SALSON LOGISTICS INC
(973) 986-0200
jlampasona@salson.com
888 Doremus Ave, Newark NJ 07114
262
power units
294 drivers
15.2M mi/yr · ~58k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 38.8 / 100
High confidence
29 yrs history · 463 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 262
- Drivers · CDL
- 294 · 275
- Annual miles
- 15.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 2 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| Tractors | 211 | 31 | 0 | 242 |
| Trailers | 714 | 0 | 0 | 714 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (12-21-2021) · 4 yr old
- Registered
- 10-01-1997 (29 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-05-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- TODD ZOHA
- Officer
- ANTHONY BERRITTO
Cargo
56.2
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: CLASS 9 MISC. HM
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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 higher than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 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 1.34×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
12.1 vs 9.0 for similar fleets
Likely 6–19 crashes
This motor carrier
12.1
Similar fleets
9.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~29%
About 1.3× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 26 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 13 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 12 with injuries; similar fleets have about 9 a year. The grade counts 35 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.86× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +8%: 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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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Mar 5, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes12 crashes with 15 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service9 out-of-service violations against drivers: 6 no valid CDL, 2 hours of service, 1 medical certificate (Feb 2025 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 120 of 475 violations (25%). Brake or light defects led to 64 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 7 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate31.9% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (89 of 279), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.17× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.7% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 28
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Excessive speeding: 19
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
26
1 fatality · 15 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
463
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
31.9%
89 of 279
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.7%
8 of 458
National avg 6.7%
Violations
475
128 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in New Jersey (about 248 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 940 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.050 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.20 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.91 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.18 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
475 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert339 · 119 OOSBrakes 120 · Lights 105 · Tires 53 · Wheels & hubs 16 · Cargo securement 12 · 33 more
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Unsafe driving No alert76 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 41 · Speeding 22 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 2 · Other 9
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Hours of service No alert48 · 2 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 28 · No log 8 · Over hours limit 8 · False log 4
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Driver fitness No alert12 · 7 OOSNo valid CDL 9 · Medical certificate 3
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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-
Sep152026Rhode IslandProperty damage onlyDark - unknown roadway lighting, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Aug172026New JerseyInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul232026CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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May202026FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr22026MississippiProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb122026MarylandInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov212025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
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Nov102025New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct302025New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May152025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted.
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May82025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWater(standing moving) road, dark - not lighted, rain. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar202025New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar52025PennsylvaniaFatal · 1 deathWet road, daylight, rain.
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Mar42025FloridaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan102025New JerseyInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
18 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 26 crashes was fatal.
12 of the 26 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Mar 31, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2003
- 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 Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → National Interstate Insurance Company (Mar 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
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
29 filings and 20 authority events since 1996 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
29 filings and 20 authority events since 1996 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Mar 31, 2024National Interstate Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 25, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 27, 2024opened after PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 21, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 24, 2022PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 31, 2024 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 21, 2024 came after the replacement; 17 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2022PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 24, 2022 · replaced by another insurer8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 25, 2022opened after PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 1, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2021Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 8, 2021Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 7, 2021PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2021PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 7, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 24, 2021opened after PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 1, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2020PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2019PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INCLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Apr 14, 2020 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 12, 2019opened after STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2018STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 14, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 19, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 9, 2018opened after STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2017STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 14, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 20, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 27, 2017opened after STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2016STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 14, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 9, 2013Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2012NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 14, 2016 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 23, 2011Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2011LEXON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Mar 12, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect172 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 20, 2009ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Dec 20, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect56 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 14, 2009STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 14, 2012 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 18, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 8, 2009opened after RLI INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 14, 2009)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
- California 78
- New Jersey (HQ) 74
- Maryland 58
- Pennsylvania 51
- New York 43
- Georgia 25
- North Carolina 25
- Florida 18
16% 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 (262 power units: 262 filed, 259 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
9.0
Actual, per year in window
11.7
Projected, next 12 mo
12.1
0
7
14
We'd expect a typical fleet of 262 power units this active to have about 9.0 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 35 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 11.7 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 12.1 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 29% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.3× that of 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:
470 inspections
and 35 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 453 inspections and 26 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
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 17, 2024 · FL · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 9 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.89
Marginal — 1.34x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.034 crashes per power-unit-year for a 262-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 1.08x (driver behaviour 1.86x, out-of-service 1.17x, all violations 0.93x; 470 inspections). Experience 1.24x: 19.1 decayed crashes against 14.9 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.89, a 1.88). 80% range 0.95–1.77x. Last change: a new crash.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved +6.1%, driven by a new crash on the record.
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
3.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
262 power units · 8.97 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.08×
470 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.24×
19.1 decayed crashes vs 14.9 expected · credibility 0.89
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 1.34× (80% range 0.95–1.77×)
· 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
463
Driver Insp
458
Driver OOS
8
Vehicle Insp
279
Vehicle OOS
89
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 70 | 2.51 | |
| HOS Compliance | 32 | 0.33 | |
| Driver Fitness | 10 | 0.21 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 152 | 5.82 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.