DIAMOND FREIGHT DISTRIBUTION INC
(570) 534-4888
safety@diamondfreightdist.com
78 South Courtland St Suite 4, East Stroudsburg PA 18301
110
tractors
110 drivers
8M mi/yr · ~73k per unit
HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 37.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
28 yrs history · 100 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 110
- Drivers · CDL
- 110 · 110
- Annual miles
- 8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 13 | 97 | 0 | 110 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-01-2011) · 15 yr old
- Registered
- 03-23-1998 (28 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-29-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JAMES FERRONE
- Officer
- NICHOLAS FERRONE
Cargo
61.1
medium risk
Household Goods
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Building Materials
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat
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 an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 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 1.39×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
5.1 vs 3.7 for similar fleets
Likely 2–9 crashes
This motor carrier
5.1
Similar fleets
3.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~13%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 11 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 5.5 a year), including 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.7 a year. The grade counts 15 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.02× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +9%: 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.
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New since the grade was set1 crash after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
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Injury crashes4 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Dec 2024).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 38 of 144 violations (26%). Brake or light defects led to 19 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Falsified logs3 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 4 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 6
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Excessive speeding: 12
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
11
0 fatalities · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
100
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
39.6%
19 of 48
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.0%
1 of 100
National avg 6.7%
Violations
144
31 out-of-service
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 1 inspection.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.055 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 0.74 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.65 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.12 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
144 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert106 · 30 OOSBrakes 38 · Lights 38 · Tires 6 · Steering & suspension 4 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 16 more
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Unsafe driving No alert26 · 0 OOSSpeeding 12 · Reckless / lane 11 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 1
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Hours of service No alert9 · 0 OOSFalse log 3 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 3
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat1 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Sep22026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug272026PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dusk.
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Jul142026New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul92026FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar92026New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Sep202025PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Mar82025New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb42025New JerseyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb32025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
3 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 11 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.on record since Nov 16, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2001
- Cargo filing
- required · on file · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA since Nov 16, 2024
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. → CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. (Nov 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Nov 16, 2024, 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 Nov 18, 2024)
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
31 filings and 20 authority events since 1999 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
31 filings and 20 authority events since 1999 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Nov 16, 2024TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · on file · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2024CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 21, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 18, 2024opened after AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 16, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2021AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Nov 16, 2024 · replaced by another insurer36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2021AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 16, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2020ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOISLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 16, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 20, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 13, 2020opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 16, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 24, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 29, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 22, 2020AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Nov 16, 2021 · superseded by the same policy19 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 22, 2020STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 16, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2019STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 22, 2020 · superseded by the same policy5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 15, 2019Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 14, 2019Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2018AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 22, 2020 · superseded by the same policy17 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2018STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 16, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2016STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 16, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 20, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 16, 2016opened after NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 16, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2015NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 16, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 20, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 16, 2015opened after NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 16, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2014NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 16, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 27, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 17, 2014opened after ARI INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 21, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2013ARI INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 16, 2014 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 21, 2014 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 21, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 18, 2013opened after TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 16, 2013)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2012TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 16, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 16, 2011TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 16, 2012 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 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
- Pennsylvania (HQ) 28
- Georgia 24
- New York 16
- New Jersey 14
- Florida 8
- Connecticut 6
- South Carolina 2
- Federal inspectors 2
28% 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 (110 power units: 110 filed, 66 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.7
Actual, per year in window
5.0
Projected, next 12 mo
5.1
0
3
6
We'd expect a typical fleet of 110 power units this active to have about 3.7 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 15 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 5.0 a year) — about 1.4× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 5.1 over the next 12 — about 1.4× the typical fleet. 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 13% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.4× that of 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:
97 inspections
and 15 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 99 inspections and 10 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
- 1 inspection with no out-of-service result
Not yet scored — crashes after Aug 31, 2026, inspections after Sep 30, 2026
Inspections count through the end of the latest full month of FMCSA data. Crash reports reach FMCSA weeks late, so crashes wait 1 month more. Both enter the grade as the window moves forward each month.
- Crash Sep 2, 2026 · NJ · 0 injuries, 0 fatalities · engine severity weight 1
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.57
Marginal — 1.39x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.033 crashes per power-unit-year for a 110-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 1.09x (driver behaviour 2.02x, out-of-service 1.11x, all violations 1.03x; 97 inspections). Experience 1.27x: 9.1 decayed crashes against 6.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.57, a 4.74). 80% range 0.91–1.92x. 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
3.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
110 power units · 3.67 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.09×
97 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.27×
9.1 decayed crashes vs 6.2 expected · credibility 0.57
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 1.39× (80% range 0.91–1.92×)
· 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
100
Driver Insp
100
Driver OOS
1
Vehicle Insp
48
Vehicle OOS
19
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 24 | 2.39 | |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 0.69 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.07 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 35 | 11.57 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-MAY-25 – 31-JAN-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.