HENDERSON TIMBER FELLING INC

DOT# 660968 Richton, MS Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(601) 989-2279 43321 Hwy 63n, Richton MS 39476
19 tractors · all owned 19 drivers
HazMat Intrastate Only
Marginal
FRED Score 34.1 / 100
Low confidence
30 yrs history · 25 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
19
Drivers · CDL
19 · 19
Annual miles
1 unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 19 0 0 19
Trailers 19 0 0 19

Registration

Registered
09-30-1996 (30 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-13-2023 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ANDY HENDERSON
Officer
LAVELLE HENDERSON

Cargo

64.2
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

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

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Intrastate operation

Runs within one state. Roadside inspections are rarer for intrastate fleets than for interstate ones, so this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too.

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

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 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 1.46×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.5 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.79×, out-of-service orders 1.56× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.56× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +14%: 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.
  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Mar 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and cargo securement
    Lights are 27 of 71 violations (38%). Light or cargo securement defects led to 7 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    50.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (8 of 16). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.56× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 4.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
25
20% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
8 of 16
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.0%
1 of 25
National avg 6.7%
Violations
71
11 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Mississippi (about 25 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 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.
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.079 0.034
Inspections 1.05 1.23
Violations 1.87 0.97
Critical violations 0.34 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

71 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    58 · 10 OOS
    Lights 27 · Cargo securement 6 · Tires 4 · Brakes 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 19 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    11 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 6 · Speeding 3 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Hours of service 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
  • Jan
    21
    2026
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    31
    2025
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jan
    2
    2025
    Mississippi
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

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
  • Alabama 21
  • Mississippi (HQ) 4

16% of inspections were in its home state.