MODULAR TRANSPORTATION CO
DBA: MODULAR TRANSPORTATION
(616) 241-2060
scotts@modulartrans.com
393 Mart St Sw, Wyoming MI 49548-1014
328
tractors
175 drivers
11.4M mi/yr · ~35k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 63.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 171 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 328
- Drivers · CDL
- 175 · 175
- Annual miles
- 11.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 115 | 49 | 0 | 164 |
| Trailers | 220 | 46 | 0 | 266 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-22-2004) · 22 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-17-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- EVAN STOUTEN
Cargo
67.1
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Construction
- 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 probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire 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.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 200–499 trucks.
This motor carrier 0.90×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
7.1 vs 7.9 for similar fleets
Likely 3–12 crashes
This motor carrier
7.1
Similar fleets
7.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~18%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 13 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 6.5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 7.9 a year. The grade counts 19 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.60× and out-of-service orders 0.66× the rate expected for its inspections. 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.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Dec 17, 2024).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes3 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 medical certificate, 1 no valid CDL (Nov 2025).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Lights and brakesLights are 22 of 87 violations (25%). Light or brake defects led to 11 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 4 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.2% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Excessive speeding: 15
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
13
1 fatality · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
171
69% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.2%
14 of 73
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.2%
2 of 171
National avg 6.7%
Violations
87
20 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 4 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.020 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.44 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.13 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.02 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
87 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert57 · 18 OOSLights 22 · Brakes 20 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Tires 2 · 7 more
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Unsafe driving No alert22 · 0 OOSSpeeding 16 · Reckless / lane 6
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Hours of service No alert6 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · Over hours limit 2
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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
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 months-
Aug132026OhioProperty damage onlyDawn, fog, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jul212026NebraskaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May132026TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar32026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan72026MississippiProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted.
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Jan62026MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep242025MichiganProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep232025AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan72025IllinoisInjury · 2 people hurtIce road, dark - lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec172024MississippiFatal · 1 deathWet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.
5 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 13 crashes was fatal.
3 of the 13 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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$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Sep 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 1991
- 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) · American Contractors Indemnity Company since Jul 24, 2026
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → Great West Casualty Co (Sep 2025)
Authority
- FMCSA's record shows a suspension of the operating authority on Jul 24, 2026 while a filing by CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. was in force; FMCSA has corrected suspensions its new system issued in error. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 28, 2026)
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
25 filings and 12 authority events since 1980 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
25 filings and 12 authority events since 1980 · 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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Jul 24, 2026American Contractors Indemnity CompanyBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 24, 2026Operating authority suspended: no insurance filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on filea liability filing was in force on FMCSA's record that dayFMCSA's new system
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Jul 24, 2026Broker authority suspended: no insurance filing meeting the FMCSA minimum on fileFMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2025Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 19, 2025American Contractors Indemnity CompanyBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jul 22, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jun 23, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jul 22, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2023CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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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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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2020GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2023 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 5, 2023 came after the replacement; 36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 5, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 1, 2020opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 19, 2020HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jul 19, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 22, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jul 6, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2019NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 5, 2016Broker authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 19, 2016AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jul 19, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2013GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 4, 2019 came after the replacement; 72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2009OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2013 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2009TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Jul 22, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect208 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Apr 1, 2009CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2004GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Cargo · ended Apr 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer52 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2004GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurer52 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2003CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 15, 2004 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 4, 2001LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Dec 15, 2004 · replaced by another insurer39 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 15, 1999FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 7, 1999cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&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
- Mississippi 44
- Michigan (HQ) 27
- Missouri 17
- Arkansas 16
- Alabama 14
- Tennessee 11
- Illinois 10
- Indiana 9
16% 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 (328 power units: 328 filed, 104 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
7.9
Actual, per year in window
6.3
Projected, next 12 mo
7.1
0
4.5
9
We'd expect a typical fleet of 328 power units this active to have about 7.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 19 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 6.3 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 7.1 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 18% 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:
168 inspections
and 19 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 167 inspections and 13 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
- 4 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.54 (posterior 0.86 × exposure corroboration)
Satisfactory — 0.90x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.024 crashes per power-unit-year for a 328-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.94x (driver behaviour 1.10x, out-of-service 0.66x, all violations 0.60x; 168 inspections). Experience 0.95x: 10.9 decayed crashes against 11.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.86, a 1.88). 80% range 0.58–1.25x. 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
2.4 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
328 power units · 7.92 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.94×
168 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.95×
10.9 decayed crashes vs 11.5 expected · credibility 0.86
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 0.90× (80% range 0.58–1.25×)
· 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
171
Driver Insp
171
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
73
Vehicle OOS
14
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 21 | 1.13 | |
| HOS Compliance | 4 | 0.08 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.09 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 31 | 3.60 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-MAY-26) 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.