PIPER TRUCKING AND LEASING LLC
(419) 586-4439
piper@bright.net
1440 East Wayne Street, Celina OH 45822
45
power units
31 drivers
2.1M mi/yr · ~47k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
28 yrs history · 29 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 45
- Drivers · CDL
- 31 · 31
- Annual miles
- 2.1M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tractors | 19 | 24 | 0 | 43 |
| Trailers | 38 | 8 | 0 | 46 |
Registration
- Organization
- INDIVIDUAL
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (09-01-2004) · 22 yr old
- Registered
- 10-15-1998 (28 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 12-31-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- STEVEN W. PIPER
Cargo
55.5
medium risk
General Freight
Other: SCRAP STEEL
Grain/Feed/Hay
- High-Risk Cargo
- 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.
Not enough record to grade yet.
29 inspections and 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
80% likely range 0.60×–1.83×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.8 vs 1.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.8
Similar fleets
1.6
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (45 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), including 1 fatal (2 deaths) and 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.6 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 7% above typical. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.37×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.37× and out-of-service orders 1.33× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +9%.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jul 8, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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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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FMCSA suspension notice pendingFMCSA served a notice on Nov 1, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Dec 1, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing. Not in the grade.Ask: which filing lapsed and whether it has been refiled.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate61.5% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (8 of 13). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.33× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
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High speeding: 7
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
5
2 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
29
28% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
61.5%
8 of 13
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 29
National avg 6.7%
Violations
51
12 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.044 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 0.53 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 0.57 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.12 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
51 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert41 · 12 OOSLights 13 · Brakes 8 · Cargo securement 8 · Tires 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 7 more
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Unsafe driving No alert10 · 0 OOSSpeeding 7 · Seat belt 2 · Reckless / lane 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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-
Dec102025OhioProperty damage onlyIce road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul82025IndianaFatal · 2 deathsDaylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar52025MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov122024OhioProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct182024IndianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. Hazmat released. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 of the 5 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 5 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Canal Insurance Companyon record since Oct 30, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 19981 other liability filing also on fileCancellation notice effective Nov 29, 2026 — no replacement filing on FMCSA's record through Nov 2, 2026.
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Jul 30, 2026, replaced the same day); 5 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice served Nov 1, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Dec 1, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored (the notice does not say which filing). 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 notices resolved in time: 4
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Nov 5, 1998)
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
34 filings and 23 authority events since 1998 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
34 filings and 23 authority events since 1998 · 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 1, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Dec 1, 2026pending on FMCSA's recordFMCSA's new system
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Oct 30, 2026Canal Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on file · cancellation notice effective Nov 29, 2026FMCSA's new system
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Oct 30, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Nov 29, 2026pending on FMCSA's recordFMCSA's new system
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Sep 30, 2026Canal Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on file · cancellation notice effective Dec 1, 20261 month in forceFMCSA's new system
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Aug 31, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Sep 30, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Jun 29, 2026Canal Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 30, 2026 · superseded by the same policy3 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jan 8, 2026Canal Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 30, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Dec 31, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 9, 2026opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 27, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 29, 2025CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 8, 2026 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jan 27, 2026 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 8, 2025CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 29, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 3, 2025 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 6, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 11, 2025opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 2, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 3, 2025CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 8, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Sep 2, 2025 came after the replacement; 5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 6, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 4, 2025opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 5, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 9, 2024CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 3, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Mar 5, 2025 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2024CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 9, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jan 8, 2025 came after the replacement; 8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 15, 2022CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 4, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)18 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 19, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 20, 2022opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 15, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 19, 2021CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Oct 15, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect21 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 23, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 29, 2020opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 19, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2018CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 19, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect34 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2017CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 4, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 8, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 31, 2017opened after EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 4, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 27, 2016EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 4, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 11, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 28, 2016opened after EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 6, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2016EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 27, 2016 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Aug 6, 2016 came after the replacement; 4 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
- Ohio (HQ) 13
- Indiana 11
- Michigan 5
45% of inspections were in its home state.
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How the estimate 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 (45 power units: 45 filed, 19 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.6
Actual, per year in window
2.3
Projected, next 12 mo
1.8
0
1.5
3
We'd expect a typical fleet of 45 power units this active to have about 1.6 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 7 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 2.3 a year) — about 1.5× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.8 over the next 12 — about 1.2× the typical fleet. 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 5% 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:
30 inspections
and 7 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 29 inspections and 5 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Why there is no grade.
Every grade but Satisfactory needs at least a 60% posterior past its cut; Satisfactory is what is left when none
passes. Here the 80% likely range (0.60×–1.83×)
still runs from below the Excellent cut (0.60×) to above the Poor cut (1.57×), so the record can't
separate a best-in-class fleet from a poor one and the page shows no grade and no FRED Score. The forecasts are
unchanged: in backtests, records this thin crash at their forecast on average but scatter about 2.6× as
widely around it as records that support a Satisfactory grade.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.40 (posterior 0.47 × exposure corroboration)
Satisfactory — 1.17x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.035 crashes per power-unit-year for a 45-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.09x (driver behaviour 1.37x, out-of-service 1.33x, all violations 1.37x; 30 inspections). Experience 1.07x: 3.0 decayed crashes against 2.6 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.47, a 2.93). 80% range 0.60–1.83x. 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
3.5 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
45 power units · 1.56 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.09×
30 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.07×
3.0 decayed crashes vs 2.6 expected · credibility 0.47
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 1.17× (80% range 0.60–1.83×)
· band Marginal → displayed 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
29
Driver Insp
29
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
13
Vehicle OOS
8
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 10 | 2.03 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 12 | 13.84 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (03-JUN-26 – 30-MAY-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.