NEWSOME TRUCKING INC
DBA: NEWSOME TRUCKING CO
(706) 692-1086
kevin@newsometrucking.com
1050 Mullinax Rd, Jasper GA 30143
34
power units · all owned
72 drivers
2M mi/yr · ~59k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
27 yrs history · 21 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
Checking FMCSA…
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 34
- Drivers · CDL
- 72 · 36
- Annual miles
- 2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Tractors | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Trailers | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Registration
- Organization
- INDIVIDUAL
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-02-2013) · 13 yr old
- Registered
- 04-14-1999 (27 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-12-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- KEVIN NEWSOME
Cargo
63.7
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Fresh Produce
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 probably higher than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate 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.
This motor carrier 1.70×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.70× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.5 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.5
Similar fleets
0.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About 1.7× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 7 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 3.5 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.9 a year. The grade counts 8 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.57× 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.
-
Injury crashes3 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
-
Cargo securement and brakesCargo securement are 8 of 26 violations (31%). Cargo securement or brake defects led to 10 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
-
Vehicle out-of-service rate50.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (7 of 14). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.57× 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.
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
21
48% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
7 of 14
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 21
National avg 6.7%
Violations
26
12 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Georgia (about 36 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 1 inspection.
vs 10,543 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.103 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 0.53 | 1.12 |
| Violations | 0.38 | 0.78 |
| Critical violations | 0.12 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
26 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert19 · 12 OOSCargo securement 8 · Brakes 3 · Lights 2 · Tires 2 · Other parts 4
-
Hours of service No alert4 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 2 · False log 1 · No log 1
-
Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 OOSSpeeding 2 · Seat belt 1
-
Driver fitness No alert0
-
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-
Feb122026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
-
Oct62025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight.
-
Sep152025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
-
Apr92025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
-
Apr12025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
-
Mar282025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
-
Mar132025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
3 of the 7 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
Checking FMCSA…
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
-
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.Last filing: HAULERS MUTUAL RRG INC., ended Sep 12, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA → HAULERS MUTUAL RRG INC. (Apr 2025)
- 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 6 took effect (the last Sep 12, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
- No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Sep 12, 2025 (10 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3
Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 22, 2025)
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
24 filings and 20 authority events since 1999 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
24 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.
-
Sep 22, 2025Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
May 13, 2025Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Apr 4, 2025HAULERS MUTUAL RRG INC. (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 12, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Feb 3, 2025Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Sep 23, 2024NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 27, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Aug 27, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 30, 2024opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 22, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Aug 22, 2024NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 23, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jul 26, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 2, 2024opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 22, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jun 20, 2024NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 22, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Mar 21, 2024NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 20, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Feb 29, 2024NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 21, 2024 · superseded by the same policy1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Feb 2, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 4, 2024opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 29, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Mar 21, 2023NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 29, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Mar 21, 2022NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 21, 2023 · superseded by the same policy12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Feb 22, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 22, 2022opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 21, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Mar 21, 2021NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 21, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Feb 22, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 22, 2021opened after NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 21, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Mar 21, 2020NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PALiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 21, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jan 30, 2020STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 21, 2020 · replaced by another insurer2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jan 3, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 31, 2020opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 30, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Mar 15, 2019STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 30, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Feb 19, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 28, 2019opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 15, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
-
Jan 19, 2019STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 15, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Mar 21, 2018STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 19, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
-
Feb 22, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 22, 2018opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 21, 2018)L&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
Loading map data…
Inspections by state
- Georgia (HQ) 11
- Tennessee 4
- Alabama 3
- Kentucky 1
- South Dakota 1
- Federal inspectors 1
52% 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 (34 power units: 34 filed, 17 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
0.9
Actual, per year in window
2.7
Projected, next 12 mo
1.5
0
1.5
3
We'd expect a typical fleet of 34 power units this active to have about 0.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 8 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 2.7 a year) — about 2.9× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.5 over the next 12 — about 1.7× 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 4% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is roughly 1.7× that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
19 inspections
and 8 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 20 inspections and 7 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 Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 27, 2024 · KY · level 3 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.32
Marginal — 1.70x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.027 crashes per power-unit-year for a 34-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.06x (driver behaviour 1.19x, out-of-service 1.57x, all violations 0.99x; 19 inspections). Experience 1.61x: 4.3 decayed crashes against 1.5 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.32, a 3.18). 80% range 0.94–2.56x. Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -3.6%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
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
2.7 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
34 power units · 0.91 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.06×
19 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.61×
4.3 decayed crashes vs 1.5 expected · credibility 0.32
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 1.70× (80% range 0.94–2.56×)
· band Poor → displayed 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
21
Driver Insp
21
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
14
Vehicle OOS
7
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 3 | 0.21 | |
| HOS Compliance | 3 | 0.38 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 9 | 6.58 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-25 – 27-SEP-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.