GULF WINDS INTERNATIONAL INC
(713) 747-4909
dmixon@gwii.com
5300 Highway 146, Seabrook TX 77586-1516
731
tractors
719 drivers
27.5M mi/yr · ~38k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 85.0 / 100
High confidence
29 yrs history · 1,371 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 731
- Drivers · CDL
- 719 · 719
- Annual miles
- 27.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 15 | 716 | 0 | 731 |
| Trailers | 3926 | 1009 | 0 | 4935 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-27-2018) · 8 yr old
- Registered
- 05-19-1997 (29 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-03-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- LANCE TURNER
- Officer
- SAM FRENI
Cargo
63.2
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Beverages
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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 about 35% lower than similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ 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 0.65×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
29.1 vs 44.7 for similar fleets
Likely 19–40 crashes
This motor carrier
29.1
Similar fleets
44.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~54%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Better than peers. 54 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 27 a year), including 27 with injuries; similar fleets have about 45 a year. The grade counts 83 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.63× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -5%: 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.
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Injury crashes27 crashes with 33 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service23 out-of-service violations against drivers: 16 no valid CDL, 4 hours of service, 3 medical certificate (Oct 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 585 of 1770 violations (33%). Light or brake defects led to 265 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations3 hazmat violations, 2 out of service.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate32.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (389 of 1,197), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.14× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.4% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 24
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Excessive speeding: 24
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
54
0 fatalities · 33 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,371
43% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
32.5%
389 of 1,197
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
19 of 1,367
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,770
529 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 12 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.037 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 1.36 | 0.63 |
| Violations | 1.21 | 0.22 |
| Critical violations | 0.18 | 0.05 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
1,770 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert1,598 · 503 OOSLights 585 · Brakes 398 · Tires 185 · Cargo securement 95 · Steering & suspension 37 · 298 more
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Unsafe driving No alert84 · 0 OOSSpeeding 26 · Reckless / lane 16 · Seat belt 14 · Phone use 10 · Other 18
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Hours of service No alert64 · 4 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 39 · No log 10 · Over hours limit 8 · False log 7
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Driver fitness No alert21 · 20 OOSNo valid CDL 18 · Medical certificate 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat3 · 2 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
May192026TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain. Citation issued.
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Apr282026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr232026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr82026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar312026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar302026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar272026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar22026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb92026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec172025OklahomaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec132025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec52025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov252025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov242025TexasInjury · 4 people hurtWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov112025TexasInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
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Oct232025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct212025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Sep12025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug192025TexasInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul102025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun52025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May42025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr12025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Mar42025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan212025VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan32025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec182024TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov82024TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep302024South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
46 more in the FMCSA records below.
27 of the 54 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$2,000,000 · Clear Blue Insurance Companyon record since Apr 30, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $300,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 20001 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- on file · FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. since Apr 30, 2009
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Harco National Insurance Company since Sep 19, 2025
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Obsidian Insurance Company → Clear Blue Insurance Company (Apr 2026); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → Obsidian Insurance Company (Apr 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- 1 liability filing received late (the last received Oct 20, 2026 for an effective date of Apr 30, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 9, 2026)
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
46 filings and 19 authority events since 1997 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
46 filings and 19 authority events since 1997 · 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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May 29, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jun 28, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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May 29, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the broker authority, effective Jun 28, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Apr 30, 2026Clear Blue Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on filereceived Oct 20, 2026 for an effective date of Apr 30, 2026FMCSA's new system
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Sep 19, 2025Harco National Insurance CompanyBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Aug 25, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Sep 19, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2025Obsidian Insurance CompanyLiability · $2,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Apr 30, 2023PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2025 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 19, 2021HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Sep 19, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect45 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2020PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $2,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2023 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 28, 2023 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2019AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Mar 20, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect35 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2018HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2020 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2017AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2016NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2017 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2016HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $2,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2015HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 24, 2015LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jun 12, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect50 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 19, 2013INTERNATIONAL FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Dec 19, 2021 · replaced by another insurer96 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Dec 19, 2013 · replaced by another insurer3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2013NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2015 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 3, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 1, 2013opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 30, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2012NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 3, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 1, 2012opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 30, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2011NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 20, 2011opened after NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 30, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2010NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 30, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 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
- Texas (HQ) 1,017
- Arkansas 65
- South Carolina 45
- Alabama 42
- Tennessee 39
- Georgia 36
- Virginia 33
- Maryland 20
74% 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 (869 power units: 731 filed, 869 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
44.7
Actual, per year in window
27.7
Projected, next 12 mo
29.1
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We'd expect a typical fleet of 869 power units this active to have about 44.7 crashes a year (sized from the 869 units seen roadside; 731 filed). This motor carrier recorded 83 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 27.7 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 29.1 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 54% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below that of 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:
1375 inspections
and 83 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 1359 inspections and 54 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 Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 28, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 26, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 25, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- 9 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.97
Strong — 0.65x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.051 crashes per power-unit-year for a 869-unit for-hire fleet (pu500p). Violations 0.95x (driver behaviour 0.82x, out-of-service 1.14x, all violations 0.63x; 1375 inspections). Experience 0.68x: 44.4 decayed crashes against 65.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.97, a 1.88). 80% range 0.51–0.80x. Fleet sized at 869 units from roadside VINs (731 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
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
5.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
869 power units (731 filed, 869 seen roadside) · 44.67 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.95×
1375 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.68×
44.4 decayed crashes vs 65.8 expected · credibility 0.97
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 0.65× (80% range 0.51–0.80×)
· band Strong
· 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
1,371
Driver Insp
1,367
Driver OOS
19
Vehicle Insp
1,197
Vehicle OOS
389
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 79 | 1.15 | |
| HOS Compliance | 40 | 0.13 | |
| Driver Fitness | 17 | 0.12 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 700 | 6.19 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-25) 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.