ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC
DBA: ARD
(843) 393-5101
dale.dubose@ardtrucking.com
4190 Alligator Road, Timmonsville SC 29161
220
power units · all owned
199 drivers
20M mi/yr · ~91k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 58.1 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 504 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 220
- Drivers · CDL
- 199 · 199
- Annual miles
- 20M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tractors | 215 | 0 | 0 | 215 |
| Trailers | 1500 | 0 | 0 | 1500 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (04-09-2015) · 11 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-23-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- CRAWFORD ALLEN ARD
Cargo
58.1
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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 the same as 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 0.96×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
9.1 vs 9.5 for similar fleets
Likely 4–15 crashes
This motor carrier
9.1
Similar fleets
9.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~23%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 16 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 8 a year), including 5 with injuries; similar fleets have about 9.5 a year. The grade counts 27 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.58× and out-of-service orders 0.79× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: 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 crashes5 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate, 1 other qualification (Feb 2025 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 47 of 213 violations (22%). Brake or light defects led to 27 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate28.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (51 of 182), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.79× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Reckless driving: 1
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Dangerous driving: 19
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Excessive speeding: 18
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
16
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
504
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.0%
51 of 182
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
5 of 504
National avg 6.7%
Violations
213
65 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in South Carolina (about 221 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 4 inspections.
vs 940 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.036 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.65 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.48 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.11 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
213 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert129 · 60 OOSBrakes 47 · Lights 35 · Tires 29 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 13 more
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Unsafe driving No alert61 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 29 · Speeding 20 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 1 · Other 5
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Hours of service No alert18 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 15 · False log 1 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 5 OOSNo valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 1 · Other qualification 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-
Aug302026IndianaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted.
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Aug122026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug62026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Jun252026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr62026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan212026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov252025OhioProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep132025OhioProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep12025MarylandInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr62025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Dec102024VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
8 more in the FMCSA records below.
5 of the 16 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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$1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Oct 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 1993
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY → NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2023)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 8, 2021)
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
21 filings and 8 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
21 filings and 8 authority events since 1981 · 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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Oct 1, 2023NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2022CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2021CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2020CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2019CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2018CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2017CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2005CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended May 5, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect67 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2005CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)144 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 6, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 27, 2005opened after SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2004STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2004SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 7, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 6, 2004opened after SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2004)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2003STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2003SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2002GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Oct 1, 2003 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2001UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Oct 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurer11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2001UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect23 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1999PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Nov 1, 2001 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1999PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2001 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 5, 1993FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUTLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 1999 · replaced by another insurer72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 1993FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUTCargo · ended Nov 1, 1999 · replaced by another insurer73 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 7, 1991FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 21, 1991cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 1991FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 14, 1991cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&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
- South Carolina (HQ) 159
- North Carolina 145
- Kentucky 26
- Georgia 21
- Ohio 17
- Tennessee 17
- Virginia 17
- Maryland 15
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 (220 power units: 220 filed, 217 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
9.5
Actual, per year in window
9.0
Projected, next 12 mo
9.1
0
6
12
We'd expect a typical fleet of 220 power units this active to have about 9.5 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 27 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 9.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 9.1 over the next 12. 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 23% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
494 inspections
and 27 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 477 inspections and 16 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 Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 28, 2024 · OH · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 16, 2024 · NC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 9, 2024 · LA · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 3 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 4, 2024 · OK · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 1, 2024 · NC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 1, 2024 · WV · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 30, 2024 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 20 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.88
Satisfactory — 0.96x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.043 crashes per power-unit-year for a 220-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.94x (driver behaviour 1.02x, out-of-service 0.79x, all violations 0.58x; 494 inspections). Experience 1.02x: 14.1 decayed crashes against 13.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.88, a 1.88). 80% range 0.65–1.30x. Last change: fleet size or class.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +48.5%, driven by fleet size or class attributes.
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
4.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
220 power units · 9.51 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.94×
494 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.02×
14.1 decayed crashes vs 13.8 expected · credibility 0.88
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 0.96× (80% range 0.65–1.30×)
· band Satisfactory
· 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
504
Driver Insp
504
Driver OOS
5
Vehicle Insp
182
Vehicle OOS
51
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 58 | 1.70 | |
| HOS Compliance | 17 | 0.05 | |
| Driver Fitness | 5 | 0.06 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 79 | 4.33 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.