EDDIE HALE INC
DBA: WB CONTAINER SERVICE
(972) 286-1606
peter@wbcontainer.com
3931 Pioneer Road, Balch Springs TX 75180
48
tractors
51 drivers
2.7M mi/yr · ~55k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 41.2 / 100
Moderate confidence
29 yrs history · 106 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 48
- Drivers · CDL
- 51 · 51
- Annual miles
- 2.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 3 | 45 | 0 | 48 |
| Trailers | 11 | 0 | 850 | 861 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-07-2020) · 6 yr old
- Registered
- 05-05-1997 (29 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-13-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- PETER TOBIN
- Officer
- MRS TONI HALE
Cargo
63.1
medium risk
Household Goods
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Other: CONTAINERS
- 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 higher 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 1.28×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.8 vs 2.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–6 crashes
This motor carrier
2.8
Similar fleets
2.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~7%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 6 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 2.1 a year. The grade counts 12 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.47× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.37× and violations 0.79×. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: 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.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Oct 2025 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 57 of 163 violations (35%). Light or brake defects led to 30 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate37.6% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (38 of 101). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.47× 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.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 3.8% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
6
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
106
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
37.6%
38 of 101
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.8%
4 of 106
National avg 6.7%
Violations
163
58 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Texas (about 87 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 2 inspections.
vs 10,543 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.073 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 1.35 | 1.12 |
| Violations | 1.70 | 0.78 |
| Critical violations | 0.26 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
163 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert153 · 51 OOSLights 57 · Brakes 38 · Tires 18 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 4 · 32 more
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Hours of service No alert7 · 5 OOSFalse log 3 · Over hours limit 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 OOSSeat belt 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Apr222026TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct132025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct12025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun92025TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr282025TexasProperty damage onlyDawn.
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Jan62025TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 of the 6 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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$750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jan 26, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 1997
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2025); ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. → FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Jan 26, 2024, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it 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 Jan 23, 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
31 filings and 20 authority events since 1992 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
31 filings and 20 authority events since 1992 · 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 26, 2026MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2025MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 26, 2026 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 21, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 23, 2025opened after FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 15, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2024FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 26, 2025 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Feb 15, 2025 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 2, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 24, 2024opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 26, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2023ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 26, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 26, 2023opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 26, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2022ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 26, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 26, 2022opened after ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 26, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2021ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 26, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 26, 2021opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 26, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 26, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2020ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 20, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 16, 2020opened after ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 26, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2019ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 26, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 31, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 28, 2019opened after NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 26, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2018NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 26, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 5, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 3, 2018opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 1, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 28, 2005GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Dec 1, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect156 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 28, 2005GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 1, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect156 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 1, 2005opened after SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 28, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 23, 2005opened after SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 28, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2005ACE INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXASCargo · ended Nov 28, 2005 · replaced by another insurer9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 28, 2004SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 28, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2004FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 18, 2004opened after SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 28, 2004)L&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
- Texas (HQ) 106
Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).
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 (57 power units: 48 filed, 57 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
2.1
Actual, per year in window
4.0
Projected, next 12 mo
2.8
0
2.25
4.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 57 power units this active to have about 2.1 crashes a year (sized from the 57 units seen roadside; 48 filed). This motor carrier recorded 12 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 4.0 a year) — about 1.9× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 2.8 over the next 12 — about 1.3× the typical fleet. 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 7% 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:
114 inspections
and 12 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 102 inspections and 6 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
- 4 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.47
Marginal — 1.28x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.038 crashes per power-unit-year for a 57-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 0.91x (driver behaviour 0.37x, out-of-service 1.47x, all violations 0.79x; 114 inspections). Experience 1.41x: 5.6 decayed crashes against 3.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.47, a 3.33). 80% range 0.75–1.88x. Fleet sized at 57 units from roadside VINs (48 filed). Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -0.2%, 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
3.8 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
57 power units (48 filed, 57 seen roadside) · 2.15 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.91×
114 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.41×
5.6 decayed crashes vs 3.0 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 1.28× (80% range 0.75–1.88×)
· band Marginal
· 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
106
Driver Insp
106
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
101
Vehicle OOS
38
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 1 | 0.31 | |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 0.62 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.21 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 58 | 6.73 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-25 – 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.