TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC
(706) 722-0478
mvmann1290@aol.com
1494 Wrightsboro Rd, Augusta GA 30901
33
power units
36 drivers
2.3M mi/yr · ~68k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 36.5 / 100
Moderate confidence
30 yrs history · 69 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 33
- Drivers · CDL
- 36 · 36
- Annual miles
- 2.3M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tractors | 2 | 30 | 0 | 32 |
| Trailers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-13-2017) · 9 yr old
- Registered
- 01-16-1996 (30 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-31-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JOHN TURNER
- Officer
- BRITTANI AMERSON
Cargo
65.4
medium risk
Household Goods
Motor Vehicles
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: GOLF CARTS- ELECTRIC AND OR GAS
Paper Products
Utility
Farm Supplies
Construction
Garbage/Refuse
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods
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 40% higher than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 33 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 1.40×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.1 vs 1.5 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
2.1
Similar fleets
1.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~6%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
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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Tires and lightsTires are 5 of 38 violations (13%). Tire or light defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate33.3% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (8 of 24).
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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 3 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.9% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
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High speeding: 9
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Substance violations: 2
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
· grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
69
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
33.3%
8 of 24
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.9%
2 of 69
National avg 6.7%
Violations
38
8 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Georgia (about 35 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 10,543 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.091 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 1.74 | 1.12 |
| Violations | 0.61 | 0.78 |
| Critical violations | 0.26 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
38 violations · 24 months-
Unsafe driving No alert21 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 10 · Speeding 9 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1
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Vehicle maintenance No alert13 · 7 OOSTires 5 · Lights 3 · Brakes 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 1 more
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Hours of service No alert4 · 1 OOSFalse log 3 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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-
Mar302026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Feb22026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec172025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep272025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Sep222025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb172025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
3 of the 6 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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$750,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jun 3, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2004A cancellation notice effective Jun 3, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
- Cargo filing
- required · on file · HANOVER INSURANCE CO. since Sep 15, 2019
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY → SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2025); CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jun 3, 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 L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Aug 8, 2025)
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
36 filings and 10 authority events since 1990 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
36 filings and 10 authority events since 1990 · 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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Jun 3, 2025SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on file at May 14, 2026 · cancellation notice effective Jun 3, 2026 on file at May 14, 2026 (outcome not in FMCSA's frozen record)11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 7, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 3, 2025opened after MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 3, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 4, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 3, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2024TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 4, 2025 · superseded by the same policy9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2022CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 3, 2024 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 9, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 1, 2022opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 3, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2021ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 3, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2020WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2019ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurer10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2019HANOVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · on file · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 11, 2019OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurer1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 10, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 11, 2019cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2014TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Cargo · ended Sep 15, 2019 · replaced by another insurer60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2014TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 11, 2019 · replaced by another insurer60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2012VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 15, 2014 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2012VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 15, 2014 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 13, 2012opened after TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 15, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 2, 2012TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Cargo · ended Sep 15, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 23, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 3, 2012cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2008TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Cargo · ended Aug 2, 2012 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Aug 17, 2012 came after the replacement; 47 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2008TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 15, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2007VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 15, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 20, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 14, 2007opened after STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 15, 2007)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2006HANOVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Sep 15, 2008 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 15, 2004STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 15, 2006 · replaced by another insurer24 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
- Georgia (HQ) 29
- South Carolina 4
- California 3
- Louisiana 3
- North Carolina 3
- Utah 3
- Alabama 2
- Arkansas 2
42% 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 (large).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.5
Actual, last 12 mo
7.0
Projected, next 12 mo
2.1
0
4
8
We'd expect a typical fleet of this size this active to have about 1.5 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 7 in its scoring window (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026) — about 4.6× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window, the model projects about 2.1 over the next 12 — about 1.4× the 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 6% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.4× that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026 · data as of Sep 24, 2026
Inside that window:
65 inspections
and 7 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 38 inspections and 5 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
Before Aug 1, 2025 — aged out of the window
- Crash Feb 17, 2025 · GA · 1 injury, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 5
- Out-of-service inspection Jul 29, 2025 · GA · level 1 · 2 driver OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Jun 18, 2025 · MO · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Feb 24, 2025 · MD · level 2 · 2 driver OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Feb 19, 2025 · LA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Feb 19, 2025 · GA · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 23 further inspections with no out-of-service result
After Jul 31, 2026 — after the scoring window, not yet scored
- 3 inspections with no out-of-service result — not yet scored
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.43
Marginal — 1.40x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.044 crashes per power-unit-year for a 34-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.01x (driver behaviour 1.66x, out-of-service 0.99x, all violations 0.52x; 65 inspections). Experience 1.39x: 4.5 decayed crashes against 2.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.43, a 3.12). 80% range 0.78–2.11x. Fleet sized at 34 units from roadside VINs (33 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
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
69
Driver Insp
69
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
24
Vehicle OOS
8
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 20 | 7.18 | |
| HOS Compliance | 4 | 0.38 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.16 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 11 | 4.04 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-JUL-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.