ROD AUSMUS TRUCKING INC
(719) 660-9503
linda@rodausmustruckinginc.com
7615 Brule Rd, Colorado Springs CO 80908-5055
35
tractors
14 drivers
982k mi/yr · ~28k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 60.8 / 100
Low confidence
29 yrs history · 30 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 35
- Drivers · CDL
- 14 · 14
- Annual miles
- 982k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 1 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Registered
- 04-18-1997 (29 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-30-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- LINDA AUSMUS
Cargo
65.9
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow Away
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
Oilfield Equipment
Livestock
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Other: ROCK
Grain/Feed/Hay
Utility
Farm Supplies
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, Livestock, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight
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 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 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 0.93×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.46×, out-of-service orders 0.52× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.68× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -15%.
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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Lapse in liability filings338 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Jun 29, 2024 – Jun 2, 2025) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Sep 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Hazmat violations2 hazmat violations.
Strengths
- 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 5.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 3.3% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
30
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
5.0%
1 of 20
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.3%
1 of 30
National avg 6.7%
Violations
15
2 out-of-service
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 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.029 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 0.60 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 0.21 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.03 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
15 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert7 · 1 OOSLights 4 · Brakes 2 · Tires 1
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 2 · Speeding 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Hours of service No alert1 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat2 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months
2 crashes
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Jul152026ColoradoProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun212025ColoradoProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Jun 2, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Jun 2025); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY → NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jun 29, 2024, replaced 338 days later)
- 338 days without a liability filing (Jun 29, 2024 – Jun 2, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 9, 2014)
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
14 filings and 10 authority events since 2014 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
14 filings and 10 authority events since 2014 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jun 2, 2025Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 3, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 4, 2024opened after PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 2, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2024NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 29, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 6, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 31, 2024opened after PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 2, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2023PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 2, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2022ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 2, 2023 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 6, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 26, 2022opened after ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 2, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2021ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 2, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 6, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 21, 2021opened after ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 2, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2020ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 2, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 6, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 2, 2020opened after ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 2, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2019ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 2, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 6, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 3, 2019opened after ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 2, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2018ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jun 2, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2018ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 2, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 7, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 4, 2018opened after ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 2, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2017ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jun 2, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2017ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 2, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 8, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 31, 2017opened after ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 2, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 12, 2015ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 2, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect21 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 17, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 31, 2015opened after ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 12, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 9, 2014Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2014ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 12, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect15 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2014ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 12, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect15 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
- Colorado (HQ) 27
- New Mexico 2
- Kansas 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (90%).
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 (35 power units: 35 filed, 14 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.0
Actual, per year in window
0.7
Projected, next 12 mo
0.9
0
0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 35 power units this active to have about 1.0 crash a year. This motor carrier recorded 2 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 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 0.9 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 2% 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 Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
29 inspections
and 2 crashes.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Low · Z = 0.26 (posterior 0.32 × exposure corroboration)
Satisfactory — 0.93x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.027 crashes per power-unit-year for a 35-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 0.85x (driver behaviour 0.68x, out-of-service 0.52x, all violations 0.46x; 29 inspections). Experience 1.08x: 1.6 decayed crashes against 1.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.32, a 2.67). 80% range 0.41–1.54x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
Scoring flags
Thin record (low credibility: little exposure behind the grade)
(informational — no grade effect)
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
2.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
35 power units · 0.95 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.85×
29 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.08×
1.6 decayed crashes vs 1.3 expected · credibility 0.32
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 0.93× (80% range 0.41–1.54×)
· 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
30
Driver Insp
30
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
20
Vehicle OOS
1
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 3 | 0.44 | |
| HOS Compliance | 1 | 0.03 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.46 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 5 | 1.18 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (02-JAN-25 – 30-JUL-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.