BUDDY MOORE TRUCKING INC
(205) 949-2260
acasey@buddymooretrucking.com
925 34th Street North, Birmingham AL 35222
359
power units
354 drivers
29.6M mi/yr · ~82k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 72.7 / 100
High confidence
27 yrs history · 658 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 359
- Drivers · CDL
- 354 · 354
- Annual miles
- 29.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tractors | 290 | 64 | 0 | 354 |
| Trailers | 923 | 6 | 0 | 929 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-01-2008) · 18 yr old
- Registered
- 12-12-1999 (27 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 01-26-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- ADAM CASEY
- Officer
- CARY E. MOORE
Cargo
66.9
medium risk
Household Goods
Motor Vehicles
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Paper Products
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, 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 probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate 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.
This motor carrier 0.78×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
11.9 vs 15.2 for similar fleets
Likely 6–19 crashes
This motor carrier
11.9
Similar fleets
15.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~29%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 23 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 12 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 10 with injuries; similar fleets have about 15 a year. The grade counts 36 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.28× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.62×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
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 30, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes10 crashes with 11 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Mar 2025 – Jun 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 89 of 377 violations (24%). Brake or light defects led to 35 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate31.9% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (95 of 298), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.91× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 13
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Excessive speeding: 27
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Substance violations: 2
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
23
1 fatality · 12 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
658
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
31.9%
95 of 298
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
4 of 657
National avg 6.7%
Violations
377
110 out-of-service
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Alabama (about 459 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 3 inspections.
vs 940 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.032 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.35 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.53 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.11 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
377 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert261 · 108 OOSBrakes 89 · Lights 61 · Tires 60 · Cargo securement 21 · Wheels & hubs 15 · 15 more
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Unsafe driving No alert80 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 36 · Speeding 29 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 10
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Hours of service No alert32 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 30 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert4 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 3 · 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-
Jul212026GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. Citation issued.
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Jul52026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyWet road, dusk, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jun12026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb252026OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Feb102026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan152026TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan132026North CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan122026AlabamaProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan42026MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct302025AlabamaFatal · 1 deathWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun142025VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar172025LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
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Mar172025OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan122025KentuckyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec52024GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
15 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 23 crashes was fatal.
10 of the 23 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · P&S Insurance Risk Retention Group Inc. (risk retention group)on record since Nov 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 1999
- 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
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → P&S Insurance Risk Retention Group Inc. (Nov 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 18, 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
32 filings and 13 authority events since 1999 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
32 filings and 13 authority events since 1999 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Nov 1, 2025P&S Insurance Risk Retention Group Inc. (risk retention group)Liability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Oct 28, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 4, 2025opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 24, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 18, 2025Broker authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 22, 2024Broker authority reinstatedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 18, 2024LEXON INSURANCE COMPANYBroker bond (BMC-84) · ended Jul 18, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 24, 2023GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Nov 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Nov 24, 2025 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2020NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Oct 24, 2023 · replaced by another insurer44 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2019CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2018CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2017CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2018 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2016CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jun 1, 2017 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 1, 2015CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Aug 2, 2016 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2014CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Aug 1, 2015 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 1, 2013CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2014 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Oct 15, 2014 came after the replacement; 10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2013CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Nov 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2012CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Mar 1, 2013 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 8, 2012opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 1, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2010STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 5, 2010FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 24, 2010opened after TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 1, 2010)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2007TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.Cargo · ended Apr 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2007TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 1, 2010 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 1, 2007PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Apr 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurer3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2006NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Jan 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Mar 4, 2007 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 1, 2006STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 1, 2007 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 28, 2007 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 9, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 31, 2006cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&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
- Alabama (HQ) 113
- Tennessee 91
- South Carolina 63
- Georgia 58
- Louisiana 57
- Kentucky 43
- Texas 42
- Mississippi 38
17% 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 (359 power units: 359 filed, 320 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
15.2
Actual, per year in window
12.0
Projected, next 12 mo
11.9
0
9
18
We'd expect a typical fleet of 359 power units this active to have about 15.2 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 36 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 12.0 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 11.9 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 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 29% 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 Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
673 inspections
and 36 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 637 inspections and 23 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 Oct 30, 2024 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 23, 2024 · FL · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 16, 2024 · MO · level 2 · 3 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 2, 2024 · TN · level 1 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 17 further inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.92
Satisfactory — 0.78x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.042 crashes per power-unit-year for a 359-unit for-hire fleet (pu200_499). Violations 0.98x (driver behaviour 1.28x, out-of-service 0.91x, all violations 0.62x; 673 inspections). Experience 0.80x: 17.9 decayed crashes against 23.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.92, a 1.88). 80% range 0.55–1.04x. Last change: a data correction.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -5.1%, driven by a data correction in the FMCSA file.
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
4.2 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
359 power units · 15.16 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.98×
673 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.80×
17.9 decayed crashes vs 23.0 expected · credibility 0.92
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 0.78× (80% range 0.55–1.04×)
· band 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
658
Driver Insp
657
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
298
Vehicle OOS
95
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 78 | 1.40 | |
| HOS Compliance | 27 | 0.08 | |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 0.01 | |
| Controlled Substances | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 153 | 4.85 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-MAR-26) 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.