SOUTHEAST LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT LLC
DBA: SEL TRANSPORTATION
(205) 788-4000
jemiller@seltransportation.com
1526 51st Ave, Tuscaloosa AL 35401
404
tractors · all owned
395 drivers
31.5M mi/yr · ~78k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 38.4 / 100
High confidence
28 yrs history · 796 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 404
- Drivers · CDL
- 395 · 0
- Annual miles
- 31.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 404 | 0 | 0 | 404 |
| Trailers | 646 | 0 | 0 | 646 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (08-12-2011) · 15 yr old
- Registered
- 07-16-1998 (28 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 05-14-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JEFFREY MILLER
- Officer
- DARREN LEE
Cargo
62.2
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Other: PIPES AND SHINGLES
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 35% higher than 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 1.35×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
23.0 vs 17.0 for similar fleets
Likely 14–33 crashes
This motor carrier
23.0
Similar fleets
17.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~48%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Worse than peers. 42 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 21 a year), including 19 with injuries; similar fleets have about 17 a year. The grade counts 62 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.64× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: 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 crashes19 crashes with 25 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 (Jun 2025 – Sep 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 154 of 572 violations (27%). Brake or light defects led to 51 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate29.6% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (118 of 398), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.87× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.5% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 21
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Excessive speeding: 23
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
42
0 fatalities · 25 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
796
61% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
29.6%
118 of 398
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
4 of 796
National avg 6.7%
Violations
572
144 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Alabama (about 533 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 4 inspections.
vs 948 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.056 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.48 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.71 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.14 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
572 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert451 · 142 OOSBrakes 154 · Lights 112 · Tires 73 · Cargo securement 46 · Wheels & hubs 13 · 53 more
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Unsafe driving No alert82 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 27 · Speeding 25 · Seat belt 8 · Phone use 2 · Other 20
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Hours of service No alert35 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 27 · Over hours limit 7 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 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-
Aug122026WisconsinProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Aug112026IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jun192026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun132026AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun92026KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May12026AlabamaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr292026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar122026AlabamaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar42026AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb262026TexasInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan312026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec192025IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec102025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov122025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov112025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct222025LouisianaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug52025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jul222025FloridaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May302025ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr242025FloridaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr222025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb182025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov192024AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov52024GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
34 more in the FMCSA records below.
19 of the 42 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 · P & S RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)on record since Jul 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2001
- 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) · SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY since Jan 1, 2026
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY → P & S RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (Jul 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 25, 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
57 filings and 23 authority events since 1998 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
57 filings and 23 authority events since 1998 · 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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Jan 1, 2026SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2025P & S RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2024CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 21, 2024ENDURANCE ASSURANCE CORPORATIONBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jan 1, 2026 · replaced by another insurer22 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 26, 2024CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 19, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 17, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 19, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Jan 25, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2024CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 26, 2024 · superseded by the same policy1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 14, 2023CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 1, 2024 · superseded by the same policy1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2023CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 14, 2023 · superseded by the same policy5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2022CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2021CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2022 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 11, 2021LEXON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Feb 21, 2024 · insurer name change36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2021Broker authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 13, 2020Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2020SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Feb 11, 2021 · replaced by another insurer4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2020CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2021 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 24, 2020SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 3, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 28, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 20, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 28, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the broker authority, dropped Mar 25, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 21, 2020CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2019CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 21, 2020 · superseded by the same policy8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2018CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2017CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2014CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)36 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 (HQ) 128
- Mississippi 103
- Louisiana 101
- Georgia 75
- Texas 75
- Tennessee 57
- Florida 51
- North Carolina 37
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 (404 power units: 404 filed, 356 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
17.0
Actual, per year in window
20.7
Projected, next 12 mo
23.0
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13
26
We'd expect a typical fleet of 404 power units this active to have about 17.0 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 62 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 20.7 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 23.0 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 48% 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:
784 inspections
and 62 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 792 inspections and 42 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: High · Z = 0.93
Marginal — 1.35x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.042 crashes per power-unit-year for a 404-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.94x (driver behaviour 0.86x, out-of-service 0.87x, all violations 0.64x; 784 inspections). Experience 1.44x: 36.3 decayed crashes against 24.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.93, a 1.88). 80% range 1.04–1.69x. 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
4.2 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
404 power units · 16.97 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.94×
784 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.44×
36.3 decayed crashes vs 24.6 expected · credibility 0.93
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 1.35× (80% range 1.04–1.69×)
· 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
796
Driver Insp
796
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
398
Vehicle OOS
118
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 76 | 1.91 | |
| HOS Compliance | 32 | 0.07 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.03 | |
| Controlled Substances | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 221 | 5.65 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-24) 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.