DOCKSIDE SERVICES INC

DOT# 689766 MC# 388934 Mobile, AL Authorized For-Hire
(251) 438-2362 cindi@dockside-services.com 500 Beauregard St, Mobile AL 36603
4 power units · all owned 5 drivers
Satisfactory Provisional: the record is still thin. A fleet of 4 power units would expect only about 0.2 crashes over the 36-month scoring window, and it had 15 inspections and 0 crashes in that time, so the grade leans mostly on what's typical for similar fleets and can move as more inspections and time on the road build up.
FRED Score 71.6 / 100
Prior-only confidence
29 yrs history · 16 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
4
Drivers · CDL
5 · 1
Annual miles
56k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 4 0 0 4
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
05-15-1997 (29 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-12-2024 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
CINDI COVINGTON
Officer
JOHN D HUNTER

Cargo

62.7
medium risk
Household Goods Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Building Materials Other: US CUSTOM BOND GOODS Paper Products Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

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).

Too little record to tell how this motor carrier's crash rate compares with similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 2–5 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 0.80×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.42× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.53× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: 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.

  • Lights and cargo securement
    Lights are 5 of 13 violations (38%).
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • 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, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
16
75% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 16
National avg 6.7%
Violations
13
0 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Alabama (about 5 in 24 months would be typical; 34% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 57,530 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 2.62 1.57
Violations 1.62 1.56
Critical violations 0.12 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

13 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    12 · 0 OOS
    Lights 5 · Cargo securement 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 5
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.
on record since Aug 18, 2017 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2000
Cargo filing
on file · FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. since Jun 4, 2005
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Aug 18, 2017)

Who insures fleets like this →

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
  • Florida 10
  • Alabama (HQ) 3
  • Mississippi 3