FEPCO CONTAINER INC
(404) 362-0005
psmith@fepcocontainer.com
3458 Moreland Ave Se, Conley GA 30288
50
tractors · all owned
44 drivers
4M mi/yr · ~80k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 63.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
30 yrs history · 85 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 50
- Drivers · CDL
- 44 · 44
- Annual miles
- 4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Trailers | 110 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-19-2018) · 8 yr old
- Registered
- 07-09-1996 (30 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-14-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- PAULA SMITH
Cargo
59.0
medium risk
Household Goods
General Freight
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: MILITARY FREIGHT
US Mail
Paper Products
Construction
Chemicals
- 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 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 50–99 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 0.90×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.6 vs 1.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.6
Similar fleets
1.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.8 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.95×, violations 1.78× and out-of-service orders 1.64× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +23%. 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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Drivers put out of service3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 medical certificate, 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Jan 2025 – Jan 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 68 of 222 violations (31%). Light or brake defects led to 24 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate66.7% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (28 of 42). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.64× 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 1 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Hazmat violations1 hazmat violation.
Strengths
- 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 9
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
85
34% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
66.7%
28 of 42
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.5%
3 of 85
National avg 6.7%
Violations
222
51 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Georgia (about 44 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 1 inspection.
vs 4,136 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.020 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 1.23 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 2.22 | 0.57 |
| Critical violations | 0.53 | 0.12 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
222 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert175 · 48 OOSLights 68 · Brakes 43 · Tires 26 · Wheels & hubs 6 · Cargo securement 4 · 28 more
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Hours of service No alert22 · 1 OOSOver hours limit 9 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 4 · False log 3
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Unsafe driving No alert21 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 9 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat1 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Dec282024FloridaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
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 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jan 28, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 1996
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2025); SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY → THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2023)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Dec 3, 2025, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Dec 1, 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
26 filings and 6 authority events since 1996 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
26 filings and 6 authority events since 1996 · 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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Jan 28, 2026MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 3, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 28, 2026 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Mar 3, 2026 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 6, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 1, 2025opened after THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 3, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 11, 2024THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 3, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 11, 2023THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 11, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 14, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 11, 2023opened after SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 10, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 12, 2023SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 11, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 11, 2019SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 12, 2023 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Nov 10, 2023 came after the replacement; 46 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 11, 2015SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 11, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 11, 2015opened after STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 11, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 11, 2014STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 11, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2010WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 11, 2014 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jan 9, 2015 came after the replacement; 53 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2009HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 18, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect130 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2007SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jul 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2007SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2003OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2002LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 22, 2003 · cancellation notice took effect18 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 30, 2001FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jul 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurer67 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 9, 2001FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 29, 2001cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 3, 2000NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PACargo · ended Nov 30, 2001 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 3, 1999FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMCargo · ended Dec 12, 2000 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 1999ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Dec 3, 1999 · replaced by another insurer2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 1999GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2002 · replaced by another insurer33 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 2, 1998FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMCargo · ended Oct 5, 1999 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 30, 1998GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 1999 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)8 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
- South Carolina 24
- Georgia (HQ) 23
- Tennessee 12
- Alabama 10
- Mississippi 6
- Florida 2
- Kentucky 2
- North Carolina 2
27% 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 (50 power units: 50 filed, 35 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.8
Actual, per year in window
0.7
Projected, next 12 mo
1.6
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2
We'd expect a typical fleet of 50 power units this active to have about 1.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 2 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 0.7 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.6 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 4% 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:
80 inspections
and 2 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 78 inspections and 1 crash 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 10, 2024 · SC · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 8 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 5, 2024 · AL · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 5 violations
- 5 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.47
Satisfactory — 0.90x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.035 crashes per power-unit-year for a 50-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.23x (driver behaviour 2.95x, out-of-service 1.64x, all violations 1.78x; 80 inspections). Experience 0.73x: 1.4 decayed crashes against 3.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.47, a 3.82). 80% range 0.43–1.43x. Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -1.4%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
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
3.5 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
50 power units · 1.76 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.23×
80 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.73×
1.4 decayed crashes vs 3.3 expected · credibility 0.47
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 0.90× (80% range 0.43–1.43×)
· 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
85
Driver Insp
85
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
42
Vehicle OOS
28
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 18 | 4.34 | |
| HOS Compliance | 13 | 1.18 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.18 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 38 | 19.79 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (03-APR-26 – 31-OCT-25) 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.