COLDIRON SPECIALIZED DRIVEAWAY INC
(405) 671-8009
zackery.wood@coldironcompanies.com
5325 S Madera Blvd, Oklahoma City OK 73129
300
power units · all leased
300 drivers
11M mi/yr · ~37k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
High confidence
31 yrs history · 276 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 300
- Drivers · CDL
- 300 · 300
- Annual miles
- 11M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 300 | 300 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Conditional (09-27-2021)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 5 yr ago)
- Registered
- 06-01-1995 (31 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-11-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JAMES RYAN RIGGS
- Officer
- CLAY COLDIRON
Cargo
76.5
high risk
Drive/Tow Away
- High-Risk Cargo
- Drive/Tow Away
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.31× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is about one-third 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 0.31×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
5.3 vs 17.2 for similar fleets
Likely 1–10 crashes
This motor carrier
5.3
Similar fleets
17.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~14%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much better than peers. 8 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 4 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 17 a year. The grade counts 20 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.40× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.60×. 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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Injury crashes3 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service12 out-of-service violations against drivers: 12 hours of service (Jan 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and tiresLights are 33 of 154 violations (21%). Light or tire defects led to 41 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs6 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 1 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 5 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 4
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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, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
8
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
276
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.3%
38 of 163
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.6%
10 of 276
National avg 6.7%
Violations
154
61 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Oklahoma (about 324 in 24 months would be typical).
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 76 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.012 | 0.019 |
| Inspections | 0.74 | 0.54 |
| Violations | 0.26 | 0.27 |
| Critical violations | 0.05 | 0.06 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
154 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert94 · 49 OOSLights 33 · Tires 23 · Brakes 19 · Cargo securement 7 · Steering & suspension 2 · 10 more
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Hours of service No alert32 · 12 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 18 · False log 6 · No log 4 · Over hours limit 4
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Unsafe driving No alert27 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 8 · Phone use 5 · Speeding 4 · Seat belt 3 · Other 7
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 0 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-
May212026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Jan202026OklahomaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct102025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul112025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Mar212025TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar12025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb192025VirginiaProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov92024ArkansasProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
3 of the 8 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 · Clear Blue Insurance Companyon record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 19951 other liability filing also on file
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Obsidian Insurance Company → Clear Blue Insurance Company (Jul 2026); CANAL INSURANCE CO. → Obsidian Insurance Company (Jul 2024)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Dec 1, 2008)
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
35 filings and 21 authority events since 1995 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
35 filings and 21 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, 2026Clear Blue Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2024Obsidian Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2018CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurer72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 28, 2018opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2017NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2017opened after NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2016NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 28, 2016opened after NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2015NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 30, 2015opened after NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2014NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 30, 2014opened after NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2013NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 28, 2013opened after NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2012NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2012opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2011CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2011opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2010CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 30, 2010opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2009CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 22, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 26, 2009opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 12, 2009CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jul 18, 2009 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 15, 2009opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2008CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 12, 2009 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 1, 2009 came after the replacement; 11 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
- Tennessee 38
- Missouri 21
- Texas 20
- New Mexico 17
- South Dakota 14
- Georgia 13
- Florida 12
- Illinois 12
Runs well beyond its home state: 7 of 276 inspections were in Oklahoma.
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 (312 power units: 300 filed, 312 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
17.2
Actual, per year in window
6.7
Projected, next 12 mo
5.3
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10
20
We'd expect a typical fleet of 312 power units this active to have about 17.2 crashes a year (sized from the 312 units seen roadside; 300 filed). This motor carrier recorded 20 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 6.7 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 5.3 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 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 14% 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 Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
273 inspections
and 20 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 274 inspections and 8 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
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · AZ · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 1 further inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.93
Strong — 0.31x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.055 crashes per power-unit-year for a 312-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.99x (driver behaviour 1.40x, out-of-service 0.86x, all violations 0.60x; 273 inspections). Experience 0.31x: 6.9 decayed crashes against 26.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.93, a 1.88). 80% range 0.18–0.45x. Fleet sized at 312 units from roadside VINs (300 filed). Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0. 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
5.5 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
312 power units (300 filed, 312 seen roadside) · 17.22 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.99×
273 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.31×
6.9 decayed crashes vs 26.2 expected · credibility 0.93
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 0.31× (80% range 0.18–0.45×)
· band Excellent → displayed Strong
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
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
276
Driver Insp
276
Driver OOS
10
Vehicle Insp
163
Vehicle OOS
38
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 24 | 0.38 | |
| HOS Compliance | 25 | 0.46 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.01 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 55 | 3.23 |
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 (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.