SAV EXPRESS INC

DOT# 733062 MC# 334891 DUNS# 185445418 Coon Rapids, MN Authorized For-Hire
(866) 565-8077 safety@savtrans.com 11325 Xeon Street Nw, Coon Rapids MN 55448
24 tractors 25 drivers 3.7M mi/yr · ~154k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 79.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
28 yrs history · 76 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
24
Drivers · CDL
25 · 25
Annual miles
3.7M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 8 16 0 24
Trailers 75 0 0 75

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-22-2011) · 15 yr old
Registered
03-04-1998 (28 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-27-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
SAM ABBOTT
Officer
PAT SPELTZ

Cargo

64.5
medium risk
Household Goods Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers General Freight Building Materials Beverages US Mail Paper Products Construction
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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 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 0.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.1 vs 1.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.1
Similar fleets
1.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 1.6 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about typical. The grade counts 8 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.23×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.32× and out-of-service orders 0.40× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -27%. 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.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 11.8% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
76
86% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.8%
4 of 34
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 76
National avg 6.7%
Violations
13
5 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Minnesota (about 23 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 14 inspections, 1 out of service 14 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 11 inspections, 0 out of service 11 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 12 inspections, 0 out of service 12 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.021 0.029
Inspections 3.23 1.12
Violations 0.27 0.78
Critical violations 0.10 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

13 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    9 · 5 OOS
    Brakes 3 · Tires 3 · Lights 2 · Steering & suspension 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 4
  • 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
2 crashes
  • Feb
    6
    2025
    Iowa
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - not lighted, sleet hail. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Oct
    9
    2024
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Dec 7, 2005 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 1998
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 7, 1998)

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
  • Montana 15
  • Colorado 8
  • North Dakota 8
  • Minnesota (HQ) 7
  • Iowa 6
  • Kansas 5
  • Arkansas 4
  • Wisconsin 4

Runs well beyond its home state: 7 of 76 inspections were in Minnesota.