CALIFORNIA GAS TRANSPORT INC
(915) 771-7595
ogardea@california-gas.com
5959 Gateway West Suite #660, El Paso TX 79925
48
power units · all owned
27 drivers
3M mi/yr · ~63k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
31 yrs history · 466 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 48
- Drivers · CDL
- 27 · 27
- Annual miles
- 3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 48 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-21-2010) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 02-03-1995 (31 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-09-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- OSCAR ALBERTO GARDEA
Cargo
23.0
minimal risk
Liquids/Gases
Chemicals
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.75× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 0.75×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.6 a year. The grade counts 4 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.23×, out-of-service orders 0.47× and violations 0.78× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -22%. 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 crashes2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service, 1 English proficiency (Aug 2025 – Oct 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 228 of 729 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 26 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations46 hazmat violations.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.9% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
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Unusual inspection rateInspections per truck fall outside the normal range (1st–99th percentile), which can point to a mis-reported fleet size or data issues.
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
466
39% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.7%
49 of 457
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
4 of 459
National avg 6.7%
Violations
729
61 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Texas (about 87 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 408 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.031 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 6.38 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 7.59 | 0.42 |
| Critical violations | 0.98 | 0.08 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, minimal-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
729 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert636 · 57 OOSBrakes 228 · Lights 101 · Steering & suspension 54 · Tires 51 · Cargo securement 19 · 183 more
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Driver fitness No alert29 · 3 OOSEnglish proficiency 27 · No valid CDL 2
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Hours of service No alert16 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 13 · Over hours limit 2 · No log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert2 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat46 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Oct252025CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb62025CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec182024CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
2 of the 3 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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primary $1,000,000 + excess $1,000,000 + excess $1,000,000 + excess $1,000,000 + excess $1,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Feb 25, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1995
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY → WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Feb 25, 2024, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 24, 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
57 filings and 30 authority events since 1995 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
57 filings and 30 authority events since 1995 · 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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Feb 25, 2026UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $2,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2026GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2026ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 29, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 24, 2026cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2025UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2025UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2026 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 25, 2026 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2025ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2026 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2025CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $3,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 27, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 25, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2024WESCO INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2024UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2024ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Feb 23, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 29, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 27, 2024opened after NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 25, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2023UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2023ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 30, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 8, 2023cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2022UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Feb 26, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2022UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2025 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 23, 2025 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2022ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2023 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2021NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 30, 2022 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 25, 2021NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 25, 2021opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 25, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 3, 2020Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2020NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Feb 25, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 24, 2020Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)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
- Texas (HQ) 227
- California 138
- Federal inspectors 79
- New Mexico 15
- Arizona 7
49% 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 (53 power units: 48 filed, 53 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.6
Actual, per year in window
1.3
Projected, next 12 mo
1.2
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We'd expect a typical fleet of 53 power units this active to have about 1.6 crashes a year (sized from the 53 units seen roadside; 48 filed). This motor carrier recorded 4 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 1.3 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.2 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. 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 3% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below that of 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:
457 inspections
and 4 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 436 inspections and 3 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 Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 31, 2024 · US · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 30, 2024 · US · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 7 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 30, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 29, 2024 · US · level 1 · 3 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 21, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- 25 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.51
Satisfactory — 0.75x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.030 crashes per power-unit-year for a 53-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 0.78x (driver behaviour 0.23x, out-of-service 0.47x, all violations 0.78x; 457 inspections). Experience 0.96x: 1.8 decayed crashes against 1.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.51, a 1.84). 80% range 0.30–1.28x. Fleet sized at 53 units from roadside VINs (48 filed). Strong withheld: P(R < 0.76) = 0.58, below 0.60. Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -0.9%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
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
3.0 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
53 power units (48 filed, 53 seen roadside) · 1.61 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.78×
457 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.96×
1.8 decayed crashes vs 1.9 expected · credibility 0.51
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 0.75× (80% range 0.30–1.28×)
· band Strong → displayed Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class
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
466
Driver Insp
459
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
457
Vehicle OOS
49
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 2 | 0.10 | |
| HOS Compliance | 7 | 0.05 | |
| Driver Fitness | 29 | 0.28 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 257 | 4.74 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-25 – 31-OCT-25) 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.