VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC
DBA: VALUE TRUCK
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 305
- Drivers · CDL
- 345 · 307
- Annual miles
- 24.9M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 305 | 0 | 0 | 305 |
| Trailers | 79 | 700 | 0 | 779 |
Registration
- Organization
- INDIVIDUAL
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (06-08-2006) · 20 yr old
- Registered
- 08-11-1999 (27 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-17-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JOSHUA HALSTEAD
- Officer
- LARRY BOYD
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight, Household Goods
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 31% lower than similar fleets.
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.
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 crashes2 crashes with 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Mar 14, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes5 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lapse in liability filings78 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record, the longest of 2 lapses in 36 months while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
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Driver qualification19 out-of-service violations against drivers: 15 no valid CDL, 3 English proficiency, 1 medical certificate (Dec 2024 – Aug 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 222 of 815 violations (27%). Brake or light defects led to 74 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.4% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 28
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Excessive speeding: 23
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.028 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 3.22 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 1.34 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.26 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
815 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert648 · 184 OOSBrakes 222 · Lights 156 · Tires 102 · Wheels & hubs 45 · Cargo securement 33 · 90 more
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Unsafe driving No alert83 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 30 · Speeding 23 · Seat belt 7 · Phone use 4 · Other 19
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Driver fitness No alert43 · 19 OOSEnglish proficiency 25 · No valid CDL 16 · Medical certificate 2
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Hours of service No alert41 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 34 · Over hours limit 4 · No log 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Aug182026ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug112026CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug92026ArizonaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar142026CaliforniaFatal · 1 deathDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsMan on motorcycle killed after crash with semi-truck in VictorvilleKTLA · Mar 15, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report CA0085135566 (San Bernardino County Sheriff) lists VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name VALUE TRUCK OF AZ LLC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Mar82026TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar52026TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb182026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb62026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct212025ArkansasFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan232025TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec122024NevadaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
8 more in the FMCSA records below.
2 of the 16 crashes were fatal.
5 of the 16 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Polaris Insurance Company Risk Retention Group, Inc. (risk retention group)on record since May 29, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 20261 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: POLARIS INSURANCE CO RRG INC → Polaris Insurance Company Risk Retention Group, Inc. (May 2026); AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION → POLARIS INSURANCE CO RRG INC (May 2025)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Apr 11, 2026, replaced 20 days later); 2 replaced before they took effect
- 2 lapses in liability filings, 98 days in all (the longest 78 days) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
- 1 liability filing received late (the last received Jul 8, 2026 for an effective date of May 29, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 4, 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
45 filings and 23 authority events since 1999 · 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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Aug 4, 2026Operating authority reinstatedFMCSA's new system
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Aug 1, 2026Operating authority suspended: no process-agent (BOC-3) filing on fileFMCSA's new system
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May 29, 2026Polaris Insurance Company Risk Retention Group, Inc. (risk retention group)Liability · $1,000,000 · on filereceived Jul 8, 2026 for an effective date of May 29, 2026FMCSA's new system
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May 1, 2026POLARIS INSURANCE CO RRG INC (risk retention group)Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 16, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 30, 2026opened after POLARIS INSURANCE CO RRG INC filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 11, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2025POLARIS INSURANCE CO RRG INC (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 11, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 10, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 8, 2025cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2024AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 12, 2025 · insurer name changea cancellation notice effective May 31, 2025 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2022AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2024 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Jun 8, 2024 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 27, 2022CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurerL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 31, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 19, 2022opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 27, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 6, 2022CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 27, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 22, 2021CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jan 6, 2022 · cancellation notice took effectL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 2021Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2021CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 22, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 3, 2021opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective May 1, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 21, 2020CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 26, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 20, 2020opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 21, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 12, 2020Broker authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2020GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jun 26, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect13 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2020CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 21, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 22, 2020CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended May 1, 2020 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 26, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 22, 2020opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 22, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 4, 2019CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jan 22, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 1, 2019CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Dec 4, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect7 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
- California 573
- Texas (HQ) 193
- Federal inspectors 159
- New Mexico 127
- Arizona 124
- Louisiana 33
- Arkansas 15
- Kansas 14
15% 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.
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 (311 power units: 305 filed, 311 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 311 power units this active to have about 15.0 crashes a year (sized from the 311 units seen roadside; 305 filed). This motor carrier recorded 30 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 10.0 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 10.4 over the next 12 — below a 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.
- 6 inspections with no out-of-service result
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.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 80 | 2.27 | |
| HOS Compliance | 34 | 0.06 | |
| Driver Fitness | 41 | 0.22 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 378 | 3.36 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-OCT-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.