SCALES EXPRESS INC
DBA: SCALES
(229) 386-8015
safety@volinc.com
121 Jordan Road, Tifton GA 31793
205
tractors
205 drivers
12.2M mi/yr · ~60k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 30.7 / 100
High confidence
31 yrs history · 327 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 205
- Drivers · CDL
- 205 · 205
- Annual miles
- 12.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 135 | 70 | 0 | 205 |
| Trailers | 250 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-19-2011) · 15 yr old
- Registered
- 03-10-1995 (31 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-04-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- TYLER WATTS
- Officer
- LARRY SELLERS
Cargo
54.9
medium risk
Liquids/Gases
General Freight
Beverages
Coal/Coke
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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.
Expected crash rate is about 1.6× that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate 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 1.55×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
11.4 vs 7.3 for similar fleets
Likely 6–18 crashes
This motor carrier
11.4
Similar fleets
7.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~28%
About 1.6× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
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Worse than peers. 23 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 12 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 10 with injuries; similar fleets have about 7.3 a year. The grade counts 33 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.03× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.49× and out-of-service orders 0.68×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Nov 4, 2024).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes10 crashes with 19 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 no valid CDL, 1 other qualification, 1 medical certificate (May 2025 – May 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Tires and brakesTires are 31 of 182 violations (17%). Tire or brake defects led to 27 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 1 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 12 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 22
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Excessive speeding: 11
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
23
1 fatality · 20 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
327
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.1%
30 of 130
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.1%
7 of 327
National avg 6.7%
Violations
182
40 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Georgia (about 180 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 948 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.061 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.01 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.45 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.18 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
182 violations · 24 months-
Unsafe driving No alert78 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 34 · Phone use 12 · Seat belt 12 · Speeding 11 · Other 9
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Vehicle maintenance No alert71 · 34 OOSTires 31 · Brakes 16 · Cargo securement 6 · Lights 6 · Other parts 12
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Hours of service No alert26 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 16 · Over hours limit 6 · No log 3 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert7 · 6 OOSNo valid CDL 5 · Medical certificate 1 · Other qualification 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-
Jun282026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Apr262026GeorgiaInjury · 6 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar62026MississippiProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb222026AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan162026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan102026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan92026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Dec282025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Dec152025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Oct242025FloridaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan272025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec12024FloridaInjury · 4 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov122024FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov42024FloridaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
15 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 23 crashes was fatal.
10 of the 23 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 · Hudson Insurance Companyon record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2002
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY → HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jul 31, 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 new registration system, status since Sep 26, 2000)
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
39 filings and 14 authority events since 1995 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
39 filings and 14 authority events since 1995 · 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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Jul 1, 2026Hudson Insurance CompanyLiability bond (BMC-82) · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jul 31, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Sep 24, 2025Hudson Insurance CompanyLiability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jul 31, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Sep 8, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 26, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2024HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability bond (BMC-82) · ended Sep 24, 2025 · superseded by the same policy16 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 28, 2022SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurer20 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 10, 2019SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 28, 2022 · superseded by the same policy36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2019SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 10, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2019SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2018HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability bond (BMC-82) · ended Mar 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurer9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 7, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 31, 2018opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 1, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2015NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 1, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2014CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2015 · replaced by another insurer8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 19, 2014opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 16, 2013opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2012CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 24, 2012opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2010TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Oct 14, 2025 · insurer name change180 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2010STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2009STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 1, 2009opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2008HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 17, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2008STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 1, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 19, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 23, 2008opened after UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 16, 2008)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
- Georgia (HQ) 125
- Florida 62
- South Carolina 39
- North Carolina 23
- Alabama 11
- Tennessee 11
- Mississippi 10
- Kentucky 7
38% 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 (205 power units: 205 filed, 169 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
7.3
Actual, per year in window
11.0
Projected, next 12 mo
11.4
0
7
14
We'd expect a typical fleet of 205 power units this active to have about 7.3 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 33 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 11.0 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 11.4 over the next 12 — about 1.6× 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 28% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.6× 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:
326 inspections
and 33 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 327 inspections and 23 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: High · Z = 0.86
Marginal — 1.55x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.036 crashes per power-unit-year for a 205-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.99x (driver behaviour 2.03x, out-of-service 0.68x, all violations 0.49x; 326 inspections). Experience 1.56x: 18.6 decayed crashes against 11.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.86, a 1.88). 80% range 1.09–2.05x. 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
3.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
205 power units · 7.33 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.99×
326 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.56×
18.6 decayed crashes vs 11.2 expected · credibility 0.86
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 1.55× (80% range 1.09–2.05×)
· 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
327
Driver Insp
327
Driver OOS
7
Vehicle Insp
130
Vehicle OOS
30
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 75 | 3.36 | |
| HOS Compliance | 20 | 0.18 | |
| Driver Fitness | 7 | 0.17 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 49 | 3.47 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 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.