KEN GRAHAM TRUCKING INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 97
- Drivers · CDL
- 88 · 88
- Annual miles
- 7.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tractors | 75 | 19 | 0 | 94 |
| Trailers | 196 | 13 | 0 | 209 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-17-2019) · 7 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-17-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- DYLAN GRAHAM
- Officer
- MIKE GRAHAM
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, 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 about the same as similar fleets.
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.
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 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jun 5, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Unsafe drivingCited 7 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 4 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.9% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 6
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Excessive speeding: 14
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Michigan (about 74 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.036 | 0.026 |
| Inspections | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| Violations | 0.36 | 0.56 |
| Critical violations | 0.10 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
70 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert34 · 9 OOSLights 14 · Brakes 7 · Cargo securement 4 · Tires 4 · Steering & suspension 1 · 4 more
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Unsafe driving No alert27 · 0 OOSSpeeding 14 · Reckless / lane 7 · Phone use 4 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert8 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 7 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSMedical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Jun52026KansasFatal · 2 deathsDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsKansas Highway Patrol identifies two killed in Wabaunsee County I-70 crashWIBW · Jun 6, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report KS2026E31816 (Kansas Highway Patrol) lists KEN GRAHAM TRUCKING INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name KEN GRAHAM TRUCKING INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Feb162026MichiganProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec162025OhioProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul312025MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar192025OhioProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar162025MichiganProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct162024MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
1 of the 7 crashes was fatal.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Company of Hawaiion record since Mar 1, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 1994
- 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
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 10, 2015)
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
12 filings and 8 authority events since 1981 · 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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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2021National Interstate Insurance Company of HawaiiLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 15, 2020NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 5, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 12, 2020opened after NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 2, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 10, 2015Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013WESTERN SURETY CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Aug 4, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect22 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 3, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 21, 2011cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2005NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Mar 30, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect65 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2003FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Nov 1, 2005 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 17, 2003WESTERN SURETY CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)123 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 1999THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Nov 1, 2003 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 1996NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 15, 2020 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Dec 2, 2020 came after the replacement; 297 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 1995Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 25, 1995LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Nov 1, 1999 · replaced by another insurer49 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 17, 1995AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READINGBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jul 17, 2003 · replaced by another insurer96 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 1995RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 1996 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 1995FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 23, 1995opened after RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 1, 1995)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 4, 1994FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 17, 1994cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 1994RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 1995 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 7, 1981Operating authority grantedL&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
- Michigan (HQ) 73
- Illinois 8
- Ohio 7
- Kentucky 6
- Wisconsin 4
- Indiana 3
- Texas 3
- California 2
63% 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.
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 (97 power units: 97 filed, 67 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 97 power units this active to have about 3.5 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 12 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 4.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.4 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.
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
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.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 25 | 3.90 | |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 0.27 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.05 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 21 | 4.46 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 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.