FOURTEENTH AVENUE CARTAGE CO INC
(313) 945-9522
jvryan@fourteenth.com
4401 Stecker Avenue, Dearborn MI 48126
85
tractors · all owned
272 drivers
4.4M mi/yr · ~51k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 53.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 91 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 85
- Drivers · CDL
- 272 · 68
- Annual miles
- 4.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 83 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| Trailers | 293 | 1247 | 0 | 1540 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (09-26-2008) · 18 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-20-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JAMES V RYAN
Cargo
58.1
medium risk
Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Containers
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Other: AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, 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 about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 50–99 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 1.01×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
3.4 vs 3.4 for similar fleets
Likely 1–6 crashes
This motor carrier
3.4
Similar fleets
3.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~9%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 3.4 a year. The grade counts 10 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.58× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.70×. Together they move its crash estimate +3%: 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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Injury crashes2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Mar 2026 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Lights and brakesLights are 26 of 100 violations (26%). Light or brake defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Unsafe drivingCited 2 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 6 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
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Hazmat violations1 hazmat violation.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate42.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (21 of 50), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.10× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 2.2% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 5
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
91
36% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
42.0%
21 of 50
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.2%
2 of 91
National avg 6.7%
Violations
100
28 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 4,520 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.035 | 0.025 |
| Inspections | 0.90 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.59 | 0.53 |
| Critical violations | 0.17 | 0.11 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
100 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert69 · 25 OOSLights 26 · Brakes 20 · Tires 16 · Cargo securement 2 · Other parts 5
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Unsafe driving No alert24 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 11 · Phone use 6 · Speeding 4 · Seat belt 2 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 1
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Hours of service No alert2 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 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-
Apr152026IllinoisProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan192026MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep102025MichiganProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun202025MichiganProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan72025MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
2 of the 5 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 · Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Companyon record since Nov 21, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 1994
- Cargo filing
- on file · The Hanover Insurance Company since Apr 30, 2002
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 17, 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
23 filings and 16 authority events since 1981 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
23 filings and 16 authority events since 1981 · 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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Nov 21, 2024Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Nov 15, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 22, 2024opened after MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 12, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2019MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 21, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Dec 12, 2024 came after the replacement; 61 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 11, 2017Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2017NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2019 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 1, 2017opened after WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 1, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Dec 1, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect50 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 24, 2013WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Broker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · superseded by the same policyL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2012WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect63 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2011CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 1, 2012 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Sep 5, 2012 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2011FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 28, 2011opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 1, 2011)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2010CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 25, 2010opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 1, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2009CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 28, 2009opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 1, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 11, 2009CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2008CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 11, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 6, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 28, 2008opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 1, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2007CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 26, 2007opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 1, 2007)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2006CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2005CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2006 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 5, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 26, 2005opened after CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 1, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2004CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2004CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 17, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect2 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
- Michigan (HQ) 58
- Indiana 16
- Ohio 12
- Illinois 2
- Wisconsin 2
- Federal inspectors 1
64% 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 (85 power units: 85 filed, 56 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
3.4
Actual, per year in window
3.3
Projected, next 12 mo
3.4
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2
4
We'd expect a typical fleet of 85 power units this active to have about 3.4 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 10 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 3.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 3.4 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 9% 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:
89 inspections
and 10 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 90 inspections and 5 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
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.42
Satisfactory — 1.01x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.040 crashes per power-unit-year for a 85-unit for-hire fleet (pu50_99). Violations 1.03x (driver behaviour 1.58x, out-of-service 1.10x, all violations 0.70x; 89 inspections). Experience 0.98x: 5.2 decayed crashes against 5.4 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.42, a 7.30). 80% range 0.65–1.42x. 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
4.0 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
85 power units · 3.38 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.03×
89 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.98×
5.2 decayed crashes vs 5.4 expected · credibility 0.42
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 1.01× (80% range 0.65–1.42×)
· 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
91
Driver Insp
91
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
50
Vehicle OOS
21
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 22 | 2.71 | |
| HOS Compliance | 2 | 0.02 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.42 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 36 | 8.20 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-MAR-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.