TARTAR EXPRESS INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 19
- Drivers · CDL
- 19 · 19
- Annual miles
- 1.7M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Trailers | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Registered
- 10-27-1999 (27 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 10-28-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- WILLIAM KINNIE
- Officer
- GARY FOERSTER
Cargo
- 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 lower than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 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 crash1 crash with 2 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jun 4, 2026).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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FMCSA suspension notice pendingFMCSA served a notice on Oct 26, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Nov 25, 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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Driver qualification1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jun 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 3
Track record
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.026 | 0.031 |
| Inspections | 0.71 | 1.11 |
| Violations | 0.58 | 0.89 |
| Critical violations | 0.13 | 0.17 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
22 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert15 · 5 OOSBrakes 6 · Lights 4 · Tires 4 · Other parts 1
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Unsafe driving No alert6 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 4 · Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Jun42026MichiganFatal · 2 deathsDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.In the newsMSP: Tractor driver dies after being hit by semi-truck along I-69WOOD TV · Jun 8, 2026
Why this link: FMCSA crash report MI0003836866 (MSP Marshall) lists TARTAR EXPRESS INC’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 TARTAR EXPRESS INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Oct 28, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1999
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notice served Oct 26, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Nov 25, 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 notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 13, 2013)
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 8 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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Oct 26, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Nov 25, 2026pending on FMCSA's recordFMCSA's new system
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Oct 2, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Nov 1, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Oct 28, 2019Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Feb 22, 2019NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 28, 2019 · replaced by another insurer8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2017NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 22, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect16 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 4, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 31, 2017opened after PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 31, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 13, 2013Operating authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 18, 2013PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 31, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect57 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 13, 2012PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 18, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2011PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 13, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 13, 2011PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 16, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 24, 2011PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 13, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 11, 2011PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 24, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2010PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 11, 2011 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 17, 2010PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Dec 15, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 4, 2010PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 17, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 29, 2009PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 4, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 8, 2009PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 29, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 26, 2009PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 8, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 28, 2009PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 26, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 7, 2009Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 5, 2008PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jan 28, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 11, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 13, 2008opened after PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 5, 2008)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 20, 2008GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORKCargo · ended Jan 1, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 20, 2007ESSEX INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jan 20, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 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
- Michigan (HQ) 17
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 (19 power units: 19 filed, 12 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 19 power units this active to have about 0.8 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 1 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.3 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 0.8 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- 1 inspection 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 | 4 | 2.04 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.28 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 7 | 7.40 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (08-JUN-26 – 31-AUG-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.