R E C TRANSPORT INC

DOT# 629173 Russellville, AR Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(479) 880-8825 DSPARKS@WOODCHIPSANDMORE.COM 250 Jimmy Lile Road, Russellville AR 72802
113 power units · all owned 48 drivers 3.4M mi/yr · ~30k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 66.0 / 100
Low confidence
30 yrs history · 36 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
113
Drivers · CDL
48 · 48
Annual miles
3.4M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 3 0 0 3
Tractors 55 0 0 55
Trailers 52 0 0 52

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (06-15-2026)
Registered
02-01-1996 (30 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-28-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BOBBY CHILDERS

Cargo

63.2
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Other: WOOD BY PRODUCTS CHICKEN BY PRODUTS
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 113 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 19 units seen in 24 months, 0.16 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate 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 0.86×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.7 vs 2.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.7
Similar fleets
2.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.65× and violations 0.69× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: 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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 10 of 27 violations (37%). Brake or light defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 19 of the 113 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (36 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 113 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Jan 2025).
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    40.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (6 of 15), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.94× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
36
61% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
40.0%
6 of 15
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 36
National avg 6.7%
Violations
27
6 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 100–199 trucks in Arkansas (about 135 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 1,756 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.013 0.025
Inspections 0.29 0.96
Violations 0.12 0.54
Critical violations 0.00 0.10

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

27 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    23 · 6 OOS
    Brakes 10 · Lights 7 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Cargo securement 2 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Feb
    6
    2026
    Arkansas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    28
    2025
    Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    19
    2024
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Arkansas (HQ) 26
  • Texas 4
  • Oklahoma 3
  • Missouri 2
  • Alabama 1

72% of inspections were in its home state.