APPALACHIAN TRANSPORT INC

DOT# 736210 MC# 335873 Smethport, PA Authorized For-Hire
(814) 887-5581 jdherzog@comcast.net 1308 East Valley Rd, Smethport PA 16749
17 tractors 15 drivers 1.2M mi/yr · ~73k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Low confidence
28 yrs history · 10 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
17
Drivers · CDL
15 · 15
Annual miles
1.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 12 5 0 17
Trailers 39 0 0 39

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
03-19-1998 (28 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-27-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JASON HERZOG

Cargo

62.0
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Dry Bulk Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, 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.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.74× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:

  • Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class

The downside is never capped.

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: for-hire fleets of 10–19 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 0.74×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.25× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.47× and out-of-service orders 0.69×. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
10
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
1 of 6
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 10
National avg 6.7%
Violations
7
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.031
Inspections 0.68 1.11
Violations 0.21 0.89
Critical violations 0.06 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

7 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 1 · Lights 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Mar 26, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1998
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Mar 26, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 10, 2026)

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
  • New York 4
  • Pennsylvania (HQ) 2
  • West Virginia 2
  • Indiana 1
  • Ohio 1