CHICAGO INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION INC
(773) 523-0086
safety@chitrans.com
12161 S Central Avenue Suite 201, Alsip IL 60803
120
tractors · all leased
120 drivers
17.9M mi/yr · ~149k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 40.5 / 100
High confidence
31 yrs history · 146 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 120
- Drivers · CDL
- 120 · 120
- Annual miles
- 17.9M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 120 | 0 | 120 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (09-06-2013) · 13 yr old
- Registered
- 06-07-1995 (31 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-01-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ALAN VODOVOZ
- Officer
- ED ROM
Cargo
61.2
medium risk
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
- 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 probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 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 1.30×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
6.1 vs 4.7 for similar fleets
Likely 2–11 crashes
This motor carrier
6.1
Similar fleets
4.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~15%
About 1.3× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 11 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 5.5 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 4.7 a year. The grade counts 22 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.77× and out-of-service orders 1.46× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +12%: 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 crashes3 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Dec 2024 – Apr 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 51 of 180 violations (28%). Light or brake defects led to 37 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate53.2% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (33 of 62). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.46× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs3 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 2 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.4% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 8
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High speeding: 9
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
11
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
146
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
53.2%
33 of 62
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.4%
5 of 146
National avg 6.7%
Violations
180
54 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 3 inspections.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.042 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 0.89 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.75 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.12 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
180 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert130 · 49 OOSLights 51 · Brakes 41 · Tires 12 · Cargo securement 5 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 19 more
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Unsafe driving No alert29 · 0 OOSSpeeding 12 · Reckless / lane 10 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 2 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert18 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 9 · Over hours limit 4 · False log 3 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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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-
Apr172026IllinoisProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb92026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec72025IllinoisProperty damage onlySnow road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov92025IllinoisProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep172025FloridaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep152025IllinoisInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun102025FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun52025WisconsinProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Mar212025FloridaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
3 more in the FMCSA records below.
3 of the 11 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Apr 24, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2004
- 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: INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Apr 2025); TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Mar 18, 2025, replaced the same day)
- 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 Oct 12, 2006)
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
30 filings and 15 authority events since 1995 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
30 filings and 15 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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Apr 24, 2025Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 18, 2025INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 24, 2025 · replaced by another insurer1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 19, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 17, 2025opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 18, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2022NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Apr 5, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2019TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 18, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2018NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 18, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 5, 2019 came after the replacement; 8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2016SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 5, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 26, 2016opened after AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2015AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 28, 2015opened after AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2014AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 7, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 29, 2014opened after AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 1, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2013AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2012AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGELiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2011ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2012 · replaced by another insurer11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 19, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 13, 2011opened after ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 15, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2010ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 15, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 19, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 7, 2010opened after ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 15, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2009ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 15, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 19, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 15, 2009opened after LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 15, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2008HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 9, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect139 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 12, 2006Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 25, 2006Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2006LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 15, 2008 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2005UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDONCargo · ended Sep 15, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect12 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
- Illinois (HQ) 46
- Indiana 28
- Wisconsin 26
- Michigan 17
- Missouri 10
- Florida 6
- Kansas 6
- Nebraska 3
32% 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 (120 power units: 120 filed, 85 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
4.7
Actual, per year in window
7.3
Projected, next 12 mo
6.1
0
4.5
9
We'd expect a typical fleet of 120 power units this active to have about 4.7 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 22 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 7.3 a year) — about 1.6× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 6.1 over the next 12 — about 1.3× 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 15% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.3× 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:
141 inspections
and 22 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 143 inspections and 11 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 30, 2024 · IN · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- 2 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.68
Marginal — 1.30x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.039 crashes per power-unit-year for a 120-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.12x (driver behaviour 1.77x, out-of-service 1.46x, all violations 1.21x; 141 inspections). Experience 1.17x: 10.1 decayed crashes against 8.1 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.68, a 3.73). 80% range 0.85–1.80x. 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
3.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
120 power units · 4.70 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.12×
141 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.17×
10.1 decayed crashes vs 8.1 expected · credibility 0.68
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 1.30× (80% range 0.85–1.80×)
· 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
146
Driver Insp
146
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
62
Vehicle OOS
33
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 28 | 1.41 | |
| HOS Compliance | 17 | 0.48 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.08 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 51 | 9.50 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-25 – 30-SEP-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.