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THE AUTO BARN INC

USDOT 608721 MC 468736 Baltimore, MD Authorized For-Hire
9 power units 11 drivers mileage unreliable
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 67.8 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
31 yrs history · 33 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
9 all owned
Drivers · CDL
11 · 4
Annual miles
43k unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks7007
Tractors2002
Trailers3003

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Conditional (Jun 27, 2012)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 14 yrs ago)
Registered
Jul 21, 1995 (31 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jan 29, 2026 (Address Change)
Officers
THOMAS SHOWALTER · GINGER SHOWALTER
Phone
(410) 646-2610
Email
autobarn1@verizon.net
Address
2930 James Street, Baltimore MD 21230

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesDrive/Tow AwayMachinery/Large Objects

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
33
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
29.0%
9 of 31 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
9.1%
3 of 33 driver inspections
Violations
31
20 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 20 inspections, 1 out of service 20 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 3 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

31 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    28 · 17 out-of-service
    Lights 22 · Brakes 1 · Other parts 5
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 3 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • May
    2
    2025
    May 2, 2025 · Maryland
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Oct
    1
    2024
    Oct 1, 2024 · Maryland
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Nov 27, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2003
Cargo filing
on file · AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY since Nov 27, 2024
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE → AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2024); CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY → ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE (Nov 2023)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • Maryland (HQ) 33

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).

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