LAWRENCE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC
DBA: LAWRENCE
(540) 966-4000
rdennis@lawrencecompanies.com
872 Lee Highway, Roanoke VA 24019
297
power units
318 drivers
13.9M mi/yr · ~47k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 79.8 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 177 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 297
- Drivers · CDL
- 318 · 231
- Annual miles
- 13.9M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Tractors | 178 | 64 | 0 | 242 |
| Trailers | 781 | 3 | 0 | 784 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (12-14-2010) · 15 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-16-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- RANDY DENNIS
Cargo
67.6
medium risk
Household Goods
Drive/Tow Away
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Building Materials
Beverages
Other: NEW FURNITURE
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods, Other: NEW FURNITURE
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 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
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.
Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 200–499 trucks.
This motor carrier 0.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
4.9 vs 6.9 for similar fleets
Likely 1–9 crashes
This motor carrier
4.9
Similar fleets
6.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~13%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Better than peers. 10 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 6.9 a year. The grade counts 15 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.29× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +7%: 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.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Oct 21, 2024).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes2 crashes with 4 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Lapse in liability filingsNo liability filing on FMCSA's file since May 14, 2023 (1096 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one. Not in the grade.Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
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Driver qualification3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (Dec 2024 – May 2025).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 30 of 134 violations (22%). Brake or light defects led to 16 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.1% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 4
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Excessive speeding: 11
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
10
1 fatality · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
177
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.9%
24 of 86
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
2 of 177
National avg 6.7%
Violations
134
35 out-of-service
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 2 inspections.
vs 1,008 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.013 | 0.022 |
| Inspections | 0.44 | 0.74 |
| Violations | 0.23 | 0.32 |
| Critical violations | 0.05 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
134 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert80 · 32 OOSBrakes 30 · Lights 26 · Cargo securement 9 · Tires 8 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 6 more
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Unsafe driving No alert32 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 12 · Speeding 11 · Seat belt 2 · Other 7
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Hours of service No alert19 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 17 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 2 · 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-
May212026MassachusettsProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb202026VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan282026VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov252025North CarolinaInjury · 3 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr142025VirginiaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Feb112025VirginiaProperty damage onlySlush road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec232024PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov282024VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct302024New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct212024VirginiaFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
2 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 10 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 10 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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No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.Last filing: ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Sep 10, 2018 (insurer name change).
- Cargo filing
- required · on file · HANOVER INSURANCE CO. since Jul 1, 2018
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA since Mar 10, 2020
36 months to May 14, 2026
- No liability filing on FMCSA's file since May 14, 2023 (1096 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 13, 2018)
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
30 filings and 13 authority events since 1977 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
30 filings and 13 authority events since 1977 · 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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Mar 10, 2020TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICABroker bond (BMC-84) · on file · on fileMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 13, 2018Broker authority reinstatedMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 10, 2018Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2018HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Mar 10, 2020 · replaced by another insurer19 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 8, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 16, 2018cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2018HANOVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · on file · on fileMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2018ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 10, 2018 · insurer name change2 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2016HANOVER INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jul 1, 2018 · superseded by the same policy24 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2014VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jul 1, 2016 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 28, 2016 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2014VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2018 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 27, 2018 came after the replacement; 48 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2013HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Sep 10, 2018 · insurer name change59 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2013VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jun 30, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2013VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 30, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 3, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 27, 2013opened after GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 30, 2013)MC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2010GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Jun 30, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2008GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect60 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 10, 2008HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Oct 1, 2013 · superseded by the same policy67 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2005Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 150824 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 15, 2004Operating authority reinstatedMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 29, 2004Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)MC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2004TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Cargo · ended Aug 7, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2004TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 30, 2008 · replaced by another insurer50 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2003TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Cargo · ended Jun 30, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)78 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 15, 2002DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 23, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect26 months in forceMC 116400 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 15, 2001TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.Cargo · ended Apr 15, 2004 · replaced by another insurer28 months in forceMC 116400 · 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
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Inspections by state
- Virginia (HQ) 42
- North Carolina 33
- Maryland 22
- Ohio 15
- Pennsylvania 13
- Tennessee 10
- West Virginia 10
- South Carolina 8
24% 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 (297 power units: 297 filed, 116 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
6.9
Actual, per year in window
5.0
Projected, next 12 mo
4.9
0
4
8
We'd expect a typical fleet of 297 power units this active to have about 6.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 15 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 5.0 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 4.9 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.
Fatal-crash risk: about 13% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below 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:
172 inspections
and 15 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 175 inspections and 10 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
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 26, 2024 · MD · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- 1 further inspection with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.67 (posterior 0.86 × exposure corroboration)
Strong — 0.71x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.023 crashes per power-unit-year for a 297-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 1.07x (driver behaviour 2.29x, out-of-service 0.87x, all violations 0.85x; 172 inspections). Experience 0.66x: 6.9 decayed crashes against 11.4 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.86, a 1.88). 80% range 0.41–1.04x. 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
2.3 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
297 power units · 6.92 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.07×
172 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.66×
6.9 decayed crashes vs 11.4 expected · credibility 0.86
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 0.71× (80% range 0.41–1.04×)
· band Strong
· 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
177
Driver Insp
177
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
86
Vehicle OOS
24
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 28 | 0.77 | |
| HOS Compliance | 16 | 0.15 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.07 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 38 | 4.63 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-26 – 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.