ALABAMA CARRIERS LLC
DBA: ALABAMA CARRIERS INC
(615) 271-2400
joe.williams@tenh.com
2607 Brick Church Pike, Nashville TN 37207
215
tractors · all leased
195 drivers
12.2M mi/yr · ~57k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 59.7 / 100
High confidence
28 yrs history · 314 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 215
- Drivers · CDL
- 195 · 195
- Annual miles
- 12.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 215 | 0 | 215 |
| Trailers | 0 | 368 | 0 | 368 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-19-2006) · 20 yr old
- Registered
- 03-04-1998 (28 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-06-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- SCOTT SHEEHAN
- Officer
- GREGG STANLEY
Cargo
62.2
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Grain/Feed/Hay
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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 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 0.94×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
6.3 vs 6.7 for similar fleets
Likely 2–11 crashes
This motor carrier
6.3
Similar fleets
6.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~16%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 12 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 6 a year), including 7 with injuries; similar fleets have about 6.7 a year. The grade counts 18 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.51× and out-of-service orders 0.79× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: 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 crashes7 crashes with 9 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 hours of service, 1 medical certificate, 1 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – Jun 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 46 of 199 violations (23%). Light or brake defects led to 19 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 3
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High speeding: 9
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
12
0 fatalities · 9 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
314
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.6%
42 of 158
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
3 of 314
National avg 6.7%
Violations
199
59 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Tennessee (about 260 in 24 months would be typical).
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 5 inspections.
vs 948 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.028 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.14 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.46 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.10 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
199 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert152 · 56 OOSLights 46 · Brakes 38 · Cargo securement 21 · Tires 20 · Wheels & hubs 6 · 21 more
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Unsafe driving No alert32 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 15 · Speeding 9 · Seat belt 7 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert13 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 6 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 3 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSMedical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Aug112026OhioProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Jun162026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May112026AlabamaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan292026AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan112026AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec22025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dawn, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov122025AlabamaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun132025IllinoisProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun132025South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
4 more in the FMCSA records below.
7 of the 12 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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primary $750,000 + excess $3,000,000 · LM Insurance Corporationon record since May 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2010
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Apr 18, 2022
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: OMNIA RISK RETENTION GROUP INC → LM Insurance Corporation (May 2024)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 9, 1998)
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
37 filings and 14 authority events since 1998 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
37 filings and 14 authority events since 1998 · 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 1, 2026Ace American Insurance CompanyLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2025ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended May 1, 2026 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2024LM Insurance CorporationLiability bond (BMC-82) · $750,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2022ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended May 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 18, 2022Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of AmericaBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 15, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 15, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 15, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Apr 15, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2022OMNIA RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (risk retention group)Liability · $2,000,000 · ended May 1, 2024 · replaced by another insurer26 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2022ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended May 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2021OMNIA RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (risk retention group)Liability · $2,000,000 · ended Mar 5, 2022 · superseded by the same policy9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2021ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $3,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Mar 5, 2022 · superseded by the same policy9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 3, 2021opened after ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 26, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2021ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 26, 2021 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2018HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurer29 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2017AMERICAN TRUCKING AND TRANSP. INS. CO., RRG (risk retention group)Liability · $5,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2018 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 25, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 29, 2017opened after NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 21, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.Broker trust fund (BMC-85) · ended Apr 18, 2022 · insurer name change103 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2011PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.Broker trust fund (BMC-85) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · superseded by the same policy26 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2010NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Feb 7, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect28 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2010NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2017 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 21, 2017 came after the replacement; 84 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 7, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 27, 2010opened after VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 1, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 23, 2009AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jul 20, 2011 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 26, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jul 2, 2009cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 13, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 16, 2009cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 1, 2008VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended May 9, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect5 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
- Alabama 81
- South Carolina 47
- Mississippi 27
- Tennessee (HQ) 24
- Florida 18
- Georgia 17
- Texas 14
- North Carolina 11
Runs well beyond its home state: 24 of 314 inspections were in Tennessee.
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 (215 power units: 215 filed, 172 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
6.7
Actual, per year in window
6.0
Projected, next 12 mo
6.3
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4
8
We'd expect a typical fleet of 215 power units this active to have about 6.7 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 18 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 6.0 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 6.3 over the next 12. 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 16% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for 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:
308 inspections
and 18 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 309 inspections and 12 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
- 5 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.83
Satisfactory — 0.94x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.031 crashes per power-unit-year for a 215-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.91x (driver behaviour 0.81x, out-of-service 0.79x, all violations 0.51x; 308 inspections). Experience 1.03x: 9.8 decayed crashes against 9.4 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.83, a 1.88). 80% range 0.59–1.33x. 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
3.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
215 power units · 6.68 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.91×
308 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.03×
9.8 decayed crashes vs 9.4 expected · credibility 0.83
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 0.94× (80% range 0.59–1.33×)
· band Satisfactory
· 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
314
Driver Insp
314
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
158
Vehicle OOS
42
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 30 | 1.22 | |
| HOS Compliance | 12 | 0.06 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.02 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 75 | 4.33 |
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.