-30-2018)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 8 yr ago)
- Registered
- 11-07-1994 (32 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-01-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- PATRICK PARRISH
Cargo
70.8
high risk
Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow Away
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Building Materials
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, General Freight
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.
Mileage Unreliable
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 1.13×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.13× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.5 vs 1.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.5
Similar fleets
1.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.3 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.17×, out-of-service orders 0.27× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.50× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -28%.
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 crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lights and brakesLights are 5 of 15 violations (33%). Light or brake defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 7.3% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
- 82% of inspections found no violations.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 2
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
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Historical FMCSA safety ratingFMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.
Track record
FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
51
82% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.3%
3 of 41
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 51
National avg 6.7%
Violations
15
4 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Georgia (about 44 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 737 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.071 | 0.028 |
| Inspections | 0.86 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.18 | 0.45 |
| Critical violations | 0.02 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
15 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert10 · 4 OOSLights 5 · Brakes 3 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1
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Unsafe driving No alert5 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 3 · Speeding 2
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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-
Aug72026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Apr302026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight. Citation issued.
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Jul242025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jun62025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan102025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov272024GeorgiaProperty damage onlyWater(standing moving) road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
1 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANYon record since Apr 17, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2013
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY → CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY (Apr 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Apr 17, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 17, 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
75 filings and 55 authority events since 1994 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
75 filings and 55 authority events since 1994 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Apr 17, 2026CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 23, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 17, 2026opened after CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 17, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 17, 2025CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 17, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 17, 2024ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 17, 2025 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 5, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 28, 2023CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 17, 2024 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 17, 2023CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 28, 2023 · superseded by the same policyL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 17, 2021PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHILiability · $750,000 · ended May 6, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 17, 2021PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHILiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 17, 2023 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 22, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 22, 2021opened after BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 17, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 17, 2020BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPANLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 17, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 23, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 17, 2020opened after BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 17, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 24, 2020BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPANLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 17, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 30, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 25, 2020opened after BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 26, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 13, 2019BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPANLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 24, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Feb 26, 2020 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 11, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 16, 2019opened after BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 7, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2019BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPANLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 13, 2019 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jan 7, 2020 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 2, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 29, 2019opened after BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 29, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2019BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPANLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 29, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 7, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 15, 2019opened after BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 3, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2019BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPANLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 14, 2019 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Sep 3, 2019 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 2, 2019opened after BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 3, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 17, 2019BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPANLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2019 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 3, 2019 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 18, 2019opened after BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 29, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 28, 2019BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPANLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 17, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective May 1, 2019 came after the replacement; 1 month 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
- Georgia (HQ) 44
- North Carolina 2
- Federal inspectors 2
- Alabama 1
- South Carolina 1
- Tennessee 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (86%).
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 (42 power units: 42 filed, 31 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.3
Actual, per year in window
2.3
Projected, next 12 mo
1.5
0
1.5
3
We'd expect a typical fleet of 42 power units this active to have about 1.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 7 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 2.3 a year) — about 1.8× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.5 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 4% 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
51 inspections
and 7 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 51 inspections and 6 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.32
Satisfactory — 1.13x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.032 crashes per power-unit-year for a 42-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 0.72x (driver behaviour 0.50x, out-of-service 0.27x, all violations 0.17x; 51 inspections). Experience 1.56x: 4.1 decayed crashes against 1.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.32, a 3.19). 80% range 0.62–1.71x. Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -2.5%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
Scoring flags
MCS-150 mileage unreliable (mileage is not in the grade)
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
3.2 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
42 power units · 1.33 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.72×
51 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.56×
4.1 decayed crashes vs 1.5 expected · credibility 0.32
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 1.13× (80% range 0.62–1.71×)
· band Marginal → displayed 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
51
Driver Insp
51
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
41
Vehicle OOS
3
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 4 | 0.87 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 5 | 1.38 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-MAY-25 – 28-MAY-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.